Patent ID: 7389746

Claim:
A portable enclosure attached to a ground vehicle for capturing and retaining an animal, comprising: (a) a pen supported adjacent the ground on the vehicle adjacent a side of the vehicle; (b) a wheel attached to the pen to assist in supporting the pen adjacent the ground; (c) a forward facing opening in the pen through which an animal enters the pen; (d) a door operable to close the opening to retain the animal inside the pen; (e) a forward mounting assembly comprises a vertical adjustment linkage to accommodate the height of the vehicle and a horizontal adjustment linkage to accommodate the length of the vehicle wherein the forward mounting assembly connected to a forward portion of the pen to assist in mounting the forward portion of the pen to a forward portion of the vehicle; (f) a rearward mounting assembly comprises a vertical adjustment linkage to accommodate the height of the vehicle and a horizontal adjustment linkage to accommodate the length of the vehicle wherein the rearward mounting assembly connected to a rearward portion of the pen to assist in mounting the rearward portion of the pen to a rearward portion of the vehicle; and (g) the forward mounting assembly and the rearward mounting assembly support the pen centrally on the vehicle.