Patent ID: 7617917

Claim:
A carry case for a pet comprising, in combination: a generally rectangular, parallelepiped shaped bag fabricated from a flexible material and including first and second spaced sidewalls; first and second spaced end walls joined to and joining the first and second sidewalls; a bottom wall joined to and joining the first and second sidewalls and the first and second end walls; a top wall generally parallel to and spaced from the bottom wall, said top wall joined to and joining the first and second sidewalls; said walls in combination forming an enclosure, said bottom wall including a first stiffening member for maintaining said bottom wall in a generally rectangular configuration, at least one of said end walls including a second stiffening member for maintaining said case in a generally rectangular configuration; said first and second end walls each comprised of a panel extending upwardly only partially from the bottom wall toward the top wall, said top wall comprised of a panel extending only partially between the first and second end walls to define a first opening through the first end wall and top wall and a second opening through the second end wall and top wall to the enclosure; a first mesh closure flap for the first opening, said first flap hinged by a hinge connection along a top side thereof to the top wall and foldable over the first opening to close the first opening, said first flap including a first fastener for attaching and maintaining the first flap in the closed condition, said first flap including a free end with a first flap retention mechanism cooperative with a first flap compatible retention mechanism on the top wall for holding the first flap in a folded position for access through the first opening to the enclosure; and a second mesh closure flap for the second opening, said second closure flap hinged by a second hinge connection along a bottom side of said second flap to the second end wall and foldable over the second opening to close the second opening, said second flap including a free end and a second fastener for attaching and maintaining the second flap in the closed condition.