US 6,681,720 B1 · Wire cage

Abstract

A wire cage operable between an expanded position and a folded position includes a top wall and a bottom wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a front wall and a rear wall attach to the bottom and top walls. The front and rear walls contain rounded sides. The cage includes an entrance door. A pass through door is mounted on the entrance door. In order to open the pass through door, the entrance door must be closed and locked. The cage top wall optionally contains a top wall door hinged on the edge of the top wall so that the user can easily access the cage from the top wall. The top door can be rotated so that it rests flush with the cage sidewall. A pan is inserted over the bottom surface.

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Dependent claims

A cage for housing an animal, the cage comprising:

a top wall;
a bottom wall spaced apart from said top wall;
first and second spaced apart sidewalls;
a front wall;
a rear wall spaced apart from said front wall;
an entrance door disposed in at least one of said walls and being moveable between an open and closed position;
a pass through door disposed in said entrance door and being moveable between an open position and a closed position, such that said pass through door is moveable to said open position when said entrance door is moved to said closed position;
and
said top wall includes a top door moveable between an open and closed position and rotatable mounted along a top wall side edge such that when said top door is in said open position, said top door is disposed adjacent to said one of said sidewalls.

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A collapsible cage for housing an animal, the collapsible cage having an expanded position and a folded position, the cage comprising:

a top wall and a bottom wall;
a first sidewall having a bottom edge and a top edge wherein said bottom edge engages said cage bottom wall and said top edge engages said cage top wall;
a second sidewall having a bottom edge and top edge wherein said bottom edge engages said cage bottom wall and said top edge engages said cage top wall;
a front wall having a bottom edge, a top edge and first and second sides wherein said bottom edge thereof rotatably engages said bottom wall;
said front wall includes a first curved, bent portion disposed between said top edge and said bottom edge thereof and extending accurately from said front wall first side to said first sidewall in the cage expanded position;
said front wall includes a second curved, bent portion disposed between said top edge and said bottom edge thereof and extending accurately from said front wall second side to said second sidewall in the cage expanded position;
a rear wall having a bottom edge, a top edge and first and second sides wherein said bottom edge thereof rotatably engages said bottom wall;
said rear wall includes a first curved, bent portion disposed between said top edge and said bottom edge thereof and extending accurately from said rear wall first side to said first sidewall in the cage expanded position;
said rear wall includes a second curved, bent portion disposed between said top edge and said bottom edge thereof and extending accurately from said rear wall second side to said second sidewall in the cage expanded position;
wherein said front and rear walls are disposed parallel to each other and said first and second sidewalls are disposed parallel to each other and interconnected between said top wall and said bottom wall and said front wall, rear wall, and sidewalls being disposed generally perpendicular to said top wall and said bottom wall in the cage expanded position;
wherein said top wall, said first and second sidewalls and said front and rear walls are foldable above said bottom wall in the cage folded position;
and
wherein during transition from the folded position to the expanded position, said first and second sidewalls are perpendicularly disposed to and connected to said top wall and said bottom wall to form an open ended enclosure and said front and rear walls are rotated from inside said open ended enclosure to a position perpendicularly disposed to said top and bottom walls, wherein during rotation said curved portions of said front and rear walls slide over said first and second sidewalls.

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A cage for housing an animal, the cage having an expanded position and a folded position, the cage comprising:

a top wall and a bottom wall;
a first sidewall having a bottom edge and a top edge wherein said bottom edge engages said cage bottom wall and said top edge engages said cage top wall;
a second sidewall having a bottom edge and top edge wherein said bottom edge engages said cage bottom wall and said top edge engages said cage top wall;
a front wall having a bottom edge, a top edge and rounded sides wherein said bottom edge rotatably engages said bottom wall;
a rear wall having a bottom edge, a top edge and rounded sides wherein said bottom edge rotatably engages said bottom wall;
wherein said front and rear walls are disposed parallel to each other and said first and second sidewalls are disposed parallel to each other and interconnected between said top wall and said bottom wall and said front wall, rear wall, and sidewalls being disposed generally perpendicular to said top wall and said bottom wall in the cage expanded position;
wherein said top wall, said first and second sidewalls and said front and rear walls are foldable above said bottom wall in the cage folded position;
wherein during transition from the folded position to the expanded position, said first and second sidewalls are perpendicularly disposed to and connected to said top wall and said bottom wall to form an open ended enclosure and said front and rear walls are rotated from inside said open ended enclosure to a position perpendicularly disposed to said top and bottom walls, wherein during rotation said rounded sides of said front and rear walls slide over said first and second sidewalls;
said cage further includes an entrance door disposed in at least one of said walls and moveable between an open and closed position;
and
said entrance door further includes a pass through door moveable between an open and closed position such that said pass through door is moveable to said open position when said entrance door is moved to said closed position.

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A collapsible cage for housing an animal, the collapsible cage having an expanded position and a folded position, the cage comprising:

a top wall and a bottom wall;
a first wall having a bottom edge and a top edge wherein said bottom edge thereof engages said bottom wall and said top edge thereof engages said top wall;
a second wall having a bottom edge and top edge wherein said bottom edge thereof engages said bottom wall and said top edge thereof engages said top wall;
a third wall having a bottom edge, a top edge and rounded sides wherein said bottom edge thereof rotatably engages said bottom wall;
a fourth wall having a bottom edge, a top edge and rounded sides wherein said bottom edge thereof rotatably engages said bottom wall;
wherein said first and second walls are disposed parallel to each other and said third and fourth walls are disposed parallel to each other and interconnected between said top wall and said bottom wall, said first, second, third and fourth walls being disposed generally perpendicular to said top wall and to said bottom wall in the cage expanded position;
wherein said top wall, said first, second, third and fourth walls are foldable above said bottom wall in the cage folded position;
wherein during transition from the cage folded position to the cage expanded position, said first and second walls are perpendicularly disposed to and connected to said top wall and to said bottom wall to form an open ended enclosure and said third and fourth walls are rotated from inside said open ended enclosure to a position perpendicularly disposed to said top and bottom walls, wherein during rotation said rounded sides of said third and fourth walls slide over said first and second walls;
at least one of said walls includes an entrance door moveable between an open and closed position;
and
said entrance door further includes a pass through door moveable between an open and closed position, such that said pass through door is moveable to said open position when said entrance door is moved to said closed position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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