Patent ID: 8336500

Claim:
A pet crate device comprising: (a) a first container with an inner cavity functioning as a place for a pet to rest, a first access door is disposed in a front of the first container, the first access door can move between at least an open position and closed position respectively allowing and preventing access to the inner cavity, a first back opening is disposed in a back of the first container; (b) a second container with a inner cavity functioning as a bathroom for a pet, a second back opening is disposed in a back of the second container; (c) a first attachment means for securing the back of the first container to the back of the second container; (d) a track disposed on the back of the first container surrounding the first back opening; (e) a divider hoard, the divider board can slide into and out of the track of the first container between at least an open position and closed position respectively allowing and preventing access to the inner cavity of the first compartment via the first back opening, wherein a tab extends upwardly from a top edge of the divider board, the tab functions as a handle to allow a user an easy means of inserting and removing the divider from the track; and (f) a divider board lock disposed on the first container at an intersection of the back and a top, the divider board lock engages the tab of the divider board and functions to secure the divider board in the closed position; wherein the first attachment means is a hinge mechanism having a first set of hinge loops and a mated second set of hinge loops connected by an attachment rod, wherein the first set of hinge loops is disposed at an intersection of a first side and the back of the first container, the second set of hinge loops is disposed at an intersection of a second side and the back of the second container, a third set of hinge loops is disposed at an intersection of a second side and the back of the first container, and a fourth set of hinge loops is disposed at an intersection of a first side and the back of the second container, the first set of hinge loops and second set of hinge loops align and the third set of hinge loops and fourth set of hinge loops align when the back of the first container is pressed against the back of the second container, a first attachment rod adapted to slide through the first set of hinge loops and second set hinge loops, and a second attachment rod adapted to slide through the third set of hinge loops and fourth set of hinge loops, wherein the first attachment rods and the second attachment rod function to help prevent the containers from separating.