Pet transporter
OwnerThomas Crawfordinventor
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Abstract
A pet transporter that can be towed behind a wheeled vehicle is disclosed. The pet transporter comprises a carrier member, a frame adapted to receive the carrier member, a pair of side bows attached to the side walls of the carrier and to the frame, a pair of wheel assemblies attached to the frame on opposite sides of the carrier, and an attachment arm with a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is adapted to be attached to the frame proximate the front wall of the carrier and the second end is adapted to releasably attach to a rear axle of a wheeled vehicle. The pet transporter has a low center of gravity, making tipping of the pet transporter more difficult. In addition, few tools are required to assemble and disassemble the pet transporter.
Claims18
A pet transporter comprising:
- a carrier member comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, two side walls, a front wall and a back wall, wherein the side walls, front wall and back wall connect the top and bottom surfaces and wherein the back wall comprises a door, wherein the carrier member is horizontally bifurcated, forming an upper section and a lower section, wherein the upper section comprises a horizontally protruding lip at a lower edge of the upper section, and the lower section comprises a horizontally protruding lip at an upper edge of the lower section, and wherein the horizontally protruding lips comprise a plurality of notches and a plurality of apertures;
- a frame adapted to receive and support the carrier member, the frame member adapted to be in contact with the bottom and side surfaces of the carrier member;
- a pair of side bows attached to the side walls of the carrier and to the frame, wherein a first end of the side bow is attached to the rear side of the frame, and a second end of the side bow is attached to the front side of the frame, each of the side bows forming a concave arc as the side bow traverses the side of the carrier and approaches the top of the carrier, and wherein segments of the side bow are placed into the notches in the carrier lips;
- a pair of wheel assemblies attached to the frame on opposite sides of the carrier;
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- an attachment arm comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is adapted to be attached to the frame proximate the front wall of the carrier, and wherein the second end is adapted to releasably attach to a rear axle of a wheeled vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.