Animal carrier with electrostatic discharge
AssigneeYap Designs, Inc.
InventorLiy Kath
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Abstract
An improved animal carrier. An animal carrier may include a shell defining a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. The carrier may include a first end and a second end. The top panel may include a zippered opening extending from the first end to the second end and the bottom panel includes a semi-rigid base having an exterior side. The carrier may include an interior side. The second side panel may be positioned substantially parallel to the first side panel. The shell may define a cavity for housing an animal. A device may include feet positioned on the exterior side. At least one of the feet includes an electrical contact that is electrically connected to the interior side. The electrical contact is configurable to release static electricity from an interior of the shell.
Claims20
An animal carrier comprising:
- a shell defining a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, and including a first end and a second end, wherein:
- the top panel includes a zippered opening extending from the first end to the second end;
- the bottom panel includes a semi-rigid base having an exterior side, and includes an interior side;
- the second side panel is positioned substantially parallel to the first side panel;
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- the shell defines a cavity for housing an animal;
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- a plurality of feet positioned on the exterior side, wherein at least one of the plurality of feet includes an electrical contact that is electrically connected to the interior side, wherein the electrical contact is configurable to release static electricity from an interior of the shell.
An animal carrier comprising:
- a top panel including a zippered opening extending from a first end to a second end;
- a first side panel attached to the top panel, the first end, and the second end;
- a second side panel positioned substantially parallel to the first side panel and attached to the top panel, the first end, and the second end;
- a bottom panel positioned substantially parallel to the top panel, attached to the first side panel, the second side panel, the first end, and the second end, and including a semi-rigid base, wherein the top panel, the bottom panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel define an interior cavity;
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- a plurality of feet positioned on an exterior side of the bottom panel, wherein at least one of the plurality of feet includes an electrical conductor that is electrically connected to an interior side of the animal carrier.
An animal carrier comprising:
- a top panel;
- a bottom panel positioned substantially parallel to the top panel and including an exterior side and a plurality of feet positioned on the exterior side, wherein at least one of the plurality of feet includes an electrical conductor that is electrically connected to an interior side of the animal carrier;
- a first end;
- a second end positioned opposite the first end;
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- a pair of side panels, each side panel attached to the top panel, the bottom panel, the first end, and the second end, wherein:
- the bottom panel includes a semi-rigid base,
- the top panel, the bottom panel, and the side panels together define an interior cavity,
- the animal carrier further includes a first flap positioned at the first end, attached at a top of the first end, and releasably attached to a bottom of the first end,
- the first end includes a first end portion and a zippered opening extending substantially around a perimeter of the first end portion, and
- the second end includes a second end portion, wherein the second end portion includes a second mesh portion and a second closed portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.