Patent ID: 7789044

Claim:
A collapsible pet carrier comprising: a tubular base of a first diameter having a first and second long side and a first and second short sides; two first pivot assemblies of a first height extending normally from a top face of said first long side; two second pivot assemblies of a second height different from said first height and extending normally from said top face of said second long side; a short C-shaped side member with a proximate and distal end having a third pivot assembly extending normally therefrom and adjacent to a first corner, a bump-stop extending normally therefrom and adjacent to a second corner, and an orifice formed therein between said third pivot assembly and said bump-stop and adjacent to said bump-stop, wherein said distal and proximate ends of said short member are pivotally connected to said first pivot assemblies; a long C-shaped side member with a proximate and distal end having a third pivot assembly extending normally therefrom and adjacent to a first corner, a bump-stop extending normally therefrom and adjacent to a second corner, and an orifice formed therein between said third pivot assembly and said bump-stop and adjacent to said bump-stop, wherein said distal and proximate ends of said long member are pivotally connected to said second pivot assemblies; a connecting member with a distal end pivotally connected to said third pivot assembly of said long side member, and with a proximal end having a spring loaded retractable pin mechanism therein that extends through a concave polymer tip matingly conformed to said first diameter; a connecting member with a distal end pivotally connected to said third pivot assembly of said short side member, and with a proximal end having a spring loaded retractable pin mechanism therein that extends through a concave polymer tip matingly conformed to said first diameter; and an external fabric cover sized for taut engagement over said base, said side members and said connecting members; wherein said connecting members are slidingly engagable along said long and short C-shaped members until abutment with said bump-stop and engagement of said pin mechanism with said orifice.