Breakable down folding pet crate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11805752-B2
Application number	US-202217898466-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 29, 2022
Priority date	Sep 19, 2008
Publication date	Nov 7, 2023
Grant date	Nov 7, 2023

Abstract

A pet crate having a top, a bottom, and a cage between the top and bottom. The cage can be engaged to and disengaged from each of the top and bottom. When engaged to the top and bottom, or when disengaged from either one or both of the top and bottom, the cage is endless and can safely hold a pet therein. When disengaged from the top and bottom, the cage is foldable into a closed, endless and flat configuration such that the cage can be stored between the top and bottom such that the crate as a whole in such stored configuration is generally flat. When disengaged from the top and bottom, the cage is foldable out into a fence configuration by disconnecting two ends of the cage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A crate comprising:
a) a top;
b) a bottom engagable to the top;
c) wherein the top comprises a first receptacle having a length, a width, and a depth, the first receptacle being receptacle shaped;
d) wherein the bottom comprises a second receptacle having a length, a width, and a depth, the second receptacle being receptacle shaped;
e) wherein the first receptacle of the top includes a first endless sidewall;
f) wherein the second receptacle of the bottom includes a second endless sidewall;
g) wherein the first receptacle of the top confronts the second receptacle of the bottom when the crate is closed;
h) the top being generally solid to provide for shade and thwart rain;
i) the bottom being generally solid to isolate an interior of the crate from an environmental surface upon which the crate rests;
j) the top being a blow molded piece;
k) the bottom being a blow molded piece;
l) the top having a handle integrally formed therein for picking up the crate;
m) the first endless sidewall including a right side lip and a left side lip;
n) the second endless sidewall including a right side lip and a left side lip;
o) the right side lip of the first endless sidewall being engagable to the right side lip of the second endless sidewall by a first slide;
p) the left side lip of the first endless sidewall being engagable to the left side lip of the second endless sidewall by a second slide;
q) the top having a ceiling and first, second, third, and fourth cavities in the ceiling, the first and second cavities further opening out into the first endless sidewall on a right side of the top, the third and fourth cavities opening out into the first endless sidewall on a left side of the top; and
r) the top having an underside that includes a set of intersecting ribs formed integrally and one-piece with the top, some of the intersecting ribs running from end to end of the top, and some of the intersecting ribs running from side to side of the top.

Assignees

• Carlson Pet Products Inc

Inventors

• Flannery Mark A
• Rogalla Lyle H
• Julian Danial E

Classifications

• A01K1/033 Primary

  Cat or dog houses · CPC title

• A01K1/0245

  Boxes or cages · CPC title

• A01K1/034

  Dog-kennels · CPC title

• A01K1/0125

  Foldable or collapsible litter boxes · CPC title