Patent ID: 6192834
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A collapsible cage for housing an animal, said collapsible cage having an expanded and a collapsed configuration, said collapsible cage comprising:a top platform and a bottom platform defining a ceiling and a floor of said collapsible cage;a first accordion wall having a first upper portion and a first lower portion, said first upper portion having a first upper end rotatably engaged to said top platform, said first lower portion having a first lower end rotatably engaged to said bottom platform, and said first upper portion rotatably engaging said first lower portion along a hinge intermediate of said first upper end and said first lower end;a second accordion wall having a second upper portion and a second lower portion, said second upper portion having a second upper end rotatably attached to said top platform, said second lower portion having a second lower end rotatably attached to said bottom platform, and said second upper portion rotatably engaging said second lower portion along a hinge intermediate of said second upper end and said second lower end;a first end wall rotatably engaging said bottom platform;a second end wall rotatably engaging said top platform;wherein said top and bottom platforms, first and second end walls, and first and second accordion walls define a cage interior when said collapsible cage has said expanded configuration, andwherein during the transition from said expanded configuration to said collapsed configuration said first and second end walls and said first and second accordion walls pivot into said cage interior and said top platform approaches said bottom platform.