Patent ID: 7308868

Claim:
A cage for shielding a user from wildlife threat, said cage comprising: a pair of oppositely facing side panels each having a centrally registered longitudinal axis and further having top and bottom edges equidistantly spaced from the respective axes, said top and bottom edges extending along an entire longitudinal length of said cage and being aligned parallel the respective axes; coextensively shaped top and bottom panels provided with oppositely disposed sides extending along an entire longitudinal length of said cage, said top and bottom panels being directly engaged with said side panels for defining a cavity therebetween; a pair of oppositely facing end panels directly conjoined to said top and bottom panels and said side panels respectively, one said end panels including an access door pivotal about a fulcrum axis defined orthogonal to the longitudinal axes of said side panels; means for locking said access door at a lowered position; a plurality of spikes extending outwardly from said cage for deterring animals from tampering with said cage; and means for manually rotating said spikes between extended and retracted positions wherein said extended position is defined orthogonal to an associated one of said side panels, top and bottom panels and end panels and said retracted position is defined parallel to said associated panel; wherein each said side panels, top and bottom panels and said end panels are formed from rigid steel shafts arranged in a mesh pattern.