Patent ID: 7011045
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: A01K,E04H

Abstract:
1. A stationary ramp for permitting a pet to exit a swimming pool which contains water, said stationary ramp comprising a) a horizontal platform overlying a portion of an edge of the swimming pool; b) a sloping ramp portion attached to a first end of said generally horizontal platform for extending down into the water in the swimming pool; c) traction means on said sloping ramp portion to enhance a pet's ability to walk on an upper surface of said sloping ramp portion; d) means in the water providing a vertically upward force to support a first end of said sloping ramp portion; e) means to prevent said generally horizontal platform from moving vertically and horizontally relative to the edge portion of the swimming pool; f) a second end lying immediately proximate the edge of the swimming pool; g) said means to prevent said generally horizontal platform from moving vertically and horizontally relative to the edge portion of the swimming pool comprises a second sloping ramp portion extending downwardly from a second opposite edge of said generally horizontal platform, said second sloping ramp portion having leg means for engaging a ground portion external to said swimming pool;