Collapsible house for cats

Claim 1

A collapsible A-frame house providing a common site for a cat to rest, exercise and play, comprising (a) a roof formed of a single unitary continuous flexible layer-type material having a backside and a cushiony outward face, said roof including an elongate peak and two roof panels integral with the peak and depending downwardly and outwardly from the peak, each said roof panel having a bottom edge, the outward face of the flexible layer-type material being the outward face of the roof and being adapted to withstand cat clawing, the peak of the roof being adapted for flexing in a hinge-like manner to permit inward movement of the roof panels toward one another when the house is to be collapsed; (b) a stiffening means on the backside of each roof panel for supporting the same; (c) a floor panel formed of a single unitary continuous flexible layer-type material having a bottom side and a cushiony top side, said floor panel having opposing edges thereof affixed to the bottom edges of the roof panels to limit the separation distance between said bottom edges, the floor panel being adapted for folding along its longitudinal center line generally parallel to its opposing edges, and the flexible layer-type material adjacent the junction of the bottom edges of the roof panels and the opposing edges of the floor panel being such as to serve a hinge function for allowing the floor panel to fold as the roof panels move inwardly towards one another in collapsing the house into a folded condition; and (d) a cord having two ends slidably passing through opposite end portions of the peak into the house, said cord having at least one object connected to each end for cat amusement and for preventing the cord ends from passing out of the peak when the cord is employed as a manual handle for lifting the house.