Pet Potty

Abstract

A pet potty includes a base plate and a grid. The base plate has a base and a wall along the perimeter of the base, the base and wall impermeable to fluid and forming a cavity capable of retaining fluid. The grid is sized to fit within the cavity of the base plate and has a complex of beams that can support a pet atop the grid. The beams have a top side and a bottom side, and substantially all of the beams are convex in shape on their top side.

1 . A pet potty comprising:
 a base plate comprising a base and a wall along the perimeter of the base, the base and wall impermeable to fluid and forming a cavity capable of retaining fluid; and   two or more grids that are sized to fit within the cavity of the base plate such that when the grids are placed in the cavity the grids are substantially immovable in any horizontal direction;   wherein each grid comprises a complex of beams that can support a pet atop the grid, wherein the beams have a top side and a bottom side, and wherein substantially all of the beams are convex in shape on their top side.   
   
   
       2 . The pet potty of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom side of the beams do not touch the base when the grids are positioned in the cavity of the base plate. 
   
   
       3 . The pet potty of  claim 1 , wherein the beams of the grids are supported by a plurality of columns that extend downward from the bottom side of the beams toward the base, and wherein the columns touch the base when the grids are positioned in the cavity of the base plate. 
   
   
       4 . The pet potty of  claim 2 , wherein the beams of the grids are supported by a plurality of columns that extend downward from the bottom side of the beams toward the base, and wherein the columns touch the base when the grids are positioned in the cavity of the base plate. 
   
   
       5 . The pet potty of  claim 1 , wherein each grid comprises a finger port along an edge of the grid for removing the grid from the base plate. 
   
   
       6 . The pet potty of  claim 1 , wherein each grid comprises a plurality of spacers extending laterally from the grid, wherein the spacers space the grid a distance from the wall of the base plate. 
   
   
       7 . The pet potty of  claim 1 , wherein the complex of beams form openings between the beams, and wherein the openings are no more than ⅜ of an inch across the opening. 
   
   
       8 . The pet potty of  claim 7 , wherein the openings are round, elliptical, or polygonal. 
   
   
       9 . The pet potty of  claim 1 , further comprising a raised wall around part of the perimeter of the base plate. 
   
   
       10 . The pet potty of  claim 9 , wherein the raised wall has a drainage lip that extends laterally from the raised wall toward the cavity of the base plate, such that when fluid drains down the raised wall, it drains into the cavity from the drainage lip. 
   
   
       11 . A pet potty comprising:
 a base plate comprising a base and a wall along the perimeter of the base, the base and wall impermeable to fluid and forming a cavity capable of retaining fluid; and   a grid that is sized to fit within the cavity of the base plate, said grid comprising a complex of beams that can support a pet atop the grid, wherein the beams have a top side and a bottom side, and wherein substantially all of the beams are convex in shape on their top side.   
   
   
       12 . The pet potty of  claim 11 , wherein the bottom side of the beams do not touch the base when the grid is positioned in the cavity of the base plate. 
   
   
       13 . The pet potty of  claim 11 , wherein the beams of the grid are supported by a plurality of columns that extend downward from the bottom side of the beams toward the base, and wherein the columns touch the base when the grid is positioned in the cavity of the base plate. 
   
   
       14 . The pet potty of  claim 12 , wherein the beams of the grid are supported by a plurality of columns that extend downward from the bottom side of the beams toward the base, and wherein the columns touch the base when the grid is positioned in the cavity of the base plate. 
   
   
       15 . The pet potty of  claim 11 , wherein the grid comprises a finger port along an edge of the grid for removing the grid from the base plate. 
   
   
       16 . The pet potty of  claim 11 , wherein the grid comprises a plurality of spacers extending laterally from the grid, wherein the spacers space the grid a distance from the wall of the base plate. 
   
   
       17 . The pet potty of  claim 11 , wherein the complex of beams form openings between the beams, and wherein the openings are no more than ⅜ of an inch across the opening. 
   
   
       18 . The pet potty of  claim 17 , wherein the openings are round, elliptical, or polygonal. 
   
   
       19 . The pet potty of  claim 11 , further comprising a raised wall around part of the perimeter of the base plate. 
   
   
       20 . The pet potty of  claim 19 , wherein the raised wall has a drainage lip that extends laterally from the raised wall toward the cavity of the base plate, such that when fluid drains down the raised wall, it drains into the cavity from the drainage lip.