Animal husbandry – Confining or housing – Often portable – small capacity – roofed housing structure
Patent
1995-08-14
1997-04-01
Price, Thomas
Animal husbandry
Confining or housing
Often portable, small capacity, roofed housing structure
A01K 102
Patent
active
056156405
ABSTRACT:
A pet emergency disaster shelter typically utilized during a natural disaster to provide temporary emergency survival housing to a domestic pet to increase the probability that the pet will survive the disaster is disclosed. The pet emergency disaster shelter comprises a lower base section formed of a moisture-resistant, buoyant shell. The lower base section has a top surface supported by an air mattress positioned within the buoyant shell. The top surface and the air mattress in combination support the weight of the pet. An upper dome section is mounted upon the lower base section for housing the pet. The upper dome section includes a weather-resistant material for providing protection to the pet against a plurality of weather conditions. In a preferred embodiment, the upper dome section is mounted upon and attached to the lower base section in a suitable manner as by adhesives. The top surface of the lower base section is sloped and serves as a floor to the pet within the upper dome section. The weight of the pet is supported by the sloped top surface and by an air mattress mounted within the buoyant shell of the lower base section. A penetration formed at the center of the sloped top surface of the lower base section serves as an entry point to a waste material depository. The upper dome section, which includes facilities for dispensing food and water to the pet, is held in position by a pressurized air channel system. The shelter is balanced by a plurality of ballast compartments.
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Christopher John S.
Price Thomas
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