Patent · US Expired

Portable pet carrier

US4852520A · kind A · utility

96Cited by
7References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 16, 1987
Grant dateAug 1, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 16, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01K1/0245
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A portable pet carrier having a lower section and a removable upper section attached thereto. The lower section has a bottom wall, spaced side walls, a rear wall and a front wall with an access opening, and the upper section has a top wall, spaced side walls, a rear wall and a front wall with an access opening. The upper section and the lower section are attached by clips which extend through aligned openings in horizontal lips extending outwardly from the edges of the walls of both sections. A gate is pivotally mounted in the access openings in the front walls of the upper section and the lower section, and a latch is located on the gate for retaining the gate in the closed position. A plurality of rollers are carried on the exterior of the bottom wall of the lower section, and lifting and towing handles are pivotally attached to the exterior of the top wall of the upper section for moving the portable pet carrier.

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