Transport system for an animal to be received in a motor vehicle

A transport system for an animal to be received in a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a carrier configured to be received on a transport surface of the motor vehicle;
• and
• a boarding aid comprising a first tread element and at least a second tread element, the first tread element swivelably attached to the carrier, wherein the boarding aid is movable from a transport position to a boarding position;
• wherein the boarding aid is arranged in the transport position on a first side of a plane defined by the carrier, and the boarding aid is an obstacle for the animal after the transport system has been received in the motor vehicle,
• wherein the boarding aid arranged in the boarding position on a second side of the plane defined by the carrier and the animal is able leave the motor vehicle via the boarding aid;
• wherein the first tread element and the second tread element are moveable relative to each other between an extended condition and a stowed condition;
• and
• wherein swiveling of the boarding aid relative to the carrier from the transport position to the boarding position provides a movement of the first tread element relative to the second tread element from the stowed condition to the extended condition.

A motor vehicle, comprising:

• a transport system for an animal, the transport system received on a transport surface of the motor vehicle, the transport system comprising:
• a carrier configured to be received on the transport surface of the motor vehicle;
• and
• a boarding aid comprising a first tread element and at least a second tread element, the first tread element swivelably attached to the carrier, wherein the boarding aid is movable from a transport position to a boarding position;
• wherein the boarding aid is arranged in the transport position on a first side of a plane defined by the carrier, and the boarding aid is an obstacle for the animal after the transport system has been received in the motor vehicle,
• wherein the boarding aid arranged in the boarding position on a second side of the plane defined by the carrier and the animal is able leave the motor vehicle via the boarding aid;
• wherein the first tread element and the second tread element are moveable relative to each other between an extended condition and a stowed condition;
• and
• wherein swiveling of the boarding aid relative to the carrier from the transport position to the boarding position provides a movement of the first tread element relative to the second tread element from the stowed condition to the extended condition.