Patents
US 9380760 B2: Folding pet ramp and steps device with telescoping handle
- Granted
- 2016-07-05
- Filed
- 2012-11-02 application 13667460
- Type
- Utility · 25 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are directed to pet ramp/step devices and associated methods, including a frame supporting at least one platform member. The at least one platform member includes a riser and a runner which are movable between a ramp mode configuration and a step mode configuration. The frame further includes a telescoping handle which is extendable relative to the frame based on a height of the supporting structure against which the telescoping handle is positioned. The frame includes a frame hinge for folding the frame into a folded position and a frame locking mechanism for locking the frame in the folded position. The riser fixedly supports the runner against a pair of riser supports of the frame when positioned in the step mode. The runner is further supported by the pair of riser supports when positioned in the ramp mode.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160705.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PetEdge, Inc. 5 patents | US company or organization | Beverly, MA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Rorke | Guilford, CT | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lori Haraske | Amesbury, MA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01K | Animal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animals | A01K1/035 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PETEDGE, INC. signed 2018-04-03 | PTG (ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS), LLC ATLANTA, GA | 45493/912 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-04-04 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | PTG (ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS), LLC signed 2018-04-04 | BOSS HOLDINGS, INC., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT KEWANEE, IL | 45438/405 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-04-03 | Correction Certificate of conversion | PETEDGE, INC., A MASSACHUSETTS CORPORATION signed 2018-03-29 | PETEDGE, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION WILMINGTON, DE | 46405/165 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-03-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MASSACHUSETTS CAPITAL RESOURCE COMPANY signed 2018-03-14 | PONTE PET INC. KEWANEE, IL | 45312/177 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-03-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MONROE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, LLC signed 2018-03-14 | BOSS HOLDINGS, INC., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT BOSTON, MA | 45258/670 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-08-23 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | CITIZENS BUSINESS CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS ASSET FINANCE, INC., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2017-08-21 | PETEDGE, INC. BEVERLY, MA | 43374/141 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-08-23 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | PETEDGE, INC. signed 2017-08-21 | MONROE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 43364/832 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-03-02 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patents and trademarks | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2016-02-29 | PETEDGE, INC. BEVERLY, MA | 37973/909 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-03-01 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | PETEDGE, INC. signed 2016-02-29 | CITIZENS BUSINESS CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF CITIZENS ASSET FINANCE, INC., AS AGENT BOSTON, MA | 37969/289 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-07-20 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | PETEDGE, INC. signed 2015-07-15 | MASSACHUSETTS CAPITAL RESOURCE COMPANY BOSTON, MA | 36132/622 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-06-13 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | PETEDGE, INC. signed 2014-06-05 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BOSTON, MA | 33162/16 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-12-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RORKE, BROOKS signed 2012-11-09 HARASKE, LORI signed 2012-11-13 | PETEDGE, INC. BEVERLY, MA | 29497/744 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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