# US 2013/0239902 A1 · Pet cage for attachment to a vehicle

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- Number: US 2013/0239902 A1
- Document ID: US20130239902A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/795,681
- Filed: 2013-03-12
- Published: 2013-09-19
- Earliest claimed: 2012-03-14
- Assignees: Big Boy Cage Mobile Inc.
- Applicants: Big Boy Cage Mobile Inc.
- Inventors: JULIEN VENNE
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130239902A1

## CPC

- A01K 1/0035: {Transportable or mobile animal shelters}
- A01K 1/0272: {Boxes, bags, cages, baskets, harnesses especially adapted for transport in or on automobiles}
- A01K 1/0245: {Boxes or cages}
- B60P 3/04: for transporting animals {(railway wagons adapted for carrying animals B61D3/163)}
- B60R 9/06: at vehicle front or rear {(rear luggage compartments within vehicle extensible externally of the vehicle body B60R5/041)}
- B60R 9/065: {Enclosure-type carriers, e.g. trunks}
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00)
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

There is provided a pet cage for attachment to a trailer hitch of a vehicle, the cage comprising a floor, one or more sidewalls and a top panel, the floor, the sidewalls and the top panel being attached together and defining an enclosed space for accommodating a pet; a door fitted in one of the sidewalls; and a support attached to the floor, the sidewalls and/or the top panel for supporting the cage above ground, the support having a coupling end for attachment to the trailer hitch of the vehicle.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A pet cage for attachment to a trailer hitch of a vehicle, the cage comprising:
a floor, one or more sidewalls and a top panel, the floor, the sidewalls and the top panel being attached together and defining an enclosed space for accommodating a pet;
a door fitted in one of the sidewalls; and
a support attached to the floor, the sidewalls and/or the top panel for supporting the cage above ground, the support having a coupling end for attachment to the trailer hitch of the vehicle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cage of claim 1, wherein, when the cage is installed on a vehicle, the support holds the cage at a distance from the ground that is equal to or larger than the distance from the ground to the trailer hitch.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The cage of claim 2, wherein the support holds the cage at a distance from the ground larger than the distance from the ground to the trailer hitch.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The cage of claim 3, wherein the support holds the cage at more than 12 inches from the ground.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cage of claim 1, further comprising a pin for inserting into a hole located at the coupling end of the support so as to removably attach the support to the trailer hitch.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The cage of claim 1, wherein the coupling end of the support is less than 12 inches long.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The cage of claim 1, wherein the support extends under and is attached to the floor of the cage.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The cage of claim 7, wherein one or more of the sidewalls extend downward from the floor so as to at least partly hide the support from view.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The cage of claim 7, wherein the support comprises one or more arms extending from the coupling end under the floor of the cage.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The cage of claim 9, wherein the arm(s) slope upward from the trailer hitch.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The cage of claim 9, wherein the arm(s) are stepped.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The cage of claim 9, wherein one or more brackets vertically extend from the arm(s) of the support and attach to the floor of the cage.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The cage of claim 12, wherein two brackets extend vertically from the arm(s) of the support and attach to the floor of the cage.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The cage of claim 12, wherein the brackets attach to the floor under weight bearing portions thereof.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The cage of claim 12, wherein the brackets are L-shaped with a portion extending vertically from the arm(s) and a further portion extending horizontally from the vertical portion, the horizontal portion attaching to the floor of the cage.

### Claim 16 (depends on 7)

The cage of claim 7, wherein the support comprises one central arm extending under the floor of the cage.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The cage of claim 16 comprising two brackets, wherein the arm(s) are stepped or slope upward from the trailer hitch, and wherein the bracket closest to the coupling end extends vertically upwards and the bracket farthest from the coupling ends extend vertically downwards.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The cage of claim 16, wherein the central arm and the coupling end together consist in a bent square metal tube having an opening of a size adapted to engage and retain the trailer hitch.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

The cage of claim 1, further comprising a reinforcement frame running along and attached to the edges of each of the floor, top panel and the sidewalls.

### Claim 20 (depends on 1)

The cage of claim 1, further comprising one or more stabilizing belts for attachment to the cage and to the vehicle so as to limit rocking of the cage.