Patent ID: 9695636
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A01K,E06B

Claim:
1. An animal enclosure for containing an animal, comprising: a housing defining an interior, the housing including a top, a bottom, a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side, wherein the top, the bottom, the first side, the second side, the third side, and the fourth side each include a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires; a door frame formed in one of the first side, the second side, the third side, and the fourth side, the door frame including a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires defining an outer perimeter and defining an opening having an inner perimeter for allowing access to the interior of the housing, the outer perimeter being larger than the inner perimeter, wherein the plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires further defines a first plane; a door pivotably and slidably coupled to a first vertical wire substantially permanently fixed to the plurality of horizontal wires of the door frame, the first vertical wire of the frame defining a vertical axis and configured to enable pivoting of the door between an open position and a closed position and configured to enable sliding of the door along the vertical wire of the door frame, the door including a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires defining a second plane generally aligned in parallel with the first plane when the door is in the closed position, wherein the second plane intersects the first plane when the door is in the open position; a first coupling mechanism for releasably coupling the door to the door frame, the first coupling mechanism formed by a first horizontal wire of the door frame, wherein the first horizontal wire extends from the inner perimeter and toward the outer perimeter and forms a hooked end protruding outwardly from the door frame and spaced inwardly of the door frame to protrude into the opening defined by the door frame; and a second coupling mechanism for releasably coupling the door to the door frame, the second coupling mechanism including a first portion pivotably coupled to the door and a second portion configured to limit sliding movement of the door relative to the door frame without first pivoting the second portion away from the door frame.