Patent ID: 8276546

Claim:
A pet washing apparatus comprising: a base including a washing floor board for positioning a pet; and a top part engageable with the base and detachable therefrom, including a cover positionable at least partly over the floor board to define, at least partly, a contained wash space thereunder; and wherein the base has a perimeter defining a contained area of the base, the cover engaging less than an entirety of the perimeter to define a pair of open end sections over the contained area for accessing the contained wash area, each open end section being located adjacent one end of the base and cover and extending from the cover downward to and over the base; wherein the base includes upstanding side walls providing the perimeter about the washing floor board; wherein the sidewalls form an all-around upstanding side wall and the perimeter is an elevated upper perimeter, and wherein the covet extends over and engages a middle section of the upper perimeter bisecting lateral sections of the upper perimeter, and is transparent to allow observation of the contained wash space; and wherein each open end section is defined, in entirety, by the expanse between an end section of the upper perimeter extending laterally from the middle section and an entire lateral end of the cover disengaged from the middle section and extending upwardly therefrom, such that an opening is positioned over the base and within the perimeter; wherein each open end section comprises an arcuate cut-out section to partially expose the wash space and define an opening to the wash space, such that the arcuate cut-out section is positioned over a section of the wash space within the perimeter and a length of the cover measured in a lengthwise direction from one arcuate cut-out section to the other arcuate cut-out section is less than a maximum length of the base measured along the same lengthwise direction; and a liquid delivery system positioned to supply liquid to the base.