# US 8,539,909 B2 · Apparatus for supporting a pet > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,539,909 B2 - Document ID: US8539909B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/214,294 - Filed: 2011-08-22 - Published: 2013-02-28 - Granted: 2013-09-24 - Earliest claimed: 2011-08-22 - Applicants: S. Jessica Williams - Inventors: S. Jessica Williams - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8539909B2 ## CPC - A01K 1/0353: {Pet beds, e.g. dog beds} - A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS ## Abstract A pet bed having a pet cushion for supporting a pet has a lower cushion for improving comfort when held on one's lap. Between the pet cushion and the lower cushion is an intermediate planar layer made of a stiff material. The pet cushion rests on or is affixed to a top surface of the intermediate planar layer and the top surface of the lower cushion is affixed or removably affixed to a bottom surface of the intermediate layer. When lifting or carrying the pet bed, the intermediate planar layer remains substantially planar, even while a pet rests on the pet surface of the pet cushion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A pet bed comprising: a pet cushion, the pet cushion having a pet surface and a bottom surface, the pet surface of the pet cushion providing a surface for supporting a pet; a lower cushion, the lower cushion having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the lower cushion providing a surface for supporting the pet bed; an intermediate planar layer, the intermediate planar layer being made of a stiff material, the bottom surface of the pet cushion affixed to a top surface of the intermediate planar layer and the top surface of the lower cushion affixed to a bottom surface of the intermediate planar layer; and two handles, a first handle of the two handles is affixed to a first area of an outer edge of the intermediate planar layer, a second handle of the two handles affixed to a second area of an outer edge of the intermediate planar layer, the first area being on a distal edge of the intermediate planar layer with respect to the second area, and the two handles continue around a perimeter of the pet cushion, thereby forming walls around the perimeter of the pet cushion; wherein the intermediate planar layer remains substantially planar while the pet rests on the pet surface of the pet cushion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The pet bed of claim 1, wherein the first handle of the two handles affixed to a first area of the outer edge of the intermediate planar layer, the second handle of the two handles affixed to a second area of the outer edge of the intermediate planar layer, the first area being on a distal edge of the intermediate planar layer with respect to the second area. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The pet bed of claim 1, wherein the intermediate planar layer is made of a material selected from a group consisting of a stiff planar sheet of plastic, a planar sheet of wood, and a planar sheet of metal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The pet bed of claim 1, wherein the pet cushion is a pillow. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The pet bed of claim 1, wherein the lower cushion is a pillow. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The pet bed of claim 1, wherein the lower cushion is removably affixed to the intermediate planar layer by hook and loop material. ### Claim 7 A pet bed comprising: a pet cushion, the pet cushion having a pet surface and a bottom surface, the pet surface of the pet cushion providing a surface for supporting a pet; a lower cushion, the lower cushion having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the lower cushion providing a surface for supporting the pet bed; and means for supporting the pet cushion, the bottom surface of the pet cushion affixed to a top surface of the means for supporting and the top surface of the lower cushion affixed to a bottom surface of the means for supporting; wherein the means for supporting remains substantially planar when carrying the pet bed with a pet resting on the pet surface of the pet cushion; and two handles, a first handle of the two handles affixed to a first area of an outer edge of the means for supporting, a second handle of the two handles affixed to a second area of the outer edge of the means for supporting, the first area being on a distal edge of the means for supporting with respect to the second area and the two handles continue around a perimeter of the pet cushion thereby forming walls around the perimeter of the pet cushion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The pet bed of claim 7, wherein the means for supporting is a stiff, intermediate planar layer. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The pet bed of claim 8, wherein the intermediate planar layer is made of a material selected from a group consisting of a stiff planar sheet of plastic, a planar sheet of wood and a planar sheet of metal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The pet bed of claim 7, wherein the pet cushion is a pillow. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The pet bed of claim 7, wherein the lower cushion is a pillow. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The pet bed of claim 7, wherein the lower cushion is a pillow and the pillow is attached to the means for supporting with hook and loop material. ### Claim 13 A pet bed comprising: a pet cushion, the pet cushion having a pet surface and a bottom surface, the pet surface of the pet cushion providing a surface for supporting a pet; a lower cushion, the lower cushion having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the lower cushion providing a surface for supporting the pet bed; an intermediate planar layer, the intermediate planar layer being made of a stiff material, the bottom surface of the pet cushion affixed to a top surface of the intermediate planar layer and the top surface of the lower cushion affixed to a bottom surface of the intermediate planar layer; two handles, a first handle of the two handles affixed to a first area of an outer edge of the intermediate planar layer, a second handle of the two handles affixed to a second area of the outer edge of the intermediate planar layer, the first area being on a distal edge of the intermediate planar layer with respect to the second area; walls around a perimeter of the pet cushion, the walls affixed to the intermediate planar layer; wherein the intermediate planar layer substantially remains planar when carrying the pet bed while a pet rests on the pet surface of the pet cushion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The pet bed of claim 13, wherein the intermediate planar layer is made of a material selected from a group consisting of a stiff planar sheet of plastic, a planar sheet of wood and a planar sheet of metal.