Abstract An improved play and housing structure for cats, or other household pets, is provided. The structure includes a pedestal, an upright post extending upwardly from said pedestal, a compartment mounted about halfway up the post, and a springloaded mounting bracket at the top of the post for engaging the ceiling of the room in which the structure is located. The mounting bracket serves to maintain the structure firmly and rigidly between the floor and ceiling of the room, with the post in an upright position. The entire structure may be covered, for example, with carpeting to provide a scratching post for the cat, and also for the comfort of the pet. A platform may be mounted at the upper end of the post to serve as a perch.
Inventors
👤 Weldon R Cook
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-06 10:24
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K15/00; A01K15/02; A01K15/024
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A structure for cats, and other household pets, comprising: a post; spring-loaded bracket means mounted at the top of said post and including an elongated bracket member axially aligned with the longitudinal axis of said post and spring biased to engage the ceiling of the room in which the structure is located and serving to hold the post in an upright position on the floor of the room; a house mounted on said post between the ends of said post, said housing having sidewalls and top and bottom walls defining a particular shape, and said walls having apertures therein to permit the pets to crawl in and out of the house; and carpeting surrounding said post and the interior and exterior of said house.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A structure for cats, and other household pets, comprising: a post; spring-loaded bracket means mounted at the top of said post and including an elongated bracket member axially aligned with the longitudinal axis of said post and spring biased to engage the ceiling of the room in which the structure is located and serving to hold the post in an upright position on the floor of the room; a house mounted on said post between the ends of said post, said housing having sidewalls and top and bottom walls defining a particular shape, and said walls having apertures therein to permit the pets to crawl in and out of the house; and carpeting surrounding said post and the interior and exterior of said house.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The structure defined in claim 1, and which includes a lower pedestal which engages the floor and which is secured to the lower end of said post.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The structure defined in claim 1, and which includes a platform secured to the upper end of said post.