Patent ID: 7886693

Claim:
A pet bed, comprising: a generally horizontal and rigid support including upper and lower surfaces, said upper surface of a sufficient size to accommodate a domestic animal; a support column having a first column member and a second column member telescopically and rotatably received by said first column member such that said first column member is free to rotate about a vertical axis of said support column, said first column member providing a first end of said support column, said first end eccentrically attached to said support at said lower surface thereof such that said support is rotatable in a horizontal plane only about said vertical axis and such that said support is restrained from displacement relative to said first end; a clamp including a lower jaw member and an upper jaw member which clamp the edge of a mounting surface on opposed surfaces thereof to releasably secure said second end of said support column to an edge of a mounting surface such that said support is elevated from the mounting surface, said lower jaw member and said upper jaw member attached contiguously to said second column member; and wherein said second column member includes an upper portion and a knob portion, said knob portion including a threaded end that is threadably received by a threaded bore of said upper portion, said upper jaw member contiguous with said upper portion and said lower jaw member contiguous with said knob portion, wherein turning said knob portion moves said lower jaw member relative to said upper jaw member.