Patent ID: 8925492
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A wire crate for housing an animal, comprising: a top panel, a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and a pair of side panels oppositely disposed from one another; an opening defined in the front panel or one of the side panels, the opening configured to provide access to the interior of the crate; a plurality of substantially vertical tracks formed by wire and welded to the front panel or one of the side panels adjacent to each side of the defined opening, each of the plurality of tracks disposed at an outwardly extending acute angle with respect to the opening and thereby define a channel between each track and the front panel or one of the side panels; and a door slidably disposed within the defined channel to move between the plurality of tracks and front panel or one of the side panels between an open position and a closed position.