Patent ID: 8944009
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A transport device structured to carry an animal, comprising: a first component comprising a handle: a second component comprising a base and at least a first wall, the first component being structured to be disposed on the second component to form an enclosed region situated generally between the first and second components; a cushion apparatus situated adjacent at least one of the base and the at least a first wall; and a liquid resistance apparatus disposed on the second component and being structured to resist penetration of a liquid from an interior region of the transport device to an exterior region of the transport device, wherein the cushion apparatus comprises a lateral pad structured to be disposed on the second component, wherein the liquid resistance apparatus comprises a liquid resistance lamina situated adjacent the lateral pad, wherein the lateral pad has a first surface facing generally toward the enclosed region and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the liquid resistance lamina is situated adjacent the second surface, wherein the base comprises a floor element, wherein the liquid resistance apparatus further comprises the floor element and a raised rim disposed on the floor element, wherein the liquid resistance lamina includes a lateral edge situated adjacent the base, wherein a portion of the liquid resistance lamina extends inboard of the lateral edge, the portion of the liquid resistance lamina terminating at a hole formed in the portion, the hole being structured to direct a liquid onto a central region of the floor element, wherein the lateral edge has a first perimeter; and wherein the base has second perimeter substantially the same as the first perimeter.