Patent ID: 8141518
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A shelter for an animal, the shelter comprising: a base member having a plurality of recessed channels formed in an upper surface thereof and adjacent to a perimeter thereof, the base member including a plurality of partition receiving holes incrementally spaced along a length of the base member in a central region between the recessed channels; a plurality of wall members coupled with the recessed channels in the base so as to form an enclosure that defines an interior space; a roof member pivotally attached to at least one of the wall members so as to move between an open and closed configuration; a removable storage member positioned between the base member and the roof member so as to vertically separate the interior space into an interior storage compartment proximate to the roof and an underlying interior residential compartment for the animal; and a movable partition member positioned between at least two of the wall members, wherein an edge of the movable partition member includes a plurality of protruding members adapted to insert into selected ones of the partition receiving holes such that the movable partition member is moveable according to partition receiving hole selection to incrementally vary the dimension of the interior residential compartment.