Collapsible pet bed with removably attachable cover

1. A pet bed comprising:

a frame comprising:

a front and rear walls spaced apart from one another by left and right side walls, the front and rear walls and left and right side walls being formed from a rigid planar material, the front and rear walls and left and right side walls each having top and bottom edges; the front and rear walls each having a pivot connection with left and right side walls, the left and right side walls each having a wall pivot connection on the respective left and right side wall between the pivot connection of the left and right side walls and the front and rear walls; and

a bottom connected to the bottom edges of at least one of the front and rear walls and left and right side walls, together the bottom, the front and rear walls, and the left and right sidewalls defining an interior of the frame, and an inward face and an outward face of each of the front and rear walls and the left and right side walls;

a base being formed from a rigid material and extending between the front and rear walls disposed in the interior of the frame adjacent to the bottom; and

a cover being formed from a pliant material and configured to attach to and be released from the pet bed, wherein when the cover is attached to the pet bed, the cover is folded over the top edge at least one of the front, rear, left and right side wall so as to cover at least a portion of an inward face and at least a portion of the outward face of the at least one front, rear, left and right side wall; and

an attachment for releasably attaching the cover around the frame;

wherein when the cover is attached to the pet bed, the attachment passes through an opening in the bottom to releasably attach a portion of the cover on the inward face to another portion of the cover around the frame; and

wherein the base covers the opening in the bottom when the base is inserted into the interior of the frame.

2. The pet bed of claim 1 further comprising a cushion disposed in the interior of the frame adjacent to the base.

3. The pet bed of claim 1 wherein the cover comprises a tube shape.

4. The pet bed of claim 1 wherein at least one of the front wall, rear wall, left side wall, and right side wall has a recess formed in the top edge.

5. The pet bed of claim 4 wherein the cover has an opening such that when the cover is folded over the top edge of the at least one of the front wall, rear wall, left side wall, and right side wall, the opening aligns with the recess.

6. The pet bed of claim 1 wherein the base is removable from the interior of the frame.

7. The pet bed of claim 1 wherein the pet bed is collapsible in a manner such that the front and rear walls are brought adjacent to one another.

8. A pet bed comprising:

a frame comprising:

front and rear walls each having a pivot connection with left and right side walls, the front and rear walls and the left and right side walls being formed from a rigid planar material, the left and right side walls each having a wall pivot connection on the respective left and right side wall between the pivot connection of the left and right side walls and the front and rear walls, the front and rear walls and the left and right side walls each having top and bottom edges perpendicular to the pivot connections;

a bottom being formed from a pliant material and being connected to the bottom edges of at least one of the front and rear walls and left and right side walls;

wherein the frame is moveable between a collapsed arrangement and an expanded arrangement, wherein in the collapsed arrangement, the left and right side walls are pivoted about their respective wall pivot connections and pivoted about their respective pivot connections with the front and rear walls so that the front and rear walls are brought adjacent to each other with the left and right side walls disposed therebetween, wherein the expanded arrangement, the front and rear walls are spaced apart from one another by left and right side walls such that the bottom, the front and rear walls, and the left and right side walls define an interior of the frame, and an inward face and an outward face of each of the front and rear walls and the left and right side walls; and

a cover being formed from a pliant material and configured to attach to and be released from the pet bed, wherein when the cover is attached to the pet bed, the cover is folded over the top edge at least one of the front, rear, left and right side wall so as to cover at least a portion of an inward face and at least a portion of the outward face of the at least one top, rear, left and right side wall; and

an attachment for releasably attaching the cover around the frame, wherein when the cover is attached to the pet bed, the attachment passes through an opening in the bottom to releasably attach a portion of the cover on the inward face to another portion of the cover around the frame; and

a base formed from a rigid material, the base being insertable in the interior of the frame and supported by the bottom, the base being configured to abut at least one of the front and rear walls and left and right side walls to support the frame in the expanded arrangement, the base covering the opening in the bottom when the base is inserted into the interior of the frame.

9. The pet bed of claim 8 further comprising a cushion being insertable in the interior of the frame adjacent to the base when the frame is in the expanded position.

10. The pet bed of claim 8 wherein the cover comprises a tube shape.

11. The pet bed of claim 8 wherein at least one of the front wall, rear wall, left side wall, and right side wall has a recess formed in the top edge.

12. The pet bed of claim 11 wherein the cover has a pet access opening such that when the cover is folded over the top edge of the at least one of the front wall, rear wall, left side wall, and right side wall, the pet access opening aligns with the recess.

13. The pet bed of claim 8 wherein the cover extends over an outward face of the bottom when the cover is attached to the pet bed.

14. A method comprising:

providing a pet bed with a frame having front and rear walls and left and right side walls, the front wall being pivotally connected to each of the left and right side walls, and the rear wall being pivotally connected to each of the left and right side walls, the front and rear walls and left and right side walls being formed from a rigid planar material, the left and right side walls each having a wall pivot connection between the pivot connections of the front and rear walls with the left and right side walls, the front and rear walls and left and right side walls each having top and bottom edges perpendicular to the pivot connections, the pet bed further comprising a bottom being formed from a pliant material and being connected to the bottom edges of at least one of the front and rear walls and left and right side walls;

arranging the pet bed in an expanded arrangement by moving the left and right side walls about their respective wall pivot connections such that the walls are substantially planar and moving the front and rear walls about their respective pivot connections with the left and right side walls such that the front and rear walls are spaced apart from one another by the left and right side walls, with the bottom, the front and rear walls, and the left and right sidewalls defining an interior of the frame, and an inward face and an outward face of each of the front and rear walls and the left and right side walls;

inserting a base in the interior of the frame adjacent to the bottom; and

applying a cover formed from a pliant material to the pet bed by folding the cover over the top edge of at least one of the front, rear, left and right side wall so as to cover at least a portion of the inward face and at least a portion of the outward face of the at least one top, rear, left and right side wall; and

accessing an attachment and passing the attachment through an opening in the bottom to releasably attach a portion of the cover on the inward face to another portion of the cover around the frame;

wherein the step of inserting the base in the interior of frame includes positioning the base in the interior against the bottom and against at least one of the front and rear walls and left and right side walls to support the frame in the expanded arrangement, and positioning the base in the interior to cover the opening in the bottom.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising inserting a cushion in the interior of the frame.

16. The method of claim 14 further comprising arranging the pet bed in a collapsed position by pivoting the left and right sidewalls about their respective wall pivot connections and moving the front and rear walls about their respective pivot connections with the left and rights side walls such that the front and rear walls are brought adjacent to one another with the left and right side walls disposed therebetween.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising arranging the bottom adjacent to the outward face of one of the front and rear walls.

18. A pet bed comprising:

a frame comprising front and rear walls spaced apart from one another by left and right side walls, the front and rear walls and left and right side walls being formed from a rigid planar material, the front and rear walls and left and right side walls each having top and bottom edges, the front and rear walls and left and right side walls defining an interior of the frame, and an inward face and an outward face of each of the front and rear walls and the left and right side walls; the front and rear walls each having a pivot connection with left and right side walls, the left and right side walls each having a wall pivot connection on the respective left and right side wall between the pivot connection of the left and right side walls and the front and rear walls;

a cover being formed from a pliant material and configured to attach to and be released from the pet bed, wherein when the cover is attached to the pet bed, the cover is folded over the top edge at least one of the front, rear, left and right side wall so as to cover at least a portion of an inward face and at least a portion of the outward face of the at least one front, rear, left and right side wall;

an attachment for releasably attaching the cover around the frame, wherein when the cover is attached to the pet bed, the attachment passes adjacent to the bottom edge of the at least one of the front, rear, left and right side wall to releasably attach a portion of the cover on the inward face to another portion of the cover around the frame; and

a base formed from a rigid material, the base being insertable in the interior of the frame and supported by the bottom, the base being configured to abut at least one of the front and rear walls and left and right side walls to support the frame in the expanded arrangement, the base covering the attachment when the base is inserted into the interior of the frame.

19. The pet bed of claim 18 further comprising a cushion disposed in the interior of the frame.

20. The pet bed of claim 19 wherein the base and cushion are integral.

21. The pet bed of claim 18 wherein each of the front and rear walls has a pivot connection with the left and right side walls, the left and right side walls each having a wall pivot connection on the respective left and right side wall between the pivot connection of the left and right side walls and the front and rear walls.

22. The pet bed of claim 18 wherein the cover comprises a tube shape.