Patent ID: 8245668
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: A01K,A01M,A47C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to deter pets from lying on a seat portion which extends between opposite arms each on an end of a piece of furniture comprising: i) a large spring having an extended length sufficient to extend across a width of the seat portion of the piece of furniture, said spring having a sufficient diameter to extend across a substantial depth of the seat portion; ii) a cylindrical fabric sleeve loosely surrounding the large spring, said sleeve also having a length sufficient to extend across a width of the seat portion of the piece of furniture; iii) two end panels, each attached to an opposite end portion of the large spring and an end portion of the fabric sleeve; iv) end panel attachment means spaced around a periphery of the end panels to attach the end panels together in a storage position with the spring compressed therebetween; so that operatively the apparatus extends across the seat portion between the arms of the piece of furniture thereby preventing pets from lying on the seat portion; and, when not in use, the end panels can be attached together with the fabric covered spring compressed therebetween so that the entire apparatus can be stored inconspicuously beneath the piece of furniture.