Collapsible cage
US6192834A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K1/034
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collapsible cage for housing an animal having an expanded and a collapsed configuration. The collapsible cage comprises a top platform and a bottom platform defining the ceiling and floor of said collapsible cage, a first accordion wall, a second accordion wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall, which collectively define a cage interior when the collapsible cage is in an expanded configuration. The first end wall rotatably engages the bottom platform and the second end wall rotatably engages the top platform. The first accordion wall and second accordion wall each have a first upper portion and a first lower portion. The first upper portions have first upper ends rotatably attached to the top platform, and the first lower portions have first lower ends rotatably attached to the bottom platform. The first upper portions rotatably engage the first lower portions along a hinge intermediate of the first upper ends and the first lower ends. During the transition of the collapsible cage from the expanded configuration to the collapsed configuration, the first and second end walls and the first and second accordion walls pivot into the cage interior and the top platform approache…
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