Airline Pet Carrier Having Integral Retractable Wheels and a Smooth Exterior
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1. An airline compatible pet carrier comprising:
- a. an upper and a lower half;
b. a plurality of wheels rotatably attached to substantially L-shaped rotatable wheel support members;
c. said rotatable wheel support members are mounted to a lower region of said lower half;
d. said lower region being proximate to a lower edge of said lower half;
e. said wheels being positioned within a recess in said lower region of said lower half; and
f. said rotating wheel support members being secured in an upward and a downward position whereby each of said wheels are alternately secured in an upward, stowed position and a downward, deployed position.
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Abstract
An airline approved pet carrier includes retractable wheels that leave the exterior surface of the carrier smooth. Other components of the carrier are positioned in a recess in the carrier to maintain a smooth exterior surface. The wheels are quick to deploy and include a positive mechanism to keep them in the stowed and the deployed positions.
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20 Claims
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1. An airline compatible pet carrier comprising:
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a. an upper and a lower half; b. a plurality of wheels rotatably attached to substantially L-shaped rotatable wheel support members; c. said rotatable wheel support members are mounted to a lower region of said lower half; d. said lower region being proximate to a lower edge of said lower half; e. said wheels being positioned within a recess in said lower region of said lower half; and f. said rotating wheel support members being secured in an upward and a downward position whereby each of said wheels are alternately secured in an upward, stowed position and a downward, deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An airline compatible pet carrier comprising:
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a. an upper and a lower half; b. a plurality of wheels rotatably attached to a lower region of said lower half; c. said wheels being positioned within a recess in said lower region of said lower half; d. said wheels being mounted on a rotating wheel support member; e. said rotating wheel support members being secured in an upward and a downward position whereby each of said wheels are alternately secured in an upward, stowed position and a downward, deployed position; f. a panel, substantially flush with the outside of the lower half covers each of said wheels whereby said wheels do not interfere with external objects during transit and whereby the exterior surface of the pet carrier is smooth. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An airline compatible pet carrier comprising:
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a. an upper and a lower half; b. a plurality of wheels rotatably attached to a lower region of said lower half; c. said wheels being positioned within a recess in said lower region of said lower half; d. said wheels being mounted on a substantially L-shaped rotating wheel support member; e. said rotating wheel support members having a pin end which protrudes into a socket positioned in said recess of said lower region of said lower half;
said pin ends of said wheel support members having a plurality of slots that engage at least one key in each of said sockets, wherein at least one of said slots engages said at least one key when said wheel support member is in an upward, stowed position and at least one of said slots of said pin end of said wheel support member engages another of said at least one key when said wheel support is in a downward, deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of constructing an airline compatible pet carrier comprising the steps of:
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a. providing an upper and a lower half; b. attaching a plurality of wheels rotatably to a lower region of said lower half; c. positioning said plurality of wheels in a recess in said lower region of said lower half; d. mounting said wheels on a substantially L-shaped rotating wheel support member; e. including a pin end on said wheel support members that protrudes into a socket positioned in said recess of said lower region of said lower half; f. providing a plurality of slots in said pin ends of said wheel support members for engaging at least one key in each of said sockets, whereby at least one of said slots engages said at least one key when said wheel support member is in an upward, stowed position and at least one of said slots of said pin end of said wheel support member engages another of said at least one key when said wheel support is in a downward, deployed position. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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