Collapsible animal enclosure
US9706749B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K1/034
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An animal enclosure and method of collapsing the enclosure is disclosed. The enclosure is fabricated from a plurality of panels. One or more first panels have elongate rods whose end portions are formed into a hook. An edge rod of an adjacent second panel is disposed within the hooked end portion of the first panel. By offsetting the hooked end portion of the first panel from the plane within which the first panel resides, the first and second panels to be stacked upon each other by pivoting the second panel onto the first panel.
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