Patent ID: 8104429

Claim:
A pet impact protector for protecting a pet travelling in a motor vehicle, comprising a seating bed formed of a flexible, cushioned material and including an upwardly facing seating surface for supporting a pet upon said surface, a capture area formed of a flexible, cushioned material, having a front side facing generally toward said seating bed and a back side facing away from said seating bed, and connected to and extending upwardly from said seating bed, wherein said seating bed and said capture area are configured to form a protective impact area around a pet occupying said seating bed when folded toward one another, and wherein said seating bed and said capture area are connected such that a force applied to said back side of said capture area causes said capture area to fold toward said seating bed to form a protective impact area, and a tether attached within said seating bed and extending upwardly from said seating surface for attaching to a restraint for a pet within said seating bed, whereby the pet may be restrained generally within the seating bed.