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US 6,155,206 AGranted
Animal travel bag
AssigneeTravel Caddy, Inc.
InventorDonald E. Godshaw
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Abstract
A small animal carrier is comprised of fabric formed in a rectangular parallelpiped shape with a collapsible wire metal cage positionable on support pads within the carrier. Recessed wheels are positioned on the bottom side of the carrier and are attached to a stiffening board which enhances the structural integrity of the carrier.
Claims18
A small animal carrier comprising, in combination:
- a rectangular, parallelpiped bag having a top side, a bottom side, a back end side, a front end side, and opposed, spaced lateral sides, at least one of the lateral and front sides including screen sections, said front end side including a fastener for attaching edges of the front side to the adjacent top and lateral sides, said front side being attached to an adjacent side by a flexible hinge, whereby the front side may be pivoted to expose the interior of the bag;
- handle straps attached to the bag;
- said bottom side including wheels for support thereof, each of said wheels attached to the bottom side by a mounting bracket;
- and
- a rectangular parallelpiped shaped screen cage fitted within the bag.
2 more elements
A small animal carrier comprising, in combination:
- a rectangular, parallelpiped bag having flexible material sides and a frame forming the bag;
- said bag including a bottom side having a congruent, reinforced stiffening plate;
- a plurality of wheel housings in the bottom side, each wheel housing including a wheel on the outside of the bottom side for supporting the bag and further including a support pad on the inside on the bag;
- said bag having a detachable side for ingress to the bag;
- and
- a screen cage fitted within the bag.
3 more elements
A small animal carrier comprising, in combination:
- a generally rectangular, parallelpiped bag having flexible material sides and a frame forming the bag, said bag including a bottom side having a congruent, reinforcing, stiffening plate;
- and
- a plurality of wheel housings affixed to the bottom side, each wheel housing including a wheel well on the outside of the bottom side, said housing recessed into the bottom side and projecting into the interior of the bag for receiving a wheel and further including a support pad on the inside of the bag in the form of a cap over the wheel housing to provide a support surface within the bag, each of said support pads positioned adjacent the corners of the bottom side and exposed on the inside of the bag to support an animal carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.