US 11,985,954 B2
Modular cat climbing structure
Jenifer Firestone, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to Jenifer J. Firestone, Asheville, NC (US)
Filed by Better Instincts, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/188,836.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/338,098, filed on May 4, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0354776 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A01K 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 15/024 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular cat climbing structure, comprising:
a flexible elongated body portion comprising:
an arcuate wall comprising an internal surface and a rough external surface, and
a cavity defined within the arcuate wall;
a first arm secured to and spanning a first end of the arcuate wall, the first arm comprising:
a first engagement surface disposed on a terminal edge of the first arm and extending substantially axially inward from the internal surface of the body portion and into the cavity,
a first lip extending from the terminal edge of the first arm and opposing a portion of the rough external surface, and
a first projection extending orthogonally from the first lip;
a second arm secured to and spanning a second end of the arcuate wall, wherein the second arm and the first arm defining an opening to the cavity, the second arm comprising:
a second engagement surface disposed on a terminal edge of the second arm and extending substantially axially inward from the internal surface of the body portion and into the cavity,
a second lip extending from the terminal edge of the second arm and opposing a portion of the rough external surface, and
a second projection extending orthogonally from the second lip,
wherein the first arm and the second arm define an opening to the cavity,
wherein the first engagement surface and the second engagement surface are configured to directly contact and apply a biasing force against a household structure responsive to a portion of the household structure being housed in the cavity.