Pet house

• US 20070227461A1
• Filed: 04/04/2006
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shiuan Chern
• Original Assignee: Shiuan Chern
• Inventors: Chern, Shiuan
• Application Number:
  US11/398,299
• Publication Number:
  US 20070227461A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/482
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0047 Air-conditioning, e.g. ventilation, of animal housings
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/033 Cat or dog houses
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 5/0291 with timing mechanisms, e.g. pet feeders
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 7/06 actuated by the animal for poultry A01K39/0213

Abstract

A pet house, for providing convenient and comfortable accommodation for a pet, comprises a housing, which comprises a surrounding wall having a lodging room for a pet to be accommodated therein, and a roof frame which is supported on the surround wall wherein a food storage is provided within the roof frame for storing food. The pet house is capable of dispensing a food stored within the food storage and water for a pet so as to provide a complete self-sufficient pet house for a pet. A pet food that is stored within the pet food container not only provide convenience for the pet owner to store and dispense pet food for the pet, but also increases the overall weight of the pet house, so as to reduce the chances of the pet house being kicked around or tip over. The water dispenser is adapted for a hose to be connected so as to provide water for the pet to drink. The hose can easily be detached for cleaning the pet house, so as to promote cleanliness and comfort of the pet house for the pet.

Claims

1. A pet house for accommodating a pet therein, comprising:

a housing which comprises;

a surrounding wall having a lodging room for said pet accommodating therein, and a side entrance communicating with said lodging room; and

a roof frame, which is supported on said surrounding wall, comprising a ceiling wall mounted on top of said surrounding wall to cover said lodging room and a roof cover movably mounted on said ceiling wall, wherein a food storage is formed between said ceiling wall and said roof cover and is arranged for storing pet food to add an additional weight as a downward loading force on said housing so as to enhance said housing in a stably constructing manner.

2. The pet house, as recited in claim 1, further comprising a food dispensing arrangement for dispensing said pet food from said food storage, wherein said food dispensing arrangement comprises a food channel having a food inlet communicating extending to said ceiling wall to communicate with said food storage and a food dispensing outlet downwardly extended to a bottom side of said housing, and a food control valve operatively coupled with said food channel for controlling a predetermined amount of said pet food dispensing from said food storage at said food inlet to said food dispensing outlet.

3. The pet house, as recited in claim 2, wherein a bottom wall of said food storage has a funnel shape that said bottom wall of said food storage is sloped towards said food inlet for guiding said pet food moving towards said food inlet by gravity.

4. The pet house, as recited in claim 3, wherein said food control valve comprises a dispensing rotor having a food propeller rotatably supported within said food channel at said food inlet thereof for controllably feeding a predetermined of said pet food from said food storage and a driving device operatively driving said dispensing rotor to rotate at a predetermined number of revolution so as to dispense said pet food to said food dispensing outlet.

5. The pet house, as recited in claim 4, wherein said food control valve further comprises a sealing valve which is operatively coupled at said food dispensing outlet and is controlled by said driving device for normally sealing said food channel at said food dispensing outlet, and a food screen coupled at said food dispensing outlet in front of said sealing valve for slowing down said pet food dropping out from said food dispensing outlet.

6. The pet house, as recited in claim 2, wherein said food dispensing arrangement further comprises a water dispenser, which is supported by said housing, having a water inlet adapted for connecting with a water source and a water dispensing head protruding from said surrounding wall for controllably dispensing water from said water source.

7. The pet house, as recited in claim 5, wherein said food dispensing arrangement further comprises a water dispenser, which is supported by said housing, having a water inlet adapted for connecting with a water source and a water dispensing head protruding from said surrounding wall for controllably dispensing water from said water source.

8. The pet house, as recited in claim 1, wherein said roof cover is pivotally connected with said ceiling wall to selectively enclose said food storage, wherein said roof cover has a sealing rim and said ceiling wall has a sealing groove arranged when said roof cover is pivotally folded on top of said ceiling wall, said sealing rim is engaged with said sealing groove in an airtight manner to sealedly enclose said food storage for preventing moisture entering into said food storage.

9. The pet house, as recited in claim 3, wherein said roof cover is pivotally connected with said ceiling wall to selectively enclose said food storage, wherein said roof cover has a sealing rim and said ceiling wall has a sealing groove arranged when said roof cover is pivotally folded on top of said ceiling wall, said sealing rim is engaged with said sealing groove in an airtight manner to sealedly enclose said food storage for preventing moisture entering into said food storage.

10. The pet house, as recited in claim 7, wherein said roof cover is pivotally connected with said ceiling wall to selectively enclose said food storage, wherein said roof cover has a sealing rim and said ceiling wall has a sealing groove arranged when said roof cover is pivotally folded on top of said ceiling wall, said sealing rim is engaged with said sealing groove in an airtight manner to sealedly enclose said food storage for preventing moisture entering into said food storage.

11. The pet house, as recited in claim 8, wherein said roof frame, which is made of waterproof material, is detachably mounted on top of said surrounding wall to allow said housing to be disassembled for transporting and cleaning purposes, wherein said housing further comprises an eave handle outwardly and inclinedly extended from said surrounding wall at a position above said side entrance for not only sheltering said side entrance but also easy carrying said housing.

12. The pet house, as recited in claim 9, wherein said roof frame, which is made of waterproof material, is detachably mounted on top of said surrounding wall to allow said housing to be disassembled for transporting and cleaning purposes, wherein said housing further comprises an eave handle outwardly extended and inclinedly from said surrounding wall at a position above said side entrance for not only sheltering said side entrance but also easy carrying said housing.

13. The pet house, as recited in claim 10, wherein said roof frame, which is made of waterproof material, is detachably mounted on top of said surrounding wall to allow said housing to be disassembled for transporting and cleaning purposes, wherein said housing further comprises an eave handle outwardly and inclinedly extended from said surrounding wall at a position above said side entrance for not only sheltering said side entrance but also easy carrying said housing.

14. The pet house, as recited in claim 1, further comprising an outdoors shading arrangement which contains an umbrella compartment provided at said roof frame and comprises an outdoor umbrella arranged when said outdoor umbrella is folded in a closed position, said outdoor umbrella is adapted to be received in said umbrella compartment in a hidden manner, and when said outdoor umbrella is folded in an opened position, said outdoor umbrella is adapted to be supported by said housing to create a shading area under said outdoor umbrella for said pet resting thereunder.

15. The pet house, as recited in claim 7, further comprising an outdoors shading arrangement which contains an umbrella compartment provided at said roof frame and comprises an outdoor umbrella arranged when said outdoor umbrella is folded in a closed position, said outdoor umbrella is adapted to be received in said umbrella compartment in a hidden manner, and when said outdoor umbrella is folded in an opened position, said outdoor umbrella is adapted to be supported by said housing to create a shading area under said outdoor umbrella for said pet resting thereunder.

16. The pet house, as recited in claim 13, further comprising an outdoors shading arrangement which contains an umbrella compartment provided at said roof frame and comprises an outdoor umbrella arranged when said outdoor umbrella is folded in a closed position, said outdoor umbrella is adapted to be received in said umbrella compartment in a hidden manner, and when said outdoor umbrella is folded in an opened position, said outdoor umbrella is adapted to be supported by said housing to create a shading area under said outdoor umbrella for said pet resting thereunder.

17. The pet house, as recited in claim 13, wherein said housing further comprises a battery-powered ventilating fan mounted at said surrounding wall for providing ventilation of said lodging room, and a battery-powered dimmer light mounted at said surrounding wall for providing illumination via a light sensor.

18. The pet house, as recited in claim 16, wherein said housing further comprises a battery-powered ventilating fan mounted at said surrounding wall for providing ventilation of said lodging room, and a battery-powered dimmer light mounted at said surrounding wall for providing illumination via a light sensor.

19. The pet house, as recited in claim 13, wherein said housing further comprises a ventilating window provided at said surrounding wall for providing ventilation of said lodging room, and a battery-powered dimmer light mounted at said surrounding wall for providing illumination via a light sensor.

20. The pet house, as recited in claim 16, wherein said housing further comprises a ventilating window provided at said surrounding wall for providing ventilation of said lodging room, and a battery-powered dimmer light mounted at said surrounding wall for providing illumination via a light sensor.