Nancy C Alberti

US Patent:

8245668, Aug 21, 2012

Filed:

Apr 4, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/439814

Inventors:

Gordon R. Alberti - Merritt Island FL, US
Kathryn L. Alberti - Merritt Island FL, US
Nancy C. Alberti - Merritt Island FL, US

International Classification:

A01K 15/02
A47C 7/62
A47C 31/00

US Classification:

119712, 29718411, 29722812

Abstract:

An apparatus to deter pets from lying on a seat portion which extends between opposite arms each on an end of a piece of furniture comprising: i) a large spring having an extended length sufficient to extend across a width of the seat portion of the piece of furniture, the spring having a sufficient diameter to extend across a substantial depth of the seat portion; ii) a fabric sleeve loosely surrounding the large spring, the sleeve also having a length sufficient to extend across a width of the seat portion of the furniture; iii) two end panels, each attached to an opposite end portion of the large spring and an end portion of the fabric sleeve; and, iv) end panel attachment mechanism spaced around a periphery of the end panels to attach the end panels together in a storage position with the spring compressed therebetween.