Pet transport

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9781900-B2
Application number	US-201514730489-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2015
Priority date	Jun 4, 2015
Publication date	Oct 10, 2017
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017

Abstract

A deployable pet carrier assembly for a vehicle includes a sliding rail guide system configured to attach the pet carrier to a vehicle seat back and collapsible front, rear, and side walls defining a box structure when deployed. An actuator is provided, configured to retain or release the pet carrier walls for transitioning the pet carrier between a collapsed configuration and a deployed configuration. The sliding guide rail system includes front and rear guide rails configured to slidingly hold the pet carrier front wall and rear wall. A tray may be included to define a floor of the pet carrier.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A deployable pet carrier assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
a guide rail system configured to attach the pet carrier to a vehicle seat back;
front and rear walls comprising a plurality of rails pivotally coupled together to form a collapsible grid;
side walls comprising a plurality of panels hingedly connected to allow for expansion and collapse of the side walls; and
a spring-biased actuator configured to retain or release all of the pet carrier walls for transitioning the pet carrier between a collapsed configuration and a deployed configuration wherein the front and rear walls are pivotally connected to the side walls whereby expanding or collapsing one of the front and rear walls or the side walls will also expand or collapse the remaining front and rear walls or side walls.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the spring-biased actuator is a pushbutton release.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , further including a tray defining a floor of the pet carrier.

4. The assembly of claim 1 , further including a perforated cushioning mat disposed within the tray.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the guide rail system includes front and rear guide rails.

6. A vehicle including the assembly of claim 1 .

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Iinan Eric Vargas
• Ortiz Hernandez Edgardo F
• Simon Gonzalez Jose Ernesto

Classifications

• B60R7/02

  in separate luggage compartment {(B60R7/005 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60P7/13

  Securing freight containers or forwarding containers on vehicles · CPC title

• A01K1/0353

  Pet beds, e.g. dog beds · CPC title

• A01K1/0035

  Transportable or mobile animal shelters · CPC title

• B60R7/043

  mounted on or under a seat · CPC title