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US 12,722,947 B2Granted
Pet animal lift
OwnerDeirdre Goehlerinventor
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Abstract
A lift apparatus for elevating pet animals from the floor to a higher surface such as a bed or couch, and vice versa, without human carrying or exertion.
Claims19
A pet animal lift apparatus comprising:
- an animal carrier comprising:
- a platform having front, rear, and opposing side perimeters;
- and
- side perimeter retaining walls that extend up from the side perimeters of the platform, wherein the side perimeter retaining walls are configured to limit where an animal can enter or exit the carrier;
- a rear barrier that extends up to the height of said platform when said platform is fully elevated, wherein the rear barrier is not directly attached to the carrier, but is adjacent the rear perimeter of the platform and is configured to inhibit an animal from exiting the rear perimeter of the platform while the platform is below its fully elevated position;
- and
- a lifting mechanism capable of raising and lowering the carrier between a floored position defined by the platform being at or near floor level and a range of elevated positions.
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A pet animal lift apparatus comprising:
- an animal carrier comprising:
- a platform having front, rear, and opposing side perimeters;
- and
- perimeter retaining walls that extend up from the front and side perimeters of the platform, wherein the perimeter retaining walls are configured to limit where an animal can enter or exit the carrier;
- a lifting mechanism capable of raising and lowering the carrier between a floored position defined by the platform being at or near floor level and a range of elevated positions;
- and
- a weight sensing mechanism configured to sense the weight of a load on the platform;
- wherein a perimeter retaining wall raises in response to said weight sensing mechanism sensing at least a threshold weight.
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A pet animal lift apparatus comprising:
- an animal carrier comprising:
- a platform having front, rear, and opposing side perimeters;
- and
- perimeter retaining walls that extend up from the front and side perimeters of the platform, wherein the perimeter retaining walls are configured to limit where an animal can enter or exit the carrier:
- a lifting mechanism capable of raising and lowering the carrier between a floored position defined by the platform being at or near floor level and a range of elevated positions;
- and
- a weight sensing mechanism configured to sense the weight of a load on the platform;
- wherein a perimeter retaining wall raises in response to:
- (1) said weight sensing mechanism sensing at least a threshold weight;
- and said carrier having remained at the floored position for at least a threshold amount of time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.