PET CARRIER WITH DOOR LOCK

• US 20150144070A1
• Filed: 11/25/2014
• Published: 05/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jiangsu Zhongheng Pet Articles Joint-Stock Co.Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Jiangsu Zhongheng Pet Articles Joint-Stock Co.Ltd.
• Inventors: QIU, Bin
• Application Number:
  US14/553,316
• Publication Number:
  US 20150144070A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/496
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0245 Boxes or cages
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 63/14 Arrangement of several locks or locks with several bolts, e.g. arranged one behind the other locks having bolts with multiple head E05B15/108; with provision for latching E05B59/00, E05B61/00
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 1/04 with operating handle or equivalent member rigid with the bolt
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 9/04 with two sliding bars moved in opposite directions when fastening or unfastening

Abstract

A pet carrier for carrying a pet includes an upper cover body and a lower cover body, and an opening/closing pet door connecting with the upper and lower cover bodies. An opening/closing door rotating steel post is provided on the left side of the opening/closing pet door and has two ends fixed to the upper cover body and lower cover body, respectively. The pet carrier further includes a horizontal door lock and a vertical door lock provided on the opening/closing pet door. A pair of springs is provided on the horizontal door lock steel ribs; and another pair of springs is provided on the vertical door lock steel ribs. Each door lock is provided with a door lock controller, a door lock top cover and a door lock bottom cover. The horizontal door lock and the vertical door lock define a double door lock structure.

Claims

1. A pet carrier, comprising:

a body;

a door connected to the body; and

a first door lock mounted to the door and elongated in a horizontal direction;

a second door lock mounted to the door and elongated in a vertical direction, wherein the first lock includes

a pair of first door lock ribs extending in the horizontal direction and insertable into first openings of the body, and

a pair of controllers opposing each other in the horizontal direction, wherein the second lock includes

a pair of second door lock ribs extending in the vertical direction and insertable into second openings of the body, and

a pair of controllers opposing each other in the vertical direction, wherein

when the pair of controllers of the first door lock is moved away from each other, the pair of first door lock ribs is inserted into the first openings, and

when the pair of controllers of the first door lock is moved toward each other, the pair of first door lock ribs is moved out of the first openings, wherein

when the pair of controllers of the second door lock are moved away from each other, the pair of second door lock ribs are inserted into the second openings, and

when the pair of controllers of the second door lock are moved toward each other, the pair of second door lock ribs are retracted from the second openings.

2. The pet carrier according to claim 1, wherein the first door lock is disposed in a middle part of the door in the horizontal direction, and the second door lock is disposed adjacent to the first door lock in the horizontal direction and closer to a bottom of the body than the first door lock in the vertical direction.

3. The pet carrier according to claim 1, wherein

the first door lock further comprises a front cover;

and a back cover secured to the front cover, and

the pair of controllers projects outside the front cover.

4. The pet carrier according to claim 3, wherein the first door lock further comprises a pair of elastic members inside the front and back covers and between the controllers and edges of the front and back covers.

5. The pet carrier according to claim 1, wherein

the second door lock further comprises a front cover;

and a back cover secured to the front cover, and

the pair of controllers projects outside the front cover.

6. The pet carrier according to claim 5, wherein the second door lock further comprises a pair of elastic members disposed inside the front and back covers and between the controllers and edges of the front and back covers.

7. The pet carrier according to claim 1, further comprising a door post having an end inserted into a receptacle of an upper cover body of the body and another end inserted into a receptacle of a lower cover body of the body, wherein

the door is rotatable along the door post to open or close the body, and

the first door lock is between the door post and the second door lock.

8. A pet carrier comprising:

a body having an opening;

a door rotatable to close or open the opening;

a first door lock attached to the door and including a pair of first ribs movable in a first direction; and

a second door lock attached to the door and including a pair of second ribs movable in a second direction, wherein the second direction differs from the first direction.