Animal crate

An animal enclosure, comprising:

• a top member, a bottom member, and a plurality of side members, wherein the top member, bottom member, and the plurality of side members define an interior of the enclosure;
• a door frame defined by at least one of the side members, the door frame having a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires that define an opening for an animal to pass therethrough and enter or exit the interior of the enclosure;
• a door formed by a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires, the door being movable laterally between an open position and a close position relative to the door frame, wherein the opening is accessible in the open position and inaccessible in the close position;
• a first vertical wire and a second vertical wire of the plurality of vertical wires of the door, the first vertical wire and the second vertical wire being spaced from one another such that the first vertical wire is at a first end of the door and the second vertical wire is at a second end of the door;
• a first guide wire and a second guide wire coupled near a top end of the door frame and a third guide wire and a fourth guide wire coupled near a bottom end of the door frame;
• and
• a plurality of mechanisms releasably coupling the door to the door frame in the close position, where one of the plurality of mechanisms is pivotably coupled to the door and a second of the plurality of mechanisms is affixed to the door frame;
• wherein, a first end of the first vertical wire is coupled to and moves along the first guide wire between the open and close positions, and a second end of the first vertical wire is in contact with the third guide wire in the open and close positions;
• further wherein, a first end of the second vertical wire is coupled to and moves along the second guide wire between the open and close positions, and a second end of the second vertical wire is in contact with the fourth guide wire in the open and close positions.