Patent ID: 6941703

Claim:
A self-cleaning flooring system for catching waste products and having at least one module, the module comprising: a drain pan having a ramp, a central drain outlet, at least one side wall and at least one end wall, the ramp being circumscribed by the side wall and the end wall, the side wall and the end wall defining a drain pan periphery, the side wall extending upwardly from the ramp, the ramp sloping downward towards the drain outlet; a plurality of discharge ports spaced along the drain pan periphery for discharge of flushing fluid onto the ramp such that the waste products are washed down the ramp towards the drain outlet; and at least one floor grid extending across the drain pan and mounted upon the side wall for supporting personnel standing thereon while permitting waste products to pass therethrough; wherein the side wall includes a hallow passage and at least one fluid inlet, the fluid inlet being in fluid communication with the hollow passage for delivering the flushing fluid to the discharge ports.