Patent ID: 6863030
Filing Date: 2005-03-08
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A collapsible carrier for an animal comprising: a base panel, said base panel having a first end and a second end and containing a floor surface wherein said floor surface includes upwardly extending sidewalls; first and second end members hingedly attached to said upwardly extending sidewalls at said first and second ends of said base panel; said end members having guideways wherein said base panel and said end members define an access opening to said base panel floor surface; a slidable door for closing said access opening, wherein said slidable door comprises a leading and a trailing edge, said leading and said trailing edge extending between said end members, including a portion that extends into said guideway of said end members; wherein said slidable door is slidably engaged and movable along said guideway in said end members to conform to the shape of said end members thereby extending over said floor surface of said base panel and wherein said slidable door is slidably movable along said guideway to a retracted position between said upwardly extending sidewalls in said base panel.