US 12,317,857 B2Granted

Pet perch

AssigneeShoulder Cats R Us, LLC

InventorDebra Lynne Wiedenhoeft

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Abstract

Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for supporting a pet along trapezii and behind a neck of a user. In one implementation, a core assembly of a bolster has a middle section disposed between a first end section and a second end section, and the middle section positionable behind the neck of the user. An elongated body of the core assembly is positionable along the trapezii of the user in a horizontal orientation. The elongated body extends continuously from the first end to the second end. A padded body of the core assembly extends about the elongated body. A cover is engaged to the core assembly. A securing assembly has a first strap connected to the first end section and a second strap connected to the second end section. The core assembly is releasably securable to the user in the horizontal orientation using the securing assembly.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A pet perch for supporting a pet behind a neck of a user, the pet perch comprising:

a bolster extending from a first end to a second end and defining a longitudinal axis, the bolster having a first end section, a middle section, and a second end section, wherein the middle section is disposed between the first end and the second end of the bolster, wherein the first end section extends from the first end to the middle section, wherein the second end section extends from the second end to the middle section;
and
a securing assembly configured to releasably secure the bolster to the user, the securing assembly including a first strap and a second strap, the first strap connected to the first end section of the bolster and extending therefrom, the second strap connected to the second end section of the bolster and extending therefrom,
wherein the middle section of the bolster is positioned behind the neck of the user when the bolster is releasably secured to the user, wherein the longitudinal axis of the bolster is generally horizontal when the bolster is releasably secured to the user and a longitudinal axis of the user is generally vertical, wherein a top side of the bolster faces upwards when the bolster is secured to the user and the top side is configured to support the pet,
wherein the first strap includes a first strap pad and the second strap includes a second strap pad, wherein at least a portion of the first strap pad is configured to contact a first shoulder of the user and at least a portion of the second strap pad is configured to contact a second shoulder of the user when the bolster is secured to the user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/204,561Filed 1 Jun 2023 · continuation
Priority: 6 Apr 2017
Published: US 2023/0301270 A128 Sep 2023
Granted: 3 Jun 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

A01K 1/029
Transport boxes, bags, cages, baskets, harnesses for animals; Fittings therefor: specially adapted for carrying the animal on the body of a person
A45F 3/12
Travelling or camp articles ; Sacks or packs carried on the body: shoulder-pads
A45F 3/14
Travelling or camp articles ; Sacks or packs carried on the body: carrying-straps; Pack-carrying harnesses
A45F 2003/144
Carrying-straps; Pack-carrying harnesses: pack-carrying waist or torso belts

Family

Application62/482,372Us provisional application · filed 6 Apr 2017
Application29/642,963Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 3 Apr 2018
PCT/US2018/025850Parent of this continuation · filed 3 Apr 2018
Application16/589,769Parent of this continuation · filed 1 Oct 2019
US 2023/0301270 A1Pre-grant publication · published 28 Sep 2023
US 11,707,049 B2Parent of this continuation
US D907,314 S1Parent of this continuation-in-part
Application16/589,769Parent of this continuation-in-part
Application29/642,963Parent of this continuation
US 2020/0029528 A1Published application
US 12,317,857 B2This patent

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