Patent ID: 6935276

Claim:
An apparatus for supporting an animal above a surface during grooming of the animal, the apparatus comprising: a rigid base having a plurality of exterior walls defining an outer periphery wherein the rigid base is continuous and planar within the outer periphery and further wherein the rigid base has a top side and a bottom side opposite to the top side; an opening in the rigid base wherein the opening is located within the outer periphery of the rigid base and further wherein the opening extends through the rigid base from the top side to the bottom side; and only one leg associated with the bottom side of the rigid base wherein the only one leg supports the rigid base at a point on the outer periphery near one of the plurality of exterior walls wherein the only one leg is defined by a length having a proximal end and a distal end wherein the distal end is opposite to the proximal end and further wherein the distal end of the only one leg extends outward with respect to the bottom side of the rigid base and further wherein the only one leg is adjustable from a first position wherein the only one leg is perpendicular to the rigid base to a second position wherein the only one leg is parallel to the rigid base and further wherein the only one leg contacts the surface of the rigid base in the second position.