Patent Document

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Disclosure 
       [0001]    The disclosure relates to bed devices and more particularly pertains to a new bed device for supporting a pet above a user&#39;s bed thereby preventing the pet from disturbing the user when sleeping. 
       SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
       [0002]    An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a clamp that may releasably engage a footboard and extend above the footboard. A platform is coupled to the clamp. The platform extends over a bed when the clamp is coupled to the footboard. The platform may support a pet. 
         [0003]    There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
         [0004]    The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0005]    The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
           [0006]      FIG. 1  is an in-use view of a pet bed assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0007]      FIG. 2  is a top perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0008]      FIG. 3  is a right side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0009]      FIG. 4  is a bottom perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0010]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0011]      FIG. 6  is an in-use view of an alternative embodiment of the disclosure. 
       
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0012]    With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 6  thereof, a new bed device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
         [0013]    As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 6 , the pet bed assembly  10  generally comprises a clamp  12 . The clamp  12  may releasably engage a footboard  14  of a conventional bed  16  and extends above the footboard  14 . 
         [0014]    The clamp  12  includes a bottom section  18  and a top section  20  movably coupled to each other such that varying sizes of the footboard  14  are accommodated. Each of the bottom section  18  and top section  20  include a leg  22  that has a first end  24  and a second end  26 . A foot  28  is coupled to and extends away from the leg  22 . The foot  28  has a distal end  29  with respect to the leg  22 . Additionally, the foot  28  is positioned adjacent to the first end  24 . The second ends  26  of the bottom section  18  slidably receives the second end  26  of the top section  20 . The legs  22  frictionally engage one another such that the feet  28  are retained a selected distance from each other. 
         [0015]    Alternatively or in addition to the above, the leg  22  of the bottom section  18  may include a lock  30 . The lock  30  may engage the leg  22  of the top section  20 . The lock  30  may retain the feet  28  at the selected distance apart from each other. The lock  30  may comprise a pin or the like to removably engage the leg  22  of the top section  20 . A lip  32  is provided. The distal end  29  has the lip  32  coupled thereto and extending upwardly therefrom. The lip  32  defines a receiving channel  34  between the lip  32  and the leg  22 . The lip  32  on the top section  20  and bottom section  18  extend toward each other. The receiving channel  34  in each of the top section  20  and bottom section  18  receives the footboard  14 . 
         [0016]    A platform  36  has a top surface  38 , a bottom surface  40  and an outer edge  42  extending therebetween. The platform  36  has an arm  44  extending downwardly from the bottom surface  40 . The first end  24  of the leg  22  on the top section  20  slidably receives the arm  44 . The platform  36  is spaceable a selected distance above the foot  28  on the top section  20 . The arm  44  frictionally engages the leg  22  on the top section  20 . Thus, the platform  36  is retained at the selected distance from the top section  20 . Alternatively, a locking mechanism may be used to retain the arm  44  at a selected position relative to the top section  20 . 
         [0017]    The arm  44  on the platform  36  is positioned adjacent to a back side  46  of the outer edge  42 . The platform  44  extends over the bed  16  when the clamp  12  is coupled to the footboard  14 . The top surface  38  may support a pet  48 . The pet  48  may be a dog or cat or the like. A backboard  50  is coupled to and extends upwardly from the back side  46 . The backboard  50  is coextensive with the back side  46 . 
         [0018]    In an alternative embodiment  52  as shown in  FIGS. 5 and 6 , the clamp  12  may comprise a first section  54  hingedly coupled to a second section  56 . The arm  44  on the platform  36  may slidably engage a free end  58  of the first section  54 . The first  54  and second  56  sections are positionable to form a right angle with each other. The second section  56  may be positionable between the bed  16  and a frame  60  of the bed  16  so the first section  54  extends upwardly from the frame  60 . The first section  54  may be positionable in a stored position having the first section  54  being coextensive with the second section  56 . The hinge may be a locking hinge or the like. 
         [0019]    In use, the clamp  12  is coupled to the footboard  14  when the pet  48  is to sleep near the bed  16 . The pet  48  sleeps on the platform  36  so as not to disturb the bed  16 . The assembly  10  allows the bed  16  to be slept in without being disturbed by the pet  48 . 
         [0020]    With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         [0021]    Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

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