Animal husbandry – Exercise or amusement device – Climbing or claw scratching device
Reexamination Certificate
2002-09-24
2003-07-29
Abbott, Yvonne (Department: 3643)
Animal husbandry
Exercise or amusement device
Climbing or claw scratching device
C182S093000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06598562
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a pet pool safety system and more particularly pertains to a allowing a pet to safely and easily exit a swimming pool.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of other devices of known and expected methods of assuring pet pool safety is known in the prior art. More specifically, other devices of known and expected methods of assuring pet pool safety previously devised and utilized for the purpose of using known methods and apparatuses of providing a pet pool exiting system are known to consist basically of familiar, expected, and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which has been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
While the expected and obvious configurations and devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, they do not describe pet pool safety system that allows pet safely and easily exiting a swimming pool.
In this respect, the pet pool safety system according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of allowing a pet to safely and easily exit a swimming pool.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved pet pool safety system which can be used for allowing a pet to safely and easily exit a swimming pool. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of other devices of known and expected methods of assuring pet pool safety now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved pet pool safety system. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved pet pool safety system and method which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a pet pool safety system for allowing a pet to safely and easily exit a swimming pool. The system comprises, in combination, several components. First provided is a platform. The platform is fabricated of a water resistant, preferably synthetic, material such as a plastic or fiberglass. The platform has a generally rectilinear configuration. It has an upper surface and a lower surface. The platform has a wall end and a pool end and two side ends disposed there between. The upper surface of the platform has a plurality of pin receivers. The pin receivers are located at the approximate midpoint of the length of the upper surface. Each pin receiver has a passageway of between about ¼ and 1 inch in diameter there through. The lower surface of the platform has a plurality of struts running from the wall end to the pool end. Each of the struts have a triangular shape, with the wide end of the strut coupling to the wall end of the platform. In an alternative embodiment the platform and ramp may be coated with a non-slip surface to aid the pet in maintaining traction of the surface of the platform and the ramp. In another alternative embodiment of the invention, the platform and ramp may have a plurality of holes having an internal diameter of between about ¼ and ¾ inch to reduce overall weight and to provide a gripping surface for the pet. In another alternative embodiment, the ramp and platform upper surface may have a series of markings to make the surface more easily visible to an animal in the pool. The wall end of the platform has a plurality of ladder clamps. Each ladder clamp has a general U-shaped configuration. The opening of the U-shape is directed downward. Each of the ladder clamps is coupled to the platform and a strut. Each ladder clamp has a length of between about 18 and 24 inches and a width of between about 2 and 5 inches. The U-shape has an internal recess rung opening with an internal width of between about 1 and 3 inches to accept the external diameter of a pool ladder rung. The platform has two buoy apertures. Each of the bouy aperture s is between about ¼ and ¾ of an inch in internal diameter and is located at each of the pool ends of the platform. Next provided is a ramp. The ramp is fabricated of water proof material, such as the type utilized to fabricate the platform. The ramp has a generally rectilinear configuration. It has an upper surface and a lower surface and an edge disposed there between. The ramp has a pool end and a wall end and two side edges there between. The upper surface of the ramp has a plurality of raised ridges for allowing an animal to retain traction on the ramp. The pool end of the ramp has a round pin passageway running from side edge to side edge. The pin passageway has an internal diameter of between about ¼ and 1 inch. Next provided is a ramp pin. The ramp pin is fabricated of rigid water proof material. It has a round cylindrical configuration with an external diameter of between about ¼ and 1 inch. The ramp pin is sized to be received by the pin receivers of the platform and the round passageway of the ramp. The pin rotatably couples the ramp to the platform. Next provided is a plurality of float subassemblies. Each float subassembly has a rod having a round solid cylindrical configuration with an upper stop. Each rod is sized to be securely received and held in the buoy apertures of the platform. Each subassembly also has a float with a central hole which allows the float to move up and down the rod while being retained on the rod by the upper stop. Lastly provided is a pool side ladder.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention 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, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims attached.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved pet pool safety system which has all of the advantages of the prior art other devices of known and expected methods of assuring pet pool safety and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved pet pool safety system which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved pet pool safety system which is of durable and reliable constructions.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved pet pool safety system which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby mak
Dutkiewicz Cynthia G.
Dutkiewicz Edward P.
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