Self-contained, portable animal commode

Claim 1

An animal commode comprising a base structure, a waste holding receptacle located in said base structure and being removable therefrom, a unitary platform and end wall assembly pivotally mounted on said base structure, said assembly normally being disposed to position said platform over said receptacle and pivotal away therefrom for periodic removal of said receptacle and disposal of its contents, an endless belt having an upper run arranged over said platform for an animal to stand thereupon and a lower run disposed between said platform and said receptacle, drive means for said belt mounted in said end wall for moving said belt in one direction to transfer waste thereon to said receptacle and to reversely drive said belt to return the same thereto to the initial position for subsequent use by an animal, a generally vertically disposed panel mounted in said end wall rearwardly of said platform, the lower edge of said panel being disposed above said belt, a liquid reservoir in said end wall, a distribution manifold adjacent the upper end of said panel for directing liquid across the full width of said panel adjacent the upper end thereof, a pump mounted in said end wall for pumping liquid from said reservoir to said distribution manifold, and belt cleaning means comprising a first wiper blade carried by said end wall and selectively engagable with the upper run of said belt and a second wiper blade engagable with the lower run of said belt.