Portable, bedside-mountable, side bed apparatus

Abstract

A portable pet bed apparatus is provided that can be selectively side mountable to a bed assembly. The pet bed apparatus includes a carrier device that defines a bedding space thereof sized and dimensioned to accommodate a domestic pet therein. The pet bed apparatus further includes a mounting assembly having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion that lies closely adjacent to the bed assembly, and a connector assembly on the side of the carrier device for detachably connecting the carrier device to the vertical portion of the mounting assembly. The carrier device can be removed from the mounting assembly, which enables independent functionality as a pet carrier.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A portable pet side bed apparatus configured for cantilever supportive retainment at an interface between two opposed, substantially adjacent, opposed surfaces of a structure, said pet side bed apparatus comprising:
 a carrier device defining a bedding space sized and dimensioned to accommodate a domestic pet therein, 
 a mounting assembly including a horizontal portion with a proximal end and a distal end, and a vertical portion extending upward from the proximal end of the horizontal portion, the horizontal portion configured to enable selective insertion between the opposed surfaces, to an inserted position, in a manner enabling the vertical portion to be closely adjacent to a side wall of the structure, wherein the mounting assembly comprises a tubular assembly with the vertical portion formed from two substantially upright members and a cross-member; and 
 a connector assembly, a first portion of which is on a side of the carrier device and a second portion of which is on the vertical portion of the mounting assembly, for detachably connecting the carrier device to the vertical portion of the mounting assembly, in a manner enabling cantilever supportive retainment of the pet side bed apparatus relative to the structure and adjacent to the side wall of the structure, wherein the connector assembly comprises a metal channel with a substantially U-shaped profile located on the side of the carrier device and configured to receive and partially enclose the two substantially upright members and the cross-member that form the vertical portion of the mounting assembly. 
 
     
     
       2. The pet bed apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the mounting assembly comprises a tubular assembly with the vertical portion formed from two substantially upright members and a cross-member; and   the connector assembly comprises a metal channel located on the side of the carrier device and configured to surround the vertical portion of the mounting assembly.   
     
     
       3. The pet side bed apparatus according to  claim 1 , further including: said mounting assembly comprises a tubular frame assembly that is configured for selective manipulation between a stowed position and a deployed position, sufficiently extended from a the side portion of the carrier device, to enable selective friction-fit insertion of at least a portion of said frame assembly into the interface, between the opposed surfaces, to the inserted position. 
     
     
       4. The pet side bed apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein
 said frame assembly includes a pair of mounting legs, laterally spaced apart from one another. 
 
     
     
       5. The pet side bed apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein
 said mounting legs are configured to telescopically translate between the stowed position and the deployed position. 
 
     
     
       6. The pet bed apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein
 each said mounting leg is detachable for orientation from the deployed position to the stowed position.   
     
     
       7. The pet bed apparatus according to  claim 1 , further including
 a support leg extending from said carrier device to the ground for additional vertical support of the pet bed apparatus when oriented in the inserted position.