Collapsible pet housing
OwnerJeffrey Simpson, Mark Haleyinventors
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Abstract
A collapsible pet housing is quickly and easily assembled with minimal or no tools. The pet housing has a hinged frame formed of a substantially rigid material and a plurality of fabric panels secured to the frame. The pet housing also includes tie-down eyelets and pivoting-hinge knee and corner joints for collapsing the pet housing into a compact configuration.
Claims21
A collapsible pet housing comprising a hinged frame formed of a substantially rigid material, wherein the hinged frame further includes a plurality of rail members pivotally connected to a plurality of post members;
- and a plurality of fabric panels secured to said frame.
A frame for a pet housing comprising upright posts with rails extending therebetween, each post comprising an upper post segment and a lower post segment, said upper and lower post segments of each post pivotally connected by a knee joint at inner ends thereof, and outer ends of said upper and lower post segments of each post being pivotally connected to at least one rail by a corner bracket.
A pet enclosure comprising a frame and a plurality of fabric panels secured to said frame, wherein said frame has upright posts with rails extending therebetween, each post comprising an upper post segment and a lower post segment, said upper and lower post segments of each post pivotally connected by a knee joint at inner ends thereof, and outer ends of said upper and lower post segments of each post being pivotally connected to at least one rail by a corner bracket, wherein said upright posts and said rails comprise extruded aluminum tubes, each tube having at least one slit for receiving an edge of a fabric panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.