Patent ID: 8783211

Claim:
A ventilated pet bed comprising: a bed structure comprising a floor and upwardly extending walls terminating at an upper edge defining an upper cavity; a base structure comprising a downwardly extending continuous sidewall comprising an upper end and an opposed lower end, said sidewall defining an interior volume, said base structure for supporting said bed structure above and parallel to a source of forced air; a pair of inner walls extending downwardly from a bottom of said floor within said interior volume, said inner walls comprising upper ends and opposed lower ends horizontally aligned with said lower end of said sidewall, said inner walls traverse said bottom of said floor between opposed locations on an interior of said sidewall defining a lower cavity being substantially open at its lower end; a plurality of first ventilating slots disposed through a portion of said floor between said inner walls; and, a plurality of second ventilating slots disposed through a portion of said sidewall between said inner walls; wherein an air flow from said source of forced air enters said lower cavity and a first portion of said air flow exits through said first ventilating slots and a second portion of said air flow exits through said second ventilating slots.