Patent ID: 7231891
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A shelter for an animal, said shelter including: a first frame consisting of a pair of first end frame members and a pair of first side frame members; a flexible support adapted to be releasably connectable to said first frame; a second frame consisting of a pair of second end frame members and adapted to be releasably connectable to said first frame, each of said second end frame members extending above said first frame to a respective apex; a support member extending between and releasably connectable to each said apex; and a flexible cover releasably connectable to and supported by said second frame and adapted such that, in combination with said flexible support, provides a substantially enclosed space for receiving and supporting said animal when said shelter is in use, said flexible cover has lower edges which are adapted to extend around respective said first end frame members and said first side frame members of said first frame sufficient to be releasably secured to the undersurface of said flexible support; wherein said pair of first end frame members are each connectable to a corresponding end of said flexible support and said pair of first side frame members are each connectable to a corresponding side of said flexible support, each end of said first end frame member and said first side frame member including a connector adapted to function as a releasable snap-fit connection to a respective said second end frame member; and wherein each of said first frame, said second frame, said flexible support and said flexible cover are manufactured from a lightweight material and are adapted such that, when said components are disassembled, said components can be packed together in a substantially flat configuration.