Animal bed

A modular animal bed comprising a base that is attachable to any of a plurality of different toppers that each have a different configuration, the base comprising a plurality of peripheral walls that co-operate to define a base top surface to which a said topper can be attached, said base top surface being uppermost in use;

• wherein each said topper comprises a plurality of peripheral walls that co-operate to define a topper base surface that lies adjacent said base top surface when a said topper is attached to said base;
• the animal bed further comprising a plurality of three-part mechanical zip fasteners, a first part of each of said plurality of three-part mechanical zip fasteners being coupled to said base top surface, and a second part of each of said plurality of three-part mechanical zip fasteners being coupled to a said topper base surface, wherein said first and second parts are arranged so that each said second part of each of said plurality of three-part mechanical zip fasteners lies adjacent a said first part of each of said plurality of three-part mechanical zip fasteners when the topper base surface lies adjacent said base top surface to thereby enable said adjacent first and second parts to be coupled together by respective third parts of said plurality of three-part mechanical zip fasteners;
• wherein the first parts of said plurality of three-part mechanical zip fasteners are arranged around and in the vicinity of a periphery of said base top surface and the second parts of said three-part mechanical zip fasteners are arranged around and in the vicinity of a periphery of said topper base surface, the arrangement being such that said zip fasteners are hidden from view when said first and second parts are coupled together to fasten a said topper to said base;
• wherein first parts of the plurality of three-part mechanical fasteners each have a first end and a second end and are arranged on said base so that a first end of a said three-part mechanical fastener is in the vicinity of a second end of another said three-part mechanical fastener, said first parts cooperating with second parts of the three part mechanical fasteners similarly arranged on a surface of said topper which lies adjacent the base when the bed is in use;
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• wherein adjacent fasteners of the plurality of three-part mechanical fasteners are at least partially hidden from view behind an adjacent fastener when the plurality of adjacent fasteners are closed.

Modular animal bed comprising base that is attachable to any of a plurality of different toppers that each have a different configuration, the base comprising a plurality of peripheral walls that co-operate to define a base top surface to which a said topper can be attached, said base top surface being uppermost in use;

• wherein the base top surface and each said topper carry respective parts of a plurality of multi-part fasteners that can be fastened together to couple a selected one of said plurality of topper to said base;
• wherein said multipart fastening mechanism includes a plurality of three-part mechanical fasteners arranged so as to form a substantially continuous multi-part fastening mechanism;
• wherein first parts of the plurality of three-part mechanical fasteners each have a first end and a second end and are arranged on said base so that a first end of a said three-part mechanical fastener is in the vicinity of a second end of another said three-part mechanical fastener, said first parts cooperating with second parts of the three part mechanical fasteners similarly arranged on a surface of said topper which lies adjacent the base when the bed is in use;
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• wherein adjacent fasteners of the plurality of three-part mechanical fasteners are at least partially hidden from view behind an adjacent fastener when the plurality of adjacent fasteners are closed.