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US 7,802,540 B2Granted
Collapsible soft crate for pet
AssigneeVermont Juvenile Furniture Mfg., Inc.
InventorsTodd M. Jakubowski, Scott S. Jakubowski, Chris Jakubowski
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Abstract
A collapsible soft crate comprising a frame having at least one top member, at least one bottom member, and at least two side members. The at least one top and bottom members are hinged along a length thereof. The at least one top member and the at least one bottom member are connected to the at least two side members. At least four panels are connected together and surround at least a portion of the frame. This configuration allows the crate to collapse more compactly than those in the art.
Claims17
A collapsible soft crate, comprising:
- a frame including:
- two top members;
- two bottom members;
- at least two side members;
- the two top members and the two bottom members each including a first hinge along a length thereof;
- the two top members and the two bottom members each being connected via second hinges to the at least two side members;
- at least four flexible panels directly connected to each other and surrounding a portion of the frame;
- the two top members and the two bottom members being movable from a first, extended position, wherein the at least two side members are spaced apart from one another by a length of the top and the bottom members, to a second, collapsed position, wherein the hinges are folded, the at least two side members are moved into proximity with one another, and the first hinges of the top members are located between the first hinges of the bottom members;
- and wherein the two top members are generally located above respective ones of the two bottom members, the second hinges of the top members are located above respective ones of the second hinges bottom members, and the first hinges of the top members are laterally displaced inwardly with respect to the first hinges of the bottom members.
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A collapsible soft crate, comprising:
- a frame including:
- a top member;
- a bottom member;
- two side members;
- the top member and the bottom member each including a first hinge along a length thereof;
- the top member and the bottom member each being connected via second hinges to the two side members;
- the top member including two aligned end portions located in a same plane with the bottom member and a center portion including the first hinge, the center portion being laterally displaced with respect to and extending longitudinally in a direction parallel with the plane of the end portions and the bottom member;
- a fabric cover surrounding a portion of the frame;
- the frame being movable from a first, extended position, wherein the side members are spaced apart from one another by a length of the top and the bottom members, to a second, collapsed position, wherein the hinges are folded, the two side members are moved into proximity with one another, and the center portion of the top member is adjacent to the bottom member.
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