Collapsible animal housing assembly

A collapsible animal housing assembly comprising:

• a collapsible cage comprising first, second and third collapsible cage assemblies coupled to one another, wherein said first, second and third collapsible cage assemblies are each configured to transition between an expanded state and a collapsed state;
• a base assembly for providing support for said collapsible cage, said base assembly comprising first, second and third base members, the first, second and third base members each configured to transition between an assembled state and a disassembled state;
• and
• first, second, third, and fourth locking members;
• wherein:
• said first and second base members each comprise a floor and first, second and third sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom to form respective first and second cavities, the first and second sidewalls oppose one another and the third sidewall opposes an open end of a respective one of the first and second base members, the first, second and third sidewalls each of the first and second base members each comprise a top edge;
• said third base member comprises a floor and first and second sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom, the first and second sidewalls of the third base member opposing one another so as to define a third cavity with two open ends;
• the first and second sidewalls of each of the first, second, and third base members each comprise a top edge, the first and second sidewalls of the first and second base members further comprise respective first and second sidewall leading edges, and the first and second sidewall of the third base member each comprise fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh sidewall leading edges, the fourth and fifth sidewall leading edges being proximate one of the openings of the third cavity, and the sixth and seventh sidewall edges being proximate the other of the openings of the third cavity;
• when said base assembly is in said assembled state, the first base member is configured to releasably engage the third base member at one of the two openings of said third cavity, and the second base member is configured to releasably engage the third base member at the other of the two openings of said third cavity to form said base assembly, and to support said first, second and third collapsible cage assemblies, respectively;
• the first, second, third and fourth locking members each comprise a body portion having a channel that is configured to receive and couple the first, second, third, and fourth locking members to at least a portion of the top edge of a respective one of the first and second sidewalls of the first, second, and third base members;
• in said assembled state, the first and second sidewall leading edges of the first base member couple with the fourth and fifth sidewall leading edges of the third base member respectively, the first and second sidewall leading edges of the second base member couple with the sixth and seventh sidewall leading edges, respectively, and the first, second, third, and fourth locking members are configured to slide between a locked and unlocked position;
• in the locked position, the channel of each of said first and second locking members span a seam between the leading edges of a respective one of the first and third base members, and the channel of each of the third and fourth locking members span a seam between the leading edges of a respective one of the second and third base members, so as to reinforce the coupling of the first, second and third base members;
• said first and second collapsible cage assemblies each comprise a top panel having a substantially rectangular shape, a first side panel rotatably coupled to a first end of said top panel, a second side panel rotatably coupled to a second end of said top panel, and a third side panel rotatably coupled to a third end of said top panel;
• said third collapsible cage assembly comprises a top panel having a substantially rectangular shape and a first side panel rotatably coupled to a first end of said top panel and a second side panel rotatably coupled to a second end of said top panel;
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• when in said expanded state, the top panel of said first collapsible cage assembly is coupled to a third end of the top panel of said third collapsible cage assembly, and the top panel of said second collapsible cage assembly is coupled to a fourth end of the top panel of said third collapsible cage assembly.