Portable pet carrier

• US 6,539,895 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2001
• Issued: 04/01/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Barbara A. Hoagland
• Original Assignee: Barbara A. Hoagland
• Inventors: Hoagland, Barbara A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Poon, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): JAKEL, KEVIN W
• Application Number:
  US09/841,865
• Publication Number:
  US 20010029901A1
• Time in Patent Office: 706 Days
• Field of Search: 119/452, 119/453, 119/474, 119/482
• US Class Current: 119/453
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0245 Boxes or cages
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0254 Bags or baskets

Abstract

A portable pet carrier having a top portion, a middle section and a bottom portion made primarily from a molded synthetic material, with the top portion having a handle-like structure for carrying the assembled pet carrier and the middle portion having holes for ventilation and a door or window-like structure for placing a pet in or removing a pet from the carrier. The middle and bottom portions and the top and middle portions having mating connectors wherein the middle and bottom portions and the top and middle portions can be securely fastened to each other when assembled and can be easily separate from each other when disassembled by way of their respective mating connectors.

Claims

1. A portable pet carrier having a top portion, a middle section and a bottom portion made primarily from a molded synthetic material;

said top portion having a handle-like structure for carrying the assembled pet carrier and said middle portion having holes for ventilation and a door or window-like structure for placing a pet in or removing a pet from the carrier;

said middle and bottom portions having mating connectors and said top and middle portions having mating connectors;

wherein said top and middle portions are fixedly attached on one side with a hinge-like connector and removably attached on another side with mating connectors and said middle and bottom portions can be securely fastened to each other when assembled and can be easily separated from each other when disassembled by way of their respective mating connectors.

2. The portable pet carrier of claim 1 wherein said mating connectors are fixedly attached to their respective upper, middle and lower portions.