PET ENCLOSURE

• US 20080173253A1
• Filed: 01/23/2008
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Link Treasure Limited
• Original Assignee: Link Treasure Limited
• Inventors: YEH, Chuan-Ming
• Application Number:
  US12/018,577
• Publication Number:
  US 20080173253A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/497
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0245 Boxes or cages
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0272 Boxes, bags, cages, baskets, harnesses especially adapted for transport in or on automobiles

Abstract

A pet enclosure includes a pet carrier and a base securable to a car seat. The pet carrier includes a housing, a handle, a door plate and a plurality of ventilating windows distributed on the top of the housing and the door plate, and provides an interior space for accommodating a pet therein. The base is formed with a receiving space for accommodating the housing and a securing slot for securing by a safety seat belt. The latch mechanism has an actuator, a first hooker, an associating member and a second hooker, wherein the actuator is used to drive the first and second hooker through the associating member for either locking the housing on the base or releasing the housing from the base.

Claims

1. A pet enclosure, comprising:

a pet carrier having a housing provided a interior space for accommodating a pet;

a base connectable to a car seat; and

a latch mechanism for securing the pet carrier on the base.

2. The pet enclosure of claim 1, wherein the pet carrier has a handle.

3. The pet enclosure of claim 1, wherein the pet carrier has a door plate.

4. The pet enclosure of claim 3, wherein the door plate has a plurality of ventilating windows.

5. The pet enclosure of claim 1, wherein the housing has an engagable portion for engaging with the latch mechanism.

6. The pet enclosure of claim 1, wherein the base is formed with a securing slot for securing to a car seat by a safety seat belt.

7. The pet enclosure of claim 1, wherein the base is formed with a receiving space for accommodating the housing thereon.

8. The pet enclosure of claim 4, wherein the pet carrier is connectable to the base in either end direction, so as allowing an owner of the pet watching the pet through the ventilating windows on the door plate.

9. The pet enclosure of claim 4, wherein the latch mechanism includes

a first hooker for securing the house on the base;

a second hooker for securing the house on the base;

an associating member for associating the first hooker and second hooker; and

an actuator for driving the first hooker and second hooker.

10. The pet enclosure of claim 9, wherein the actuator and the associating member are formed integrally.

11. The pet enclosure of claim 9, wherein the actuator is pivoted on the base.

12. The pet enclosure of claim 9, wherein the actuator is a handle pivoted on the base.