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US 12,178,187 B2Granted
Convertible pet stroller and carrier
AssigneeVermont Juvenile Furniture Mfg., Inc.
InventorsChris Jakubowski, Todd M. Jakubowski, Kristen Jakubowski
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Abstract
Pet carriers, car seat frames, pet strollers, assemblies of pet carriers with car set frames or pet strollers, and systems comprising the foregoing are provided.
Claims14
A pet carrier comprising:
- a top section, a bottom section having an upper rim, a handle, a first pet carrier engagement, a second pet carrier engagement, and an interior defined between the top section and the bottom section;
- the top section comprising a front, a back, a canopy, at least one canopy frame element supporting the canopy, a front canopy latch element at the front, and a back canopy latch element at the back, the canopy comprising a lower edge configured to be proximal to the upper rim of the bottom section, a first canopy frame element of the at least one canopy frame element extending at least partially around the lower edge of the canopy and having a front section at the front and a back section at the back, the front section and the back section meeting at a first pivot on a first side of the canopy and meeting at a second pivot on a second side of the canopy, the front canopy latch element fixed to the front section of the first canopy frame element and the back canopy latch element fixed to the back section of the first canopy frame element;
- the bottom section comprising a base, a front, a back, a first side, a second side, a shell, a bottom frame element, a front bottom latch element exteriorly extending from the front, and a back bottom latch element exteriorly extending from the back, the shell extends up from the base to the bottom frame element, the bottom frame element extends around the upper rim of the bottom, and the front and the back bottom latch elements are fixed to the bottom frame element;
- the handle comprising a first handle receiver engaged with one or more of the first canopy frame element and the first bottom frame element on a first side of the pet carrier, and a second handle receiver engaged with one or more of the first canopy frame element and the first bottom frame element on a second side of the pet carrier, a handle bar extending from the first handle receiver to the second handle receiver and over the canopy, the handle bar being separate from the first canopy frame element such that the first canopy frame element is pivotable independently of the handle bar;
- the front canopy latch element being engageable with the front bottom latch element to secure the front of the top to the front of the bottom in a front closed position, and being releasable to an open position, allowing movement of the top section at the front of the pet carrier to reveal the interior of the pet carrier;
- the back canopy latch element being engageable with the back bottom latch element to secure the back of the top to the back of the bottom in a back closed position, and being releasable to an open position, allowing movement of the top section at the back of the pet carrier to reveal the interior of the pet carrier;
- the first pet carrier engagement on the first side of the bottom section, the second pet carrier engagement on the second side of the bottom section, both the first pet carrier engagement and the second pet carrier engagement being engageable with a secondary device in order to fix the pet carrier to the secondary device;
- the first pet carrier engagement comprises a first mount fixed to the bottom section, the first mount including hooked protrusions extending at either end of the first mount and a first rotating latch rotatably coupled to the first mount between the hooked protrusions, the hooked protrusions of the first mount and the first rotating latch are configured to engage a first side carrier support of the secondary device;
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- the second pet carrier engagement comprises a second mount fixed to the bottom section, the second mount including hooked protrusions extending at either end of the second mount and a second rotating latch rotatably coupled to the second mount between the hooked protrusions, the hooked protrusions of the second mount and the second rotating latch are configured to engage a second side carrier support of the secondary device;
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- the top section, the bottom section, and the base forming an enclosure, in which a pet may be contained, within the interior of the pet carrier when the front and the back of the canopy are in the closed position.
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