Pet house with climate control
OwnerShellie Hanceinventor
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Abstract
A pet house comprising an enclosure including at least one wall and a ceiling, the enclosure having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface defining an interior chamber, the at least one wall defining a door, the door providing access to the interior chamber from outside the pet house. The pet house further comprises a first layer of fabric bonded to the enclosure and covering the exterior surface. The pet house further comprises a second layer of fabric bonded to the first layer of fabric. The first layer of fabric and the second layer of fabric define a pocket between the first and second layers of fabric, the pocket being proximal to the ceiling, the pocket being sized to removably receive a temperature adjusting unit.
Claims20
A pet house comprising:
- an enclosure including at least four walls and a ceiling, the enclosure having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface defining an interior chamber, at least one wall defining a door, and the door providing access to the interior chamber from outside the pet house;
- a first layer of fabric bonded to the enclosure and covering the exterior surface;
- and
- a second layer of fabric disposed on the first layer of fabric over at least a portion of the ceiling and over at least a portion of each of three of the four walls adjacent to the ceiling, the second layer of fabric bonded to the first layer of fabric over the portion of each of the three walls adjacent to the ceiling, the first layer of fabric and the second layer of fabric defining a pocket between the first and second layers of fabric, the pocket being proximal to the ceiling, the pocket having an opening where the second layer of fabric is not bonded to the first layer of fabric, the pocket being sized to removably receive a temperature adjusting unit that is a source of heating or cooling in the interior chamber.
A method of providing climate control to a pet, comprising:
- providing an enclosure including at least four walls and a ceiling, the enclosure having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface defining an interior chamber, at least one wall defining a door, and the door providing access to the interior chamber from outside the pet house;
- providing a first layer of fabric bonded to the enclosure and covering the exterior surface;
- providing a second layer of fabric disposed on the first layer of fabric over at least a portion of the ceiling and over at least a portion of each of three of the four walls adjacent to the ceiling, the second layer of fabric bonded to the first layer of fabric over the portion of each of the three walls adjacent to the ceiling, the first layer of fabric and the second layer of fabric defining a pocket between the first and second layers of fabric, the pocket being proximal to the ceiling, the pocket having an opening where the second layer of fabric is not bonded to the first layer of fabric, the pocket being sized to removably receive a temperature adjusting unit that is a source of heating or cooling in the interior chamber;
- heating or cooling the temperature adjusting unit to a desired temperature;
- and
- inserting the temperature adjusting unit into the pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.