# US 8,783,211 B1 · Ventilated pet bed > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,783,211 B1 - Document ID: US8783211B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 13/285,288 - Filed: 2011-10-31 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2011-10-31 - Applicants: Greg T. Weeden - Inventors: Greg T. Weeden - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8783211B1 ## 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 adapted for use atop a floor mounted air register includes a bed structure and a base structure. The bed structure is an open-topped housing with a pet accessible entrance along a front side to facilitate a pet entering and lying within the bed structure. The base structure is a durable support extending downwardly from a floor surface of the bed structure. The pet bed is placed over the floor-mounted air register in order to allow a portion of air expelled from the air register to enter the open interior area of the bed structure through a plurality of ventilating apertures in the floor to provide temperature regulation to a pet within the bed while allowing the remaining flow of air to exit the pet bed through additional apertures along a front surface of the base structure in order to provide temperature regulation to the surrounding space. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A ventilated pet bed comprising: a bed structure comprising a floor and upwardly extending walls terminating at an upper edge defining an upper cavity; a base structure comprising a downwardly extending continuous sidewall comprising an upper end and an opposed lower end, said sidewall defining an interior volume, said base structure for supporting said bed structure above and parallel to a source of forced air; a pair of inner walls extending downwardly from a bottom of said floor within said interior volume, said inner walls comprising upper ends and opposed lower ends horizontally aligned with said lower end of said sidewall, said inner walls traverse said bottom of said floor between opposed locations on an interior of said sidewall defining a lower cavity being substantially open at its lower end; a plurality of first ventilating slots disposed through a portion of said floor between said inner walls; and, a plurality of second ventilating slots disposed through a portion of said sidewall between said inner walls; wherein an air flow from said source of forced air enters said lower cavity and a first portion of said air flow exits through said first ventilating slots and a second portion of said air flow exits through said second ventilating slots. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The pet bed of claim 1, wherein said bed structure walls upper edge further comprises a downwardly extending rim. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The pet bed of claim 1, wherein said inner walls are substantially parallel to said sidewall. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The pet bed of claim 1, wherein said bed structure further comprises an entrance feature defining an opening for ingress and egress for a pet to said upper cavity. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The pet bed of claim 1, wherein said bed structure walls further comprise an outwardly extending angle from said floor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The pet bed of claim 1, wherein said bed structure further comprises a wall relief feature defining a planar surface for abutting an adjacent wall surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The pet bed of claim 1, wherein said bed structure further comprises a generally oval shape. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The pet bed of claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of second ventilating slots further comprises an oval opening approximately between one-eighth and one-quarter inches long. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The pet bed of claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of first ventilating slots further comprises an oval opening approximately one-eighth inch long. ### Claim 10 A ventilated pet bed comprising: a bed structure comprising a floor, upwardly extending walls terminating at an upper edge defining an upper cavity for surrounding a pet, said bed structure comprising an entrance feature disposed at a front portion of said walls and a relief feature disposed at a rear portion of said walls opposite said entrance feature; a base structure comprising a downwardly extending continuous sidewall comprising an upper end and an opposed lower end, said sidewall defining an interior volume, said base structure for supporting said bed structure above and parallel to an source of forced air; a pair of inner walls extending downwardly from a bottom of said floor within said interior volume, said inner walls comprising upper ends and opposed lower ends horizontally aligned with said lower end of said sidewall, said inner walls traverse said bottom of said floor between opposed locations on an interior of said sidewall defining a lower cavity being substantially open at its lower end; a plurality of first ventilating slots disposed through a portion of said floor between said inner walls; and, a plurality of second ventilating slots disposed through a front portion of said of said sidewall between said inner walls; wherein said lower cavity receives a conditioned air flow from said source of forced air; wherein a first portion of said air flow exits said lower cavity through said first ventilating slots to condition said upper cavity; and, wherein a second portion of said air flow exits said lower cavity through said second ventilating slots to condition a room area. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The pet bed of claim 10, wherein said entrance feature further defines an opening for ingress and egress for a pet to said upper cavity. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The pet bed of claim 11, wherein said relief feature defines a planar surface for abutting an adjacent wall surface. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The pet bed of claim 12, wherein said inner walls are substantially parallel to said sidewall. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The pet bed of claim 13, wherein said bed structure walls further comprise an outwardly extending angle from said floor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The pet bed of claim 14, wherein said bed structure walls upper edge further comprises a downwardly extending rim. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The pet bed of claim 15, wherein said bed structure further comprises a generally oval shape. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The pet bed of claim 16, wherein each of said plurality of first ventilating slots further comprises an oval opening approximately one-eighth inch long. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The pet bed of claim 17, wherein each of said plurality of second ventilating slots further comprises an oval opening approximately between one-eighth and one-quarter inches long. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The pet bed of claim 16, wherein each of said plurality of second ventilating slots further comprises an oval opening approximately between one-eighth and one-quarter inches long.