Animal husbandry – Confining or housing – Animal display or open work enclosure
Reexamination Certificate
2000-08-22
2001-05-01
Poon, Peter M. (Department: 3643)
Animal husbandry
Confining or housing
Animal display or open work enclosure
C119S473000, C119S479000, C119S496000, C280S047340
Reexamination Certificate
active
06223691
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to a device providing secured animal storage and more specifically to a mobile carrier for pets and other small animals. The invention is intended to enable persons to transport their pets and other animals with greater comfort and protection for the animal.
Many facilities such as malls, grocery stores and airports do not allow the entrance of pets or other animals unless they are carried or restrained in some type of pet transport cage. Carrying one's pet becomes tiring and restricts one's movement and ability to use their hands. The pet transport cages available today are cumbersome and do not provide incorporation with the safety features of the carrying vehicle.
The present invention combines a car seat-like design with a mobile carriage-like design that has a greatly improved utility. The present invention is mobile, can be carried by hand, can be pushed or pulled and provides safety, comfort, and ventilation for a pet. In addition, the present invention solves problems that are contained in the prior art. First, the present invention services a dual purpose in that it can be secured by seatbelts in a vehicle and then can be removed and pushed or pulled by hand along the ground. Also, the present invention contains a removable wire cage and a recessed area in the flooring of the enclosure to catch liquid waste. The waste drains into a small box that can be easily removed to dispose of said waste. The present invention contains wheels that can be removed to make the pet carrier more secure and stationary. Lastly, the present invention contains a retractable handle that can be utilized to push or pull the pet enclosure. This makes the carrier easier to manipulate and allows the enclosure to fit more securely into motor vehicles or storage areas.
Accordingly, it is an object of the instant invention to provide a mobile pet carrier which comprises engagement members for engaging with the restraining belt of a vehicle for being fixedly secured with the seat of a vehicle.
Another object of the invention is a mobile pet carrier having a retractable handle for ease of carrier movement and positioning within a vehicle.
Another object of the invention is a mobile pet carrier having removable wheels.
Another object of the invention is a mobile pet carrier having easy access into the storage area.
Another object of the invention is a mobile pet carrier having wheels and an upright handle for ease of movement.
Another object of the present invention is the provision of a mobile pet carrier having a configuration which is car seat friendly.
Another object of the invention is a mobile pet carrier which includes a liquid waste receptacle spaced from the floor area of the carrier.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention is directed to an animal carrier for use inside and outside of vehicles. The carrier includes a cage-like enclosure having a top, a front, a rear, and a pair of sides intersecting with at least the front. It also includes a carriage for supporting the enclosure and comprises a bottom, a front, a rear, and a pair of sides intersecting with at least the rear. Attachment members are provided to removably connect the cage with the carriage.
At least one wedge is secured with the rear of the cage-like enclosures or the carriage. When the carrier is positioned on the vehicle seat the wedge is adapted to be engaged with a seat belt of the vehicle for being fixedly secured to the seat of the vehicle.
The carrier includes casters for rolling movement over a supporting surface. It also includes a handle which provides means for pushing the carrier over the supporting surface. The handle may be collapsible and the casters may be removed from the carrier.
There may be two wedges mounted with the carriage. Each is triangularly shaped with two sides extending in the direction of the rear and a third side extending along a plane substantially perpendicularly of the plane of the rear. Each wedge includes an opening for receiving the seat belt. At least one of the wedges includes an extension extending from one side. The extension is adapted to also engage with the seat belt.
The bottom of the carrier includes an inner upper layer and an outer lower layer, the upper layer extending substantially along a plane perpendicular of the plane along which the back of the carrier extends with the lower layer being contoured to conform with the angle of a vehicle seat. The carrier bottom further includes an inner upper layer and an outer lower layer forming a chamber containing absorbing material. There are perforations formed over the inner layer which opens into the chamber so that liquids deposited onto the upper layer pass through the perforations and are contained by the absorbing material.
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Flint Cort
Jaudon Henry S.
Kim Douglas W.
Nguyen Son T.
Poon Peter M.
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