Patent ID: 6196156
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: A01K,A01N,D06M

Abstract:
A textile-based bedding article for a domestic animal comprising:an outer textile casing made from a tough, chew resistant material and which defines a geometric shape in the form of an article of a size which is adapted to support a domestic animal;a dry inner filling forming a mattress for the animal and encapsulated by the outer textile casing; andat least one of the outer textile casing and the inner filling having an effective microbe-inhibiting agent or property, wherein the microbe-inhibiting agent or property is non-toxic and non-carcinogenic when ingested by domestic animals at the levels used in the bedding article and further is non-skin-sensitizing on the skin or other membranes of the domestic animals who effectively come into contact with the bedding article.