Patent ID: 8267048
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A breakable down folding pet crate comprising: a) a top; b) a bottom engagable to and disengagable from the top; c) a cage, with the cage having a folded down configuration and a folded out configuration, with the cage in the folded down configuration fitting between the top and bottom when the top and bottom are engaged to each other, with the cage in the folded out configuration fitting between the top and bottom when the top and bottom are disengaged from each other; d) wherein the cage includes four sides in the folded out configuration, wherein each of the four sides of the cage includes a horizontally extending upper member, a horizontally extending lower member, and a set of vertically extending post members, with the horizontally extending upper member and horizontally extending lower member being structurally set apart and structurally tied together by the set of vertically extending post members, with the horizontally extending upper member confronting the top when the cage is in the folded out configuration, and with the horizontally extending lower member confronting the bottom when the cage is in the folded out configuration; e) wherein two sides of the cage are opposing sides, wherein the opposing sides of the cage are spaced apart when the cage is in the folded out configuration, and wherein the opposing sides of the cage confront each other when the cage is in the folded down configuration; f) wherein each of the four sides is swingable relative to an adjacent side to fold the cage between the open and folded down configurations; and g) wherein the cage includes an open upper end and an open lower end when the cage is in the folded out configuration, with the open upper end being opposite the open lower end when the cage is in the folded out configuration such that the cage forms a vertical through opening extending through the open upper end and the open lower end.