Patent ID: 6640751
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: A01K,A61D

Abstract:
An animal support apparatus for providing supplemental vertical support to ease strain on portions of an animal during a process of medical rehabilitation, said apparatus comprising:an elongate flexible sheet member for positioning about a belly and sides of an animal, said sheet member having an inner side and an outer side; said sheet member having a plurality of handle sections for lifting said sheet member upward such that limbs of the animal are relieved of a portion of a weight of the animal to facilitate the process of medical rehabilitation of one of the limbs or other related parts of the animal; and a support frame having a generally U-shaped wheeled base portion and a single generally L-shaped support arm extending up from a medial portion of said base portion, said support frame further including a pair of bracing arm portions extending up and back from respective sides of said base portion and being coupled to said support arm for bracing said support arm during use, said handles of said sheet member being couplable to a plurality of hooks extending down from said support arm whereby said support frame supports weight of the animal.