Arthur Simon

US Patent:

8342126, Jan 1, 2013

Filed:

Feb 18, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/708392

Inventors:

Arthur Louis Simon - Oakland CA, US
Molly Elaine Mundt - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Molly Mutt, LLC - Berkeley CA

International Classification:

A01K 1/015
A47G 9/10

US Classification:

119 285, 5641, 5490, 5636

Abstract:

An enhanced pet bed comprises an outer cover having an inner volume, and at least one stuff sack that is preferably porous, for placement within the inner volume of the outer cover. While the inner stuff sack may be filled with a wide variety of stuffing items, the stuff sack is preferably filled with a plurality of items supplied by the owner, and may preferably inherently include a scent that is desirable or comforting to the intended animal, e. g. the scent of a known person or animal. For embodiments having permeable stuff sacks, the entire stuff sack assembly may preferably be laundered, e. g. washed and dried, as a unit, i. e. with the stuffing retained. Since the enhanced pet beds are typically provided without stuffing, the intended waste footprint of the is purchased product is significantly less than that of a conventional bed.