Patent ID: 6968810
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. Ramp apparatus for facilitating the movement of a pet up to and down from the surface of a bed, the apparatus comprising: a ramp member of sufficient length to extend from a point near the surface of a bed down to the floor at an angle suitable for permitting easy movement up or down by a pet; said ramp member having, at its upper end, hinge apparatus for pivotally joining and securing said ramp member to a platform, said hinge apparatus allowing said ramp member to be supported by said platform; said platform being further supported at a height near the height of an adjacent bed by an elbow joint apparatus which may be secured to a leg or other stable portion of the frame of an adjacent bed; said elbow joint apparatus further comprising an upper elbow member, said upper member extending up to support the lower surface of said platform, a joining elbow member, said joining elbow member receiving the lower end of said upper elbow member and turning through an angle of about 90 degrees, and a lower elbow member, said lower elbow member being received by the other end of said elbow joining member at one end and being received by a bed support member on the other end, said bed support member being securely fastened to a stable portion of the bed frame support structure by means of a bed frame mount apparatus; and said platform being further adapted between the mattress and box spring or between the mattress and a flat surface upon which said mattress is positioned with a bed support apparatus, said bed support apparatus further comprising a plate member which is pivotally attached to said ramp, said plate member being of sufficient length to extend from said pivotal joint to said ramp member of a sufficient length beneath said mattress to provide stability and support to said ramp member.