Patent ID: 11871725
Assignee: DIGGS INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. A method for coupling an attachment device to an animal crate having at least a portion of at least one wall formed from a mesh network having a plurality of openings, the attachment device comprising a base member comprising a first face and a spring-loaded crate attachment member coupled to the base member proximate the first face and comprising a first slider piece and a second slider piece, the method comprising:
applying a first force to the at least one of the first slider piece or the second slider piece;
moving at least one of the first slider piece or the second slider piece in a first direction towards the other of the at least one of the first slider piece or the second slider piece to an insertion state due to the application of the first force, wherein the first slider piece and the second slider piece are each movable relative to the base member along a plane parallel to the first face, and the first slider piece and the second slider piece are insertable through at least one of the plurality of openings of the mesh network when the at least one of the first slider piece or the second slider piece are in the insertion state; and
biasing the at least one of the first slider piece or the second slider piece in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the insertion state to an expanded state due to a spring force; wherein a gap is arranged between the spring-loaded crate attachment member and the base member, and the gap is substantially equal to a width of a rod forming the mesh network; and wherein a cross-section of a first portion of each of the first slider piece and the second slider piece is greater than a cross-section of a second portion of each of the first slider piece and the second slider piece, and wherein the first portion is at a first end of each of the first slider piece and the second slider piece, the second portion is at a second end of each of the first slider piece and the second slider piece, and the first end is located closer to the base member than the second end.