Patent ID: 9420757
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: A01K,E06B

Claim Text:
1. An animal enclosure, comprising: a plurality of members defining an interior of the enclosure, where the plurality of members includes at least a first member; a frame structure of the first member 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, where two of the plurality of horizontal wires of the frame structure are configured to each respectively form a first hook and a second hook each positioned inside the defined opening; a door assembly of the first member having a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires and being coupled to the frame structure, the door assembly being pivotable about and vertically slidable along a vertical pivot wire of the frame structure to move between an open position and a closed position, where the door assembly includes a first door configured to move between the open and closed position and a second door configured to move between the open and closed position, wherein the first door and the second door are removably coupled to one another; and a latch assembly having a first end, a second end, and a substantially U-shaped structure therebetween, where the first end and second end are pivotably coupled to a horizontal wire of the door assembly; wherein, in the closed position, at least one of the plurality of horizontal wires of the first door is disposed within the first hook and at least one of the plurality of horizontal wires of the second door is disposed within the second hook to restrict the door from pivoting to the open position and further wherein upon vertical slidable movement of the door assembly along the vertical pivot wire, the at least one horizontal wire of the first door is no longer disposed within the first hook and the at least one horizontal wire of the second door is no longer disposed within the second hook to enable pivotable movement of the door assembly about the vertical pivot wire; and wherein the at least one horizontal wire of the first door and the at least one horizontal wire of the second door each have a proximal end that partially overlaps a vertical wire of the frame structure and a distal end that includes a hooked portion that at least partially wraps around the vertical pivot wire, wherein the proximal end of the at least one horizontal wire of the first door is substantially adjacent to the first hook and the proximal end of the at least one horizontal wire of the second door is substantially adjacent to the second hook.