Patent ID: 7318392
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A combination of a pet carrier and a protective encasement for the pet carrier, comprising: a pet carrier having rigid walls and sides, with an interior and a door opening for access to the interior of the pet carrier, and on a top side of the pet carrier a handle pivotally mounted to said top side of said pet carrier, said handle being elongated for gripping by a hand of a user, and said protective encasement surrounding said pet carrier, and said protective encasement comprising: a wrap member having a piece of material large enough to wrap completely around the pet carrier and said wrap member having a front end border, a back end border, and a pair of side borders; and an end closure apparatus for pulling together one of front and back end borders of the wrap member, so that said wrap member, when wrapped around said pet carrier and ends borders are drawn, and sufficient overlap of side borders of material are fastened, forms an interior cavity, and an opening in said interior cavity, said opening being substantially closed to protect an animal in said pet carrier and said opening being opened to permit access to said door; whereby said animal may be reached while inside, placed in and removed from said pet carrier via said door and said opening, without removing said protective encasement from said pet carrier; wherein overlapping portions of the material at each side border have a slot opening into said interior cavity, and when assembled the slot openings overlap and align for permitting insertion of an elongate handle of the pet carrier therethrough.