Patent ID: 7913651

Claim:
An animal and gear transportation system for positioning in a cargo space of a vehicle, the system comprising: a kennel module for receiving an animal, the kennel module including: a base portion restable on a bed of the cargo space, the base portion being elongate with opposite ends; and a containment portion mounted on the base portion, the containment portion being elongate with opposite ends and sides extending between the ends; wherein the containment portion is slidable with respect to the base portion such that the containment portion is movable between a retracted position in which the containment portion is substantially fully positioned over the base portion, and an extended position in which the containment portion is at partially cantilevered with respect to the base portion; and wherein the containment portion includes walls defining a confining interior capable of receiving an animal, said walls including side walls at the sides, a bottom wall, and a top wall forming a closed top opposite of the bottom wall, said walls being movable as a unit with respect to the base portion between said positions such that said walls form the confining interior in each of said positions; and wherein the kennel module additionally comprises a ramp portion slidably extendable from and retractable into one end of the containment portion.