Collapsible animal enclosure

An animal enclosure, comprising:

• a house unit having spaced side walls, a roof, and opposite ends forming an enclosed area for housing an animal;
• at least one end of the house unit having an entry opening for allowing an animal to enter and exit the enclosed area;
• at least the side walls and roof of the housing being made of pliable material;
• at least two support bows extending transversely across the side walls and roof of the housing, each support bow comprising a resilient member of shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the house unit and comprising means for holding the side walls and roof of the house unit in an open, erect condition;
• the house unit being collapsible between an erect, fully extended condition in which the opposite ends are spaced apart by a maximum distance and a collapsed condition in which the ends are urged towards one another to collapse the material between the ends in an accordion-folded manner;
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• a run unit for releasable connection to the house unit, the run unit being of cross-sectional shape corresponding to that of the house unit, and having spaced side walls and roof, a first end which is at least partially open, and a second closed end wall, and forming an extended area for confining an animal, the first end of the run unit and one end of the house unit having interengageable securing means for releasably securing the run unit to the house unit.

An animal enclosure assembly, comprising:

• a house unit for housing an animal;
• a run unit releasably securable to the house unit for providing an extended exercise area for an animal;
• the house and run units having matching cross-sectional shape and dimensions and each having spaced side walls and a roof, the side walls and roof being of pliable material, and support means for holding the side walls and roof in a spread apart, open condition;
• the house and run units each having at least one end wall at one end and an opposite end releasably securable to the corresponding end of the other unit, the end wall of the house unit having an opening for allowing an animal to enter and exit the unit;
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• the units each being collapsible between a fully extended, erect condition in which the opposite ends are spread apart by a maximum possible distance, and a collapsed condition in which the opposite ends are urged inwardly towards one another to collapse the material between the opposite ends in an accordion-folded manner.

An animal enclosure, comprising:

• a house unit having spaced side walls, a roof, and opposite end walls forming an enclosure for housing an animal;
• at least one end wall having an opening for allowing an animal to enter and exit the enclosed area;
• at least the side walls and roof of the unit comprising a plurality of accordion-like folds;
• at least one releasable longitudinal support bar extending across said accordion-like folds for holding the opposite end walls of the unit apart and the accordion-like folds in an erect, fully extended condition;
• transverse support means for holding the side walls and roof in an open, erect condition;
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• the house unit being collapsible between said erect, fully extended condition in which the opposite ends are spaced apart by a maximum distance and a collapsed condition in which the ends are urged towards one another to collapse the material between the ends in an accordion-folded manner.