Cat house for cats or other small animals

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cat house for cats or other small animals showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation thereof; the right side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIG. 6 is a cross section taken along lines 6--6 of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the base unit.

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Patent History
Patent number: D349783
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 26, 1992
Date of Patent: Aug 16, 1994
Inventor: Michael L. Berger (Rockville, MD)
Primary Examiner: CathyAnne MacCormac
Application Number: 7/841,437