Patent ID: 7207293
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A free standing structure for directly blocking a protruding corner of furniture from the scratching of a cat, consisting of: (a) two adjoining vertical panels, each having a common vertical meeting edge where said two vertical panels abut, said vertical panels attached along the common, vertical, meeting edge; and (b) a base comprising two base panels each of which is a horizontal member, and each of which is attached to one of said vertical panels, said base panels extending outward from the vertical panels to form a L-shaped base when said vertical panels are perpendicular to each other and forming a protruding corner; (c) said two base panels are so arranged that the said attached vertical panels can be folded together to form a monolith configuration with the said two horizontal base panels serving as its free standing base; and (d) each of said vertical and base panels has a surface, and one or more of said surfaces is covered with a textile material for the scratching of a cat or other clawed animal.