DOOR FOR HOUSEHOLD PET CARRIER
First Claim
1. A door for a household pet carrier, comprising:
- a substantially parallelepiped, box-shaped structure with an opening defined in one of the sides of the structure for allowing an animal to enter and exit the carrier, said opening defining substantially the entire side of said structure and being capable of being at least partially closed to prevent the animal from exiting the carrier;
a carrier door for at least partially covering the opening, the door being moveable between an open position and a closed position, the door having means for maintaining it in the closed position;
wherein, said door comprises a first portion and a second portion being pivotably coupled to one another about a pivot axis, where the first portion is pivotably coupled at its upper edge to a top edge of the carrier and at its lower edge to an upper edge of the second portion;
further wherein, in the closed position the first portion and second portion are disposed in a substantially coplanar orientation and in a partially open position the first and second portions pivot relative to one another such that the pivot axis is disposed at a location outside of and spaced from the carrier.
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Abstract
A door is provided for a household pet carrier having a substantially parallelepiped box shape, with an opening on one of the sides of the box structure allowing the animal to enter and exit the carrier. Said opening can be closed reversibly by means of a door which prevents the animal inside from leaving the carrier. The door of the invention is essentially characterized in that it cannot be opened as in the case of similar known doors, with an opening having vertical-axis leaves, but rather by spreading apart the two leaves, of which it is made, in compass fashion, and said leaves, instead of becoming coplanar as in the closed position, assume a spread-apart position, with the hinge axis between the two leaves of the door being located, in this case, outside the container.
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20 Claims
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1. A door for a household pet carrier, comprising:
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a substantially parallelepiped, box-shaped structure with an opening defined in one of the sides of the structure for allowing an animal to enter and exit the carrier, said opening defining substantially the entire side of said structure and being capable of being at least partially closed to prevent the animal from exiting the carrier; a carrier door for at least partially covering the opening, the door being moveable between an open position and a closed position, the door having means for maintaining it in the closed position; wherein, said door comprises a first portion and a second portion being pivotably coupled to one another about a pivot axis, where the first portion is pivotably coupled at its upper edge to a top edge of the carrier and at its lower edge to an upper edge of the second portion; further wherein, in the closed position the first portion and second portion are disposed in a substantially coplanar orientation and in a partially open position the first and second portions pivot relative to one another such that the pivot axis is disposed at a location outside of and spaced from the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A pet carrier, comprising:
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a front, a back, a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side; a door frame coupled to one of the front, back, first side and second side, the door frame including a top member, a bottom member, a first side member, and a second side member, where the door frame defines an opening to allow entry and exit from an interior of the carrier; an eyelet formed in the first side member and the second side member; a door pivotably coupled to at least the top member of the door frame, the door including a first portion and a second portion pivotably coupled to one another about a pivot axis; and a latching mechanism coupled to either the first or second portions, the latching mechanism including a first wire and a second wire, the first wire being removably engaged to the eyelet formed in the first side member and the second wire being removably engaged to the eyelet formed in the second side member; wherein, the door is moveable between a closed position in which the first and second portions are disposed substantially planar with one another and an open position in which the pivot axis is positioned at a location outside of and away from the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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