TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates generally to a veterinary table but more particularly to a veterinary medical table. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Veterinary tables as used herein are used to support dogs, cats, pigs and other animals during hygienic activity, medical examination or surgery. It is desirable to provide a veterinary table that would accommodate different types and sizes of animals in a single table design without any expensive and complex way of adjusting the height of the table or tilting.

Various tables are known which disclosed methods of inclining tables, and these include racks which support the surface when it is manually raised, as shown in U.S. Pat. No. 673,675. U.S. Pat. No. 3,520,529 to Obel uses large power driven hydraulic cylinders to lift the surface on which horses or other large domestic animals are supported. Another device is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,615,088 wherein an inclinable surface is maintained in position by the use of clamps engaged with rods which support the top of the table in an inclined orientation.

While maintaining the veterinary table top in an inclined orientation, these mechanisms have been either physically taxing on the veterinarian or expensive to construct. Further, when the veterinary table is longitudinally bifurcated, collection of the fluid and cleaning of the table tops have presented a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

There has thus developed a need for a veterinary medical table which is inexpensive to construct but aids the veterinarian in medical or surgical procedure by accommodating animals of different size and weight. There has developed a similar need for table tops which can accommodate sedated or unsedated animals without the need for tilting the table or adjusting its height. There has also developed a need for a veterinary medical table which can be readily cleaned and from which fluids can be easily collected. Within the context of these needs, there needs to remain a simplicity of design, preferably with a minimum of supporting structure to make movement around the table easy, to facilitate cleaning, killing microorganisms and to provide economy of construction.

The present invention is a veterinary medical table which comprises a table platform having plurality of legs and being defined by front portion, middle portion and rear portion and being provided with a pair of elongated identical slits spacedly disposed in parallel position from said rear portion to said middle portion, a pair of pipe rails fixedly disposed respectively to said pair of identical slits wherein said pipe rails being defined by a rear end and a middle end, and wherein the width of said pipe rails being smaller than the width of said slits thereby defining a canal for discharge of animal wastes, a first clamping plate transversely pivoting at the middle end of said pipe rails, a second clamping plate spacedly opposing said first clamping plate and being slidably secured to said pipe rails configured to slide back and forth towards said first clamping plate during clamping of animal's body and wherein said second clamping plate being pivotably actuated outwardly from said first clamping plate by a pair of guiding rods disposed at the back of said second clamping plate, a plurality of spaced-apart dowel rods removably secured to said table platform and being located on opposing sides of said first clamping arm and second clamping arm wherein one of said dowel rods being substantially elongated and provided on top with an opposing hooks intended to hold a dextrose container, an ultraviolet lamp being secured to said table platform and being located proximately above said table platform configured to induce ultraviolet radiation thereto thereby killing microorganisms in the air, and a slanted waste catcher being secured underneath said table platform configured to catch animal waste being discharge from said canal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other advantages can become readily apparent by reading the detailed description in light of the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG.1 is the perspective view of the veterinary medical table according to present invention; FIG. 2 is the rear perspective view of the veterinary medical table according to present invention;

FIG. 3 is the right side view of the veterinary medical table according to present invention; and FIG. 4 is the cross sectional view 4-4 of a dowel rod protruding upwardly from the table platform thereof.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring now to the drawings in detail, there is shown in Fig.1 a perspective view of veterinary medical table generally designated as 10. Veterinary table 10 comprises a table platform 12 having plurality of legs 13 and being defined by front portion 14, middle portion 16 and rear portion 18.

Referring to Fig. 2, platform 12 is being provided with a pair of elongated identical slits 20 spacedly disposed in parallel position from said rear portion 18 to said middle portion 16. A pair of pipe rails 22 is fixedly disposed respectively to said pair of identical slits 20 wherein said pipe rails 22 being defined by a rear end 24 and a middle end 26.

Fig. 3 shows clearly the position of rear end 24 and middle end 26 of pipe rails

22.

, Referring back to Fig. 2, width of said pipe rails 22 is smaller than the width of said slits 20 thereby defining a canal 28 for discharge of animal wastes.

Referring now to Figs. 1 to 3, there is shown a first clamping plate 30 transversely pivoting at the middle end 26 of pipe rails 22. A second clamping plate 38 spacedly opposing first clamping plate 30 is slidably secured to said pipe rails 22 configured to slide back and forth towards said first clamping plate 30 during clamping of animal's body and wherein said second clamping plate 38 being pivotably actuated outwardly from first clamping plate 30 by a pair of guiding rods 40 disposed at the back of second clamping plate 38. The second clamping plate 38 is being provided with a pair of hollow legs 42 which circumscribes pipe rails 22 allowing the second clamping plate 38 to slide back and forth towards first clamping plate 30. Hollow legs 42 is lockable in order to fix the second clamping plate 38 to desired position.

Fig. 3 shows the path of motion of first clamping plate 30 and second clamping plate 38 wherein the first clamping plate 30 is pivotably actuated by power screw 44 wherein said power screw 44 is driven by motor 46. On the other hand, second clamping plate 38 is pivotably actuated outwardly from said first clamping plate 30 by a pair of guiding rods 46 disposed at the back of said second clamping plate 38. Second clamping plate 38 is slidably actuated manually by an elongated screw 37 being provided at the back of said second clamping plate 38. Elongated screw 37 is rotated manually through handle 39.

Fig. 3 also shows an imaginary animal 50 being clamped by first clamping plate 30 and second clamping plate 38. The clamping distance between first clamping plate 30 and second clamping plate 38 depends on the size of animal's body. Referring back to Figs. 1 and 2, a plurality of spaced-apart dowel rods 52 are shown thereof being removably secured to said table platform 12 and being located on opposing sides of said first clamping arm 30 and second clamping arm 38. One of the dowel rods 52 is substantially elongated and being provided on top with an opposing hooks 54 intended to hold a dextrose container. These dowel rods 52 is intended to hold animal's upper and lower limbs by tying the upper and lower limbs thereto by any suitable cable or lace while the body of animal being clamped by first clamping plate 30 and second clamping plate 38.

Fig. 4 shows the cross-section of threaded connection of dowel rod 52 to table platform 12. Figs. 1 and 2 shows the ultraviolet lamp 56 being secured to said table platform 12 by means of an inverted L-shaped column 58 and being located proximately above said table platform 12 configured to induce ultraviolet radiation thereto thereby killing microorganisms in the air.

A slanted waste catcher 60 is secured underneath table platform 12 configured to catch animal waste being discharge by canal 28. Also shown in Figs. 1 to 3 are optional accessories embodied in the invention wherein said front portion 14 of table platform 12 being provided with a water container holder 80. An imaginary water container 82 is shown in Fig. 3. Water is used to clean table platform 12. Another accessory of the invention is open receptacle 84 being provided underneath table platform 12 for containing a removable ultraviolet lamp intended to induce ultraviolet radiation to waste catcher 60.

The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiments incorporating details to facilitate the understanding of the principles of construction and operation of the invention. Such reference herein to specific embodiments and details thereof is not intended to limit the scope of the claims appended hereto. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made in the embodiment chosen for illustration such as shape, configuration, material and quantities without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.