Animal toilet

Claim 2

An animal waste disposal unit comprising conveyor means including an endless belt supported between spaced rollers and having an upper run where the animal stands to deposit its excreta, said belt having a discharge end, receptacle means at said belt discharge end, means for rotating said belt to cause the solid matter of said excreta deposited upon said upper belt run to be discharged into said receptacle means, means for actuating said belt rotating means after said animal deposits its excreta upon said upper belt run, spray means for directing a cleansing fluid against said belt as said belt is rotated, a box frame journaling said rollers and containing said belt and receptacle means and rotating means and actuating means and spray means, and a top partition carried by said frame and covering said receptacle means at said belt discharge end, said partition being generally parallel with said upper belt run and substantially continuous with the discharge end of said belt, means pivotally connecting said partition to said frame for movement to expose said receptacle means to permit said solid matter excreta to fall from said upper belt run into said receptacle means, said actuator means causing said movement of said partition at said rotation of said belt.

Claim 3

An animal waste disposal unit comprising conveyor means including an endless belt supported between spaced rollers and having an upper run where the animal stands to deposit its excreta, said belt having a discharge end, receptacle means at said belt discharge end, means for rotating said belt to cause the solid matter of said excreta deposited upon said upper belt run to be discharged into said receptacle means, means for actuating said belt rotating means after said animal deposits its excreta upon said upper belt run, and spray means for directing a cleansing fluid against said belt as said belt is rotated, said receptacle means being positioned under said belt, said belt having a lower run spaced below said upper belt run, said spray means including a nozzle part located between said lower belt run and said receptacle means and positioned to direct a spray against the lower belt run, said receptacle means constituting a first container located under the discharge end of said belt to catch said solid matter excreta and a second container located under said nozzle part to catch said cleansing fluid as it drips from said belt, said second container serving as a reservoir for said cleansing fluid, said spray means including means for draining said second container.

Claim 4

An animal waste disposal unit comprising conveyor means including an endless belt supported between spaced rollers and having an upper run where the animal stands to deposit its excreta, said belt having a discharge end, receptacle means at said belt discharge end, means for rotating said belt to cause the solid matter of said excreta deposited upon said upper belt run to be discharged into said receptacle means, means for actuating said belt rotating means after said animal deposits its excreta upon said upper belt run, and spray means for directing a cleansing fluid against said belt as said belt is rotated, said receptacle means being positioned under said belt, said belt having a lower run spaced below said upper belt run, said spray means including a nozzle part located between said lower belt run and said receptacle means and positioned to direct a spray against the lower belt run, said receptacle means constituting a first container located under the discharge end of said belt to catch said solid matter excreta and a second container located under said nozzle part to catch said cleansing fluid as it drips from said belt, said second container serving as a reservoir for said cleansing fluid, said spray means including means for draining said second container.

Claim 5

An animal waste disposal unit comprising a conveyor means including an endless belt supported between spaced rollers and having an upper run where the animal stands to deposit its excreta and a lower run spaced below said upper belt run, said belt having a discharge end, receptacle means positioned under said belt and extending to said discharge end thereof, means for rotating said belt to cause the solid matter of said excreta deposited upon said upper belt run to be discharged into said receptacle means, means for actuating said belt rotating means after said animal deposits its excreta upon said upper belt run, spray means including a spray part located between said lower belt run and said receptacle means and positioned to direct a spray of cleansing fluid against said lower belt run as said belt is rotated, and a shiftable platform extending between said rollers and contacting said upper belt run, biasing means located entirely between said upper and lower belt runs supporting said platform for shiftable movement as said animal steps upon said upper belt run, said biasing means constituting springs in supporting contact with said platform, said actuating means being operatively associated with said shiftable movement of the platform wherein rotation of said belt takes place only after said platform movement.

Claim 6

An animal waste disposal unit comprising a conveyor means including an endless belt supported between spaced rollers and having an upper run where the animal stands to deposit its excreta and a lower run spaced below said upper belt run, said belt having a discharge end, receptacle means positioned under said belt and extending to said discharge end thereof, means for rotating said belt to cause the solid matter of said excreta deposited upon said upper belt run to be discharged into said receptacle means, means for actuating said belt rotating means after said animal deposits its excreta upon said upper belt run, spray means including a spray part located between said lower belt run and said receptacle means and positioned to direct a spray of cleansing fluid against said lower belt run as said belt is rotated, and a shiftable platform extending between said rollers and contacting said upper belt run, biasing means located entirely between said upper and lower belt runs supporting said platform for shiftable movement as said animal steps upon said upper belt run, said biasing means constituting springs in supporting contact with said platform, said actuating means being operatively associated with said shiftable movement of the platform wherein rotation of said belt takes place only after said platform movement.

Claim 7

The disPosal unit of claim 3 and a box frame journaling said rollers and containing said belt, receptacle means, rotating means, actuating means and spray means.

Claim 8

The disposal unit of claim 3 wherein said receptacle means constitutes a first container located under the discharge end of said belt to catch said solid matter excreta and a second container located under said nozzle part to catch said cleansing fluid as it drips from said belt.

Claim 9

The disposal unit of claim 5 wherein said first container constitutes drawer means carried within said box frame and being separable therefrom for emptying.

Claim 10

The disposal unit of claim 3 wherein said actuator means causes said belt to be rotated for a selected part of a turn.