TRAINING TOILET

摘要

A training toilet design that can be adapted for either a dog or a cat or other animal and even for a young human child is disclosed. A space or enclosure receives the trainee and upon receipt a switch is actuated. The switch can either be a pressure actuated mechanical switch or a motion detector switch. In response to the switch changing state, a microcontroller is actuated to provide any one of a number of responses. Responses include an audible encouraging comment when the trainee exits the toilet and when the trainee enters the toilet. A timing lapse programmed into the microprocessor can ensure that the exit message is played only when there has been a predetermined lapse time between the entrance and exit of the trainee. Modes that are provided by different combinations of these features are determined by a mode switch that is operable by the user.

主权项

1. A toilet for a pet animal comprising:
a substantially continuous first layer adapted to receive a standing pet animal, a space above said first layer for receiving said pet animal, a switch coupled to said first layer automatically changing state in response to receiving said pet animal on said first layer to provide an initiating state for said switch, said switch automatically changing state in response to removal of said pet animal from said first layer to provide an exiting state for said switch, said initiating state and said exiting state accompanied by first and second signals, respectively.