Patent ID: 9380759
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A pet kennel structured to receive an animal therein, the pet kennel comprising: an upper kennel portion having an upper shell portion and an upper connection apparatus, the upper connection apparatus having a plurality of first engagement elements and a plurality of first receptacles disposed between each of the plurality of first engagement elements; a lower kennel portion having a lower shell portion and a lower connection apparatus, the lower connection apparatus having a plurality of second engagement elements and second receptacles disposed between each of the plurality of second engagement elements, the second engagement elements being structured to be received by corresponding receptacles of the first receptacles, the second receptacles structured to receive corresponding first engagement elements, the upper shell portion being horizontally movable with respect to the lower shell portion between a first position and a second position when the upper shell portion is positioned atop the lower shell portion, the plurality of first engagement elements being disaligned from the plurality of second engagement elements in the first position, the first engagement elements being aligned with the second engagement elements in the second position such that the upper and lower shell portions form an enclosed area for the pet kennel.