Patent ID: 6427631
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A pet carrier, comprising:a bottom; opposed sides extending from the bottom; a first end extending from the bottom and the opposed sides and including an opening having a plurality of receptacles positioned around a periphery of the opening; a second end opposed to the first end and extending from the bottom and the opposed sides; a top connected to the opposed sides, the first end, and the second end defining an enclosure; and a door receivable within the opening, the door including a door post having a pair of ends, each end receivable within one of the receptacles and a mechanism having a rotatable disc and a plurality of bars, each of the plurality of bars having a carrier end receivable within one of the plurality of receptacles and a disc end receivable within the disc, wherein when the disc is rotated, the carrier ends of the plurality of bars either extend toward the plurality of receptacles or retract from the plurality of receptacles.