Patent ID: 8640652

Claim:
A pet house comprising: a module formed from a sheet of self-supporting material, comprising: a top panel; a first side panel joined to the top panel along a first fold line; a second side panel joined to the first side panel along a second fold line that is approximately perpendicular to the first fold line; a third side panel joined to the second side panel along a third fold line that is approximately parallel to the second fold line; a fourth side panel joined to the third side panel along a fourth fold line that is approximately parallel to the second fold line; a bottom panel that is joined to the fourth side panel along a fifth fold line that is approximately parallel to the first fold line; at least one of the top panel ( 14 ), first side panel ( 15 ), second side panel ( 16 ), third side panel ( 17 ), fourth side panel ( 18 ) and bottom panel ( 12 ) comprising a removable transition panel ( 60 ), the removable transition panel ( 60 ) forming an aperture sized for admittance of a common house pet; and at least one of the first side panel, second side panel, third side panel, and fourth side panels each further comprising at least one of a removable door panel ( 42 ) and a removable window panel ( 64 ) having a perimeter defined by a score line, wherein the module supports the weight of at least one common house pet, wherein the perimeter of the removable window panel ( 64 ) is inside the perimeter of the removable door panel ( 42 ), wherein the removable door panel and removable window panel form an aperture sized for admittance of a common house pet, and wherein the top panel removably attaches to at least the second side panel, the bottom panel removably attaches to at least the second side panel, and the module may selectively be unfolded into an essentially flat blank or folded to form the module.