Dog kennel and sofa
View Patent ↗The dog kennel and sofa is a pet sofa (or pet bed) that may be reconfigured to form a kennel. In the pet sofa configuration, the dog kennel and sofa comprises a bottom panel, a rear panel, and two side panels, which are each padded to provide comfort for the pet that is at rest on the dog kennel and sofa. The dog kennel and sofa may be configured for use as a kennel by moving two hinged panels from a position behind the dog kennel and sofa to locations where they cover the top and front of the dog kennel and sofa. Clips may reinforce the joints where hinged panels meet. The front panel may have a door for insertion and removal of a pet. In some embodiments, a removable divider and second door may be provided to accommodate two pets.
1. A dog kennel and sofa comprising:
a kennel bottom, a rear panel, a left panel, a right panel, a top panel, a front panel, a set of front-to-top hinges, a set of top-to-rear hinges, a bottom pad, a rear pad, a left side pad and a right side pad;
wherein the dog kennel and sofa is a pet sofa with panels that can be rearranged to form a kennel;
wherein the pet sofa is adapted to be an open, padded area where a pet sleeps and the pet is free to enter and exit the dog kennel and sofa whenever it wishes to do so;
wherein the kennel is adapted to be an enclosed cage-like structure where the pet is confined to the interior of the kennel;
wherein the dog kennel and sofa has the kennel bottom, a top, a front, a rear, a left side, and a right side;
wherein the kennel bottom is a rectangular panel on the bottom of the dog kennel and sofa;
wherein the kennel bottom is configured to rest upon a floor;
wherein the kennel bottom is coupled to the rear panel, and the left panel;
wherein the rear panel extends upwards from the kennel bottom along a rear edge of the kennel bottom;
wherein the left panel extends upwards from the kennel bottom along a left edge of the kennel bottom;
wherein the right panel extends upwards from the kennel bottom along a right edge of the kennel bottom;
wherein when the dog kennel and sofa is to be used as the pet sofa, the top panel and the front panel are moved out of the way by hinging a bottom of the front panel forward and up, pivoting at the set of front-to-top hinges, through an angle of 270 degrees which results in the front panel lying on top of the top panel and the top panel and the front panel are then hinged up by lifting a front of both and pivoting them back around the set of top-to-rear hinges, through an angle of 270 degrees, which results in the top panel and the front panel being in a position behind the rear panel;
wherein when the dog kennel and sofa is being used as the pet sofa, the bottom pad, the rear pad, the left side pad, and the right side pad are disposed within the dog kennel and sofa to provide cushioning;
wherein the bottom pad is placed horizontally upon the kennel bottom, the rear pad is placed vertically against the rear panel, the left side pad is placed vertically against the left panel, and the right side pad is placed vertically against the right panel;
wherein the front panel comprises a first door;
wherein an opening in the front panel is adapted to allow the pet to be removed from the kennel;
wherein the first door is hingedly attached to the front panel in such a way that the first door pivots to cover the opening.
2. The dog kennel and sofa according to claim 1
wherein the heights of the rear panel, and the right panel are all substantially the same.
3. The dog kennel and sofa according to claim 2
wherein the top panel is hingedly coupled to the rear panel;
wherein the rear edge of the top panel is coupled to a top edge of the rear panel via the set of top-to-rear hinges;
wherein the top panel is substantially the same size as the kennel bottom;
wherein the kennel, the top panel is oriented horizontally and is parallel to the floor.
4. The dog kennel and sofa according to claim 3
wherein the front panel is hingedly coupled to the top panel;
wherein the top edge of the front panel is coupled to a front edge of the top panel via the set of front-to-top hinges;
wherein the front panel is substantially the same size as the rear panel;
wherein when the dog kennel and sofa is being used as the kennel, the front panel is oriented vertically and is perpendicular to the floor.
5. The dog kennel and sofa according to claim 4
wherein a divider panel is a rectangular panel that is installed within the dog kennel and sofa to separate the dog kennel and sofa into two spaces;
wherein the divider panel is oriented so that it is substantially parallel to both the left panel and the right panel.
6. The dog kennel and sofa according to claim 5
wherein the divider panel divides the dog kennel and sofa into two substantially equal sized spaces.
7. The dog kennel and sofa according to claim 5
wherein the divider panel is retained in place by utilizing a plurality of temporary couplings.
8. The dog kennel and sofa according to claim 7
wherein a temporary coupling selected from the plurality of temporary couplings takes the form of a protrusion on an edge of the divider panel which slides into a slot on one of the retaining panels.
9. The dog kennel and sofa according to claim 4
wherein the kennel bottom comprises a locking groove;
wherein the locking groove is a channel running parallel to the front edge of the kennel bottom and depressed into the surface of the kennel bottom;
wherein when the dog kennel and sofa is configured as the kennel, the bottom edge of the front panel fits into the locking groove to help hold the front panel in place.
10. The dog kennel and sofa according to claim 4
wherein the rear panel, the left panel, the right panel, the top panel, the front panel, and a divider panel are grilles that allow air to flow through the dog kennel and sofa.