US 12,225,880 B1
Animal footbath flushing system and method thereof
Donald Alsup, Fresno, CA (US); Gary Oliver, Jerome, ID (US); and Dustin Lessley, Tulare, CA (US)
Assigned to Specialty Sales, LLC, Fresno, CA (US)
Filed by Specialty Sales, LLC, Fresno, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/646,666.
Int. Cl. A01K 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 13/001 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An animal footbath apparatus, comprising:
a. a basin having a bottom surface, a pair of parallel elongated side walls, and a pair of parallel end walls;
b. a fluid inlet at a first end of the basin, and a fluid drain at an opposite end of the basin, wherein said drain is in fluid communication with a drain pipe, said drain pipe having a first section adjacent to said drain and a second angled section downstream from the first section that extends above a top of said footbath;
c. a source of water under pressure upstream from said drain in fluid communication with a valve, said valve being in fluid communication with a first downstream pipe attached between said valve and said fluid inlet, and said valve also being in fluid communication with a second downstream pipe, wherein said second pipe is attached directly between said valve and the first section of said drain pipe,
wherein said valve is operable to control the flow of water to one of (i) said first pipe, (ii) said second pipe, and (iii) both said first pipe and said second pipe.