Patent ID: 7913652

Claim:
An adjustable height animal bathing tub comprising: a) a free standing, adjustable height stand having, a base that is parallel to a floor and that is supported by the floor, a platform that is above the base and is substantially parallel to the base, apparatus for raising and lowering the platform relative to the base connected between the platform and the base, b) a light weight animal bathing tub secured to the platform, and c) the tub is provided with a downward directed skirt that surrounds the upper portion of the apparatus for raising and lowering the platform, and the base is provided with an upward directed skirt that surrounds the lower portion of the apparatus for raising and lowering the platform and the upward directed skirt and the downward directed skirt telescope within each other to permit the raising and lowering of the platform without exposing the apparatus for raising and lowering the platform, and d) wherein the tub is provided with a basin surrounded with a rim at the top of the basin and the rim is provided with an entry that permits the easy entry of an animal into the tub when tub is in a lowered position.