Patent ID: 7503280
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A mobile vehicle in combination with an integrated pet environment, comprising: a cab engaged to a drive train bearing chassis; a sleeper compartment including a driver living space; said sleeper compartment including a mounting floor as well as off duty living space for a driver; a combination passenger seat and pet rest mounted on said mounting floor within said sleeper compartment; said combination passenger seat and pet rest comprising a conventional base affixed to said mounting floor in said cab as well as a tiltable vertical portion engaged to a rearward side of said base, said tiltable vertical portion having a back surface; said base having a horizontal passenger surface; said vertical portion being tiltable forward from a passenger sitting mode into a horizontal orientation to a pet rest mode wherein said vertical portion overlies said base; a ramp that is engaged by a hinged connection with respect to said vertical portion and is foldable against said back surface; and said ramp foldable down in direction to said mounting floor when said combination passenger seat and pet rest is folded forward in a pet rest mode allowing pet access to sit on said back surface of said combination passenger seat and pet rest, said ramp engages between said horizontal passenger surface and a combined height of said base and said overlying vertical portion, said hinged connection allowing said ramp to pivot more than 180 degrees with respect to said vertical portion.