Patent ID: 7806089

Claim:
A pet grooming restraint apparatus, comprising: a first, elongate, overhead frame member with a forward end, an opposite rearward end, one side and an opposite side; and a pair of support assemblies respectively rigidly attached to the forward end and the rearward end for supporting the overhead member above a pet support surface, at least one of the support assemblies having an elongate foot member extending in a direction transverse to the elongate overhead frame member and a pair of outwardly, laterally extending, elongate, support members, each of the support members having one end rigidly attached to the overhead frame member and another opposite end rigidly attached to the foot member to form a generally three sided, self-supporting, rigid, support frame, said rigid support frame rigidly supporting the overhead member above the pet support surface independently of any attachment to the pet support surface each foot member carries means for rigidly attaching the foot member onto the upwardly facing top surface of the pet support surface; and means attached to at least one of the overhead frame member, and the pair of support assemblies for securing a pet against separation from beneath the overhead member.