Foot bath kit

1 . A foot bath component kit for being installed in a dairy animal foot bath, the kit comprising:

an upstream inlet;

a downstream drain assembly; and

installation hardware for installing the inlet and drain assembly in the foot bath.

2 . The foot bath kit of claim 1 , wherein:

the inlet is a manifold having a plurality of nozzles for emitting fluid into the foot bath.

3 . The foot bath kit of claim 1 , wherein the drain assembly comprises:

a bladder assembly.

4 . The foot bath kit of claim 1 , wherein the drain assembly comprises:

a foot bridge;

a bridge support joined to the foot bridge to define a drain under the foot bridge; and

an inflatable bladder secured to the foot bridge for moving between an inflated position for substantially closing the drain and an uninflated position for opening the drain.

5 . The foot bath kit of claim 4 , wherein the inflatable bladder comprises:

a pneumatic bladder operatively connected to the bladder assembly for movement between a closed position and an opened position.

6 . A modular foot bath drain assembly comprising:

a bridge;

an inflatable bladder joined to the bridge;

an air nozzle joined to the bladder for communicating air in and out of the bladder; and

hardware to connect the drain assembly to a foot bath.

7 . The foot bath drain of claim 6 , and further comprising:

a T-shaped connector joined to the bladder; and

the bridge comprises a slot for receiving the T-shaped connector.

8 . The foot bath drain of claim 6 , wherein the inflatable bladder has a length that is substantially equal to the width of a foot bath in which the foot bath drain assembly will be disposed.

9 . The foot bath drain assembly of claim 6 , and further comprising:

a plurality of bridge supports joined to the bridge to define a drain under the bridge.

10 . The foot bath drain assembly of claim 6 , and further comprising:

a bridge support joined to the bridge, and defining a curved surface for mating with the bladder when inflated.