Patent ID: 11917980
Assignee: DIGGS INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A collapsible pet crate comprising:
a base;
a front side comprising a first vertical member, a second vertical member, and a front top member extending between a top of the first vertical member and a top of the second vertical member;
a rear side comprising a third vertical member, a fourth vertical member, and a rear top member extending between a top of the third vertical member and a top of the fourth vertical member;
a top side comprising a first side member, a second side member, and horizontal member disposed between the first side member and the second side member, wherein a length of the top side is greater than a length of the rear side and a length of the front side;
a multifunctional handle disposed in the horizontal member;
wherein:
the collapsible pet crate comprises a deployed position and a collapsed position;
in the deployed position, the first side member and the second side member each extend from proximate the front top member to proximate the rear top member, and the top side is a first distance from the base; and
in the collapsed position, the top side is a second distance from the base that is less than the first distance, the front side and the rear side are each positioned on the top side such that the top side is retained between the base and the front side and the rear side;
the multifunctional handle is rotatable while disposed in the horizontal member and comprises a mechanism that locks the collapsible pet crate in the deployed position; and the mechanism comprises at least one latch pin disposed within the horizontal member; wherein, in the deployed position, the at least one latch pin engages with at least one of the front side or the rear side; and wherein, in the collapsed position, the at least one latch pin disengages from the at least one of the front side or the rear side.