Patent ID: 9724231
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A61D,A61F

Claim:
1. A heating and/or cooling assembly for heating or cooling a pet enclosure, the assembly comprising a plurality of modules, each module comprising a substantially-rigid body having a circumference, the modules being articulated and connected together by connection parts so that the assembly can be manipulated by a user to adopt a desired profile, wherein the connection parts and at least part of the body of each module are provided with a complementary engagement profile to substantially maintain the assembly in the desired profile, wherein the complementary engagement profile includes a series of planar surfaces around the circumference of each body and complementary planar surfaces on each connection part, and wherein at least one of the modules contains a thermal store in the form of a solid, liquid or gel responsive to heating or cooling externally applied to at least part of the assembly so that the solid, liquid or gel is heated or cooled, respectively, and remains in a heated or cooled state for a period of time after the externally applied heating or cooling is removed.