Patent ID: 6302061
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An instantaneously expandible and collapsible pet carrier comprising:a. first compartment means for the placement and transportation of a pet, said first compartment means comprising a space defined only by a floor member and side wall members;b. second compartment means positioned telescopically and directly overlaying said first compartment means, said second compartment means comprising a space defined only by a top member and side wall members and being moveable within a vertical plane between a collapsed position in which the second compartment means substantially covers the first compartment means and an expanded position, in which the second compartment means is raised in a position over the first compartment means, whereby the first and second compartment means are configured so that a pet can be housed and transported in the carrier both while it is in the collapsed position and the expanded position; andc. locking release means for securing said first and second compartment means in the collapsed and expanded positions and for permitting instantaneous movement of the compartments between the two positions, said locking release means comprising biased spring snap locks located on the side wall members of the second compartment means, the snap locks being configured to be operably moveable to lock the carrier in either of the two positions.