Patent ID: 6397778
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
In a caged enclosure for pets having a floor surrounded by peripheral walls including laterally spaced side walls, a bedding assembly for accommodating the pets without interfering with cleaning of the floor, comprising: a generally rectangular tubular frame formed of a lightweight damage resistant material, said tubular frame including laterally spaced side members connected with a front member and a rear member, a platform member formed of a moisture resistant flexible material having a base disposed interior of said tubular frame, said platform member including elongated side sleeves for slidably retaining side members of said tubular frame and front and rear sleeves for slidably retaining said front member and said rear member of said tubular whereby said base provides a supporting surface for the pet and said sleeves and the tubular frame provide a protective peripheral wall; a pair of flexible tethers each including a lower tether section and an upper tether section, each of said lower tether sections having lower terminal ends connected at spaced locations on opposed sides of the tubular frame; first connector means connected at one end to said lower tether section at substantially the middle thereof thereby establishing a generally triangular lower linkage for horizontally disposing said base and connected at the other end to the lower end of said upper tether section; second connector means connected to the upper ends of each of said upper tether sections, each of said upper ends connected in a normal position to opposite side walls of the enclosure and vertically spacing said tubular frame above said floor and in a storage position to a common one of said side walls thereby facilitating cleaning of said floor without water damage to said bedding.