Pet Kennel
First Claim
1. A pet kennel structured to receive an animal therein, the pet kennel comprising:
- an upper kennel portion comprising an upper shell portion and an upper connection apparatus, the upper connection apparatus comprising an elongated pair of upper supports being situated at alternate sides of the upper shell portion and each having a number of first engagement elements;
a lower kennel portion comprising a lower shell portion and a lower connection apparatus, the lower connection apparatus comprising an elongated pair of lower supports being situated at alternate sides of the lower shell portion and each having a number of second engagement elements;
the upper kennel portion being translatable with respect to the lower kennel portion along a longitudinal axis of the pet kennel between a first position and a second position;
in the first position;
the pair of upper supports being situated atop the pair of lower supports,the upper and lower shell portions being offset from one another along the longitudinal axis, andthe number of first engagement elements being disengaged from the number of second engagement elements;
in the second position;
the pair of upper supports being situated atop the pair of lower supports,the upper and lower shell portions being aligned with one another along the longitudinal axis, andthe number of first engagement elements being engaged with the number of second engagement elements.
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Abstract
A pet kennel that is structured to receive an animal includes an upper kennel portion and a lower kennel portion that include first and second engagement structures that are slidingly engageable. The upper kennel portion is situated in a first position atop the lower kennel portion offset from one another along a longitudinal axis of the pet kennel. The upper kennel portion is then translated along the longitudinal axis with respect to the lower pet kennel portion toward a second, assembled position to cause the first engagement elements and the second engagement elements to become slidingly engaged and to cause the upper and lower kennel portions to become aligned with one another. The upper kennel portion additionally includes a pair of latches that are engageable with the lower shell portion in the second position of the pet kennel to retain the upper and lower kennel portions in the second position
41 Citations
16 Claims
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1. A pet kennel structured to receive an animal therein, the pet kennel comprising:
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an upper kennel portion comprising an upper shell portion and an upper connection apparatus, the upper connection apparatus comprising an elongated pair of upper supports being situated at alternate sides of the upper shell portion and each having a number of first engagement elements; a lower kennel portion comprising a lower shell portion and a lower connection apparatus, the lower connection apparatus comprising an elongated pair of lower supports being situated at alternate sides of the lower shell portion and each having a number of second engagement elements; the upper kennel portion being translatable with respect to the lower kennel portion along a longitudinal axis of the pet kennel between a first position and a second position; in the first position; the pair of upper supports being situated atop the pair of lower supports, the upper and lower shell portions being offset from one another along the longitudinal axis, and the number of first engagement elements being disengaged from the number of second engagement elements; in the second position; the pair of upper supports being situated atop the pair of lower supports, the upper and lower shell portions being aligned with one another along the longitudinal axis, and the number of first engagement elements being engaged with the number of second engagement elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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