Animal Containment And Transport Assembly And Method Of Use

A method of containing and transporting an animal, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an animal containment and transport assembly comprising;
• a housing, a top of the housing being open, the housing having opposed ends, the housing being elongated between the opposed ends,
• a pair of covers hingedly engaged to the housing, such that the covers are positioned for selectively closing the top, such that the housing and the pair of covers define an interior space configured for containing an animal, wherein each cover is hingedly engaged to a respective one of the opposed ends of the housing. a plurality of first fasteners engaged to the housing;
• and
• a plurality of second fasteners engaged to the pair of covers, the second fasteners being complementary to the first fasteners, such that each second fastener selectively engages a respective first fastener as the covers are hinged closed for fixedly engaging the pair of covers to the housing,
• a plurality of wheels engaged to a bottom of the housing, and
• a pull handle engaged to and selectively extensible from the housing, wherein the pull handle is configured for grasping in a hand of a user, positioning the user for pulling on the pull handle for locomoting the housing across a surface;
• disengaging the second fasteners from the first fasteners;
• hinging the covers open;
• positioning an animal in the housing;
• hinging the covers closed so that the second fasteners engage the first fasteners;
• extending the pull handle from the housing;
• and
• locomoting the housing and the animal across a surface by pulling on the pull handle.

An animal containment and transport assembly comprising;

• a housing, a top of the housing being open, the housing having opposed ends, the housing being elongated between the opposed ends, the housing being substantially rectangular cuboid shaped;
• a pair of covers hingedly engaged to the housing, such that the covers are positioned for selectively closing the top, such that the housing and the pair of covers define an interior space configured for containing an animal, the covers being selectively engageable to the housing, such that the covers are fixedly positioned over the top, wherein each cover is hingedly engaged to a respective one of the opposed ends of the housing, the pair of covers being substantially rectangular frustum shaped when closed over the top, opposing end facets of the pair of covers being concavely arcuate when viewed from the interior space;
• a plurality of apertures positioned in the pair of covers, wherein the apertures are configured for venting the interior space;
• a plurality of first fasteners engaged to the housing;
• a plurality of second fasteners engaged to the pair of covers, the second fasteners being complementary to the first fasteners, such that each second fastener selectively engages a respective first fastener as the covers are hinged closed for fixedly engaging the pair of covers to the housing, the second. fastener and the respective first fastener comprising a latch closure;
• an opening positioned in a respective opposed end of the housing;
• a screen slidably engaged to the housing, such that the screen is positioned for selectively covering the opening, the screen being extensible from a bottom of the housing toward the top of the housing;
• a first connector engaged to the housing;
• a second connector engaged to the screen, such that second connector is positioned for selectively engaging the first connector upon extension of the screen over the opening for retaining the screen in position over the opening, the second connector comprising a ring, the first connector comprising a hook;
• a plurality of wheels engaged to the bottom of the housing, the plurality of wheels comprising wheels positioned singly proximate to each corner of the bottom, each wheel comprising a castor;
• a pull handle engaged to and selectively extensible from the housing, wherein the pull handle is configured for grasping in a hand of a user, positioning the user for pulling on the pull handle for locomoting the housing across a surface, the pull handle comprising:
• a first rod, a bar engaged to a first end of the first rod, the bar being slidably engaged to and extending between a pair of rails engaged to the bottom of the housing, and
• a second rod engaged to a second end of the first rod, such that the first rod is extensible from the housing upon grasping and pulling upon the second rod;
• a pair of side handles, each side handle being engaged to a respective opposed side of the housing, wherein the side handles are configured for grasping in hands of the user, positioning the user for lifting the housing;
• a top handle rotationally engaged to one of the covers;
• and
• a catch engaged to the other of the covers, such that the catch is positioned for selectively engaging the top handle as the top handle is rotated, such that the top handle is engaged to and extends between the covers,