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US 12,714,064 B2Granted
Small pet burrowing device
AssigneePeritas Brands, LLC
InventorCharles Weston Dudley
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Abstract
A burrowing nest is configured to allow animals to burrow into the burrowing nest. The burrowing nest includes a nest ring that is comprised of a plush inner material which is covered by a soft outer covering. A flexible sleeve is affixed to a side of the nest ring such that an animal can climb through the nest ring and into the flexible sleeve. The flexible sleeve includes a removably attached bottom that may be comprised of a flexible, absorbent, padded or permeable material.
Claims18
A burrowing nest comprising:
- a nest ring;
- and
- a nest body disposed within the nest ring, wherein the nest body has a hole extending therethrough;
- and
- a flexible sleeve affixed to the nest body, wherein the flexible sleeve has an outer perimeter that encompasses the hole in the nest body, wherein the hole allows passage into the flexible sleeve,
- wherein:
- the nest ring includes a plush inner material and a fluffy outer covering that retains the plush inner material in a ring shape, the nest ring being non-rigid and providing a soft surface for an animal to rest on, the fluffy outer covering extending partially into the hole to form an inner lining of the hole in the nest ring, and
- the flexible sleeve is connected at one end to a removably attached bottom.
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A burrowing nest comprising:
- a nest ring;
- a nest body disposed within the nest ring, wherein the nest body has a hole extending therethrough;
- a flexible sleeve affixed to the nest body, wherein the flexible sleeve has an outer perimeter that encompasses the hole in the nest body, wherein the hole allows passage into the flexible sleeve;
- and
- wherein:
- the nest ring includes a plush inner material and a fluffy outer covering that retains the plush inner material in a ring shape, the nest ring being non-rigid and providing a soft surface for an animal to rest on, the fluffy outer covering extending partially into the hole to form an inner lining of the hole in the nest body, and
- the flexible sleeve is connected at one end to a removably attached absorbent bottom provided with a hydrophobic bottom layer.
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A burrowing nest comprising:
- a nest ring;
- a nest body disposed within the nest ring, wherein the nest body has a hole extending therethrough;
- and
- a flexible sleeve affixed to the nest body, wherein the flexible sleeve has an outer perimeter that encompasses the hole in the nest body, wherein the hole allows passage into the flexible sleeve,
- wherein:
- the nest ring includes a plush inner material and a fluffy outer covering that retains the plush inner material in a ring shape, the nest ring being non-rigid and providing a soft surface for an animal to rest on, the fluffy outer covering extending partially into the hole to form an inner lining of the hole in the nest ring, and
- the flexible sleeve is connected at one end to a pocket bottom having a pocket opening and a pocket flap releasably fastened to the pocket opening by a fastener, the pocket bottom configured to receive a removable insert selected from the group consisting of an absorbent insert, a padded insert, and a permeable insert.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.