BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a pet carrier, especially a pet carrier suitable for carrying cats and dogs out.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
The conventional pet carrier is a hard box made of plastic. For example, as shown in U.S. Patent Publication No. U.S. Pat. No. 8,132,537B2, its carrier body is a hard structure and cannot be compressed when not in use, causing a problem of occupying space. Therefore, most of the existing pet carriers use soft fabrics and are appropriately designed into a compressible structure. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 9,485,957B2 discloses a pet kennel that can be folded after being disassembled from the surrounding poles, but this combination method is more troublesome; US20080072837A1 discloses a foldable pet cage that can fold the two side panels inside on the bottom panel, and then fold the front and top panels on the top, but its back panel cannot be separated from the two side panels, so it may not be easy to keep flat after folding. The aforementioned soft fabric pet carrier design provides users with the convenience of taking cats and dogs out and storing, but it does not take into account the problem of pets having to supply drinking water during long-distance travel. Although U.S. Patent Publications U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,931,120A and 9,936,674B1 have spaces or small bags for storing pet water bottles in their carrier body, the pets must be released and the water poured in the bowl for pets to drink, so it is not easy to use on public transportation. In addition, U.S. Pat. No. 6,584,937B1 discloses a pet transport system for taking small and vulnerable pets on outings. It provides a water bottle combined with the inside of the pet box to supply drinking water. When the water bottle is installed or refilled, the pet box must be opened. At this time, the pet may jump out, and it is not very convenient to use, and it does not disclose how to fix the water bottle in the pet box. Although U.S. Patent Publication No. U.S. Pat. No. 6,484,667B2 discloses the use of springs to fit into the railings of pet cage, it is not suitable for use in soft fabric pet carriers, otherwise it will cause the problem of inability to compress and fold during storage.
In addition, when the pet carrier of soft fabric is carried by the user or carried on one shoulder, because of the downward pull of the weight and the pull up of the strap, as well as the relationship between it and the user, it is prone to collapse and deformation, which compresses the space for pet activities, therefore, must be further improved on the structure of the pet carrier's strap.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is a main object of the present invention to provide a pet carrier, which is provided with a drinking hole and a kettle holder on the side of a pet box that can be carried by hand or on the shoulder, so that the kettle can be easily fixed on the outer side of the pet box. In this way, the kettle can be easily set up without opening the pet box, and the dip tube of the kettle can penetrate the drinking hole into the pet box to continuously supply water to the pet.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a pet carrier, wherein the kettle holder is composed of an elastic belt, which can facilitate tightly fixing the kettle, and will not hinder the compression and folding of the pet box.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a pet carrier, which uses a zipper chain to connect each phase surface structure, so that the pet box can be quickly fully unfolded and then folded and compressed together to save storage space.
Conversely, a three-dimensional pet box structure can be set up by using the zipper
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a pet carrier, wherein the two ends of each of two strap are respectively sleeved on the ends of two rod members, and the rod members respectively pass through a first arched piece and two second arched pieces on each of two opposite sides of the top surface of the pet box. This arrangement can achieve a stable lifting of the pet box, prevent the pet box from shaking back and forth, and also support the structure of the top surface of the pet box to prevent the pet box from collapsing and deforming.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is an oblique top elevational view of a pet carrier in accordance with the present invention when viewed from a first side.
FIG. 2 is an oblique top elevational view of the pet carrier in accordance with the present invention when viewed from a second side.
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the pet carrier in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the unfolding action of the preferred embodiment of the pet carrier of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the preferred embodiment of the pet carrier of the present invention fully extended out.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the collapsed status of the preferred embodiment of the pet carrier of the present invention.
FIG. 7 illustrates an alternate form of the kettle holder of the present invention.
LED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the pet carrier of the present invention is an outing bag used to carry pets such as cats and dogs out, and its preferred embodiment comprises a carrier body 10, a drinking hole 20 and a kettle holder 30. The carrier body 10 comprises a pet box 11 formed by stitching soft cloth sheets for placing pets therein, and a portable device 12 combined with the pet box 11.
The drinking hole 20, which is provided on one side of the carrier body 11 and connected to the inside of the pet box 11, is used to provide the user with a dip tube 41 of a kettle 40 extending into the carrier body 11 through the drinking hole 20. The edge of the drinking hole 30 can be covered with a metal ring 21 as required to fix the shape of the drinking hole 30.
The kettle holder 30 comprises at least one elastic belt 31, and the elastic belt 31 is preferably an elastic braided belt. The two ends of the elastic belt 31 after being folded in half are joined to the outer surface of the side of the pet box 11 with the drinking hole 20 by stitching or riveting structure, which is used to bind and fix the kettle 40. As illustrated in the drawings, the best implementation comprises two elastic belts 31,31′. The two elastic belts 31 and 31′ have different lengths, which are respectively folded in half, and the two ends are stitched or riveted on the outer surface of the side of the carrier body 10 to form an elastic belt 31 that has a larger diameter than the other elastic belt 31′, so that the kettle holder can adapt to kettles of different sizes.
In this way, the pet carrier of the present invention allows the user to set the kettle 40 on the side of the carrier body 10 and make the dip tube 41 extend into the carrier body 10 to continuously provide drinking water for pets when go out. Moreover, it can be observed at any time whether the water volume of the kettle 40 is sufficient, and the process of setting the kettle 40 or replenishing water does not need to open the carrier body 10, which is more convenient to use.
Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5. The carrier body 10 can be a rectangular carrier body or a semi-circular barrel-shaped carrier body, which specifically uses a soft cloth sheet to make a bottom sheet 111, a top sheet 112, a front sheet 113, a back sheet 114, and two side sheets 115, 115′. The bottom edge of the back sheet 114 is inseparably connected to the rear edge of the bottom sheet 111. The rear edge of the top sheet 112 is inseparably connected to the top edge of the back sheet 114. The top edge of the front sheet 113 is inseparably connected to the front edge of the top sheet 112.
Therefore, the front sheet 113, the top sheet 112, and the back sheet 114 can be flipped back and unfolded. The bottom edges of the two side sheets 115, 115′ are respectively inseparably connected to the two opposite lateral sides of the bottom sheet 111 so that the two side sheets 115,115′ can be flipped and unfolded on both sides.
Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, in order to facilitate the carrier body 10 to be folded or assembled into a pet box after being unfolded, the carrier body 10 described above preferably implements a first zipper 13. The first zipper 13 is stitched between the two opposite side edges of the back sheet 114 and the rear edges of the two side sheets 115,115′, and uninterruptedly extended and stitched to the two opposite side edges of the top sheet 112 and the top edges of the two side sheets 115, 115′, and then uninterruptedly extended and stitched to the two side edges of the front sheet 113 and the front edges of the two side sheets 115k,115′, and then uninterruptedly extended and stitched to the front edge of the bottom sheet 111 and the bottom edge of the front sheet 113. The first zipper 13 has two well-known zipper sliders (not shown) for users to slide. Therefore, when the first zipper 13 is fully pulled out in the direction of the back sheet 114 (as shown in the direction of the dashed arrow shown in FIG. 4), the carrier body 10 can be fully unfolded (as shown in FIG. 5), and then folded and compressed (as shown in FIG. 6). On the contrary, when the first zipper 13 is pulled together, the carrier body 10 can be combined into a rectangular carrier body. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 again. One of the two side sheets 115 and 115′, namely, the side sheet 115 is a single-layer or multi-layer non-porous fabric, and the drinking hole 20 and the elastic belt 31 are arranged on the non-porous fabric. Non-porous fabric has better support, can prevent the kettle from being pulled by its weight, and keep the sides flat. The other side sheet 115′ is a porous fabric, which can spy on pets and ventilate other side sheet 115′. The three edges of the side sheet 115′ of the porous fabric are provided with a second zipper 118 for separately opening the side sheet 115′ of the porous fabric. The top sheet 112 is provided with an upper cover 1121, and a third zipper 1122 sewn between the three sides of the upper cover 1121 and the upper opening of the top sheet 112. The upper cover 1121 can be made of single-layer or multi-layer non-porous fabric or a porous fabric. In addition, the front sheet 113is provided with a front cover 1131, and a fourth zipper 1132 sewn between the three sides of the front cover 1131 and the upper opening of the top sheet 112. The front cover 1131 can be made of single-layer or multi-layer non-porous fabric or a porous fabric.
Please refer to FIG. 3 again. In order to enable the portable device 12 on the carrier body 10 to stably lift the pet box 11, maintain the shape of the pet box 11 and avoid collapse or deformation, a preferred embodiment of the portable device 12 comprises a first arched piece 121a located on each of two opposite sides of the top surface of the pet box 11, and two second arched pieces 121b separated from two opposite ends of each first arched piece 121a by a distance. Each of the first arched pieces 121a and second arched pieces 121b is composed of a soft cloth or film, and its two sides are combined on the top surface of the pet box 11 by stitching or riveting structure and lean against the side of the pet box 11, so that each of the first arched pieces 121a and the second arched pieces 121b extends in the front and rear direction of the pet box 11. Two rod members 122 are respectively inserted in the first arched pieces 121a and the second arched pieces 121b (FIG. 3 shows on one side only, and the other side has the same structure). A front section of the rod member 122 protrudes from the front end of one second arched piece 121b, and a rear section of the rod member 122 protrudes from the rear end of the other second arched piece 12 lb. The portable device 12 further comprises two straps 123, 123′. The two ends of the one strap 123 (front strap) are respectively combined in the front sections of the two rod members 122, and the two ends of the other strap 123′ (rear strap) are respectively combined in the rear sections of the two rod members 122. Both ends of the strap 123, 123′ each have a connecting piece 124, and the connecting piece 124 is a cloth piece folded in half and stitched on both sides of the strap 123, 123′ to form a perforation 1241. The perforations 1241 are used to nest the front and rear sections of the rod member 122 respectively, and are set at the interval between the first arched piece 121a and the second arched pieces 12 lb. In addition, the front and rear sections of the rod member 122 are respectively locked with a screw 125, and the screw heads of the two screws 125 block the second arched pieces 121b to prevent the connecting pieces 124 from falling off. Thereby, the present invention, through the design of the first arched pieces 121a and the second arched pieces 121b at both ends, can prevent the lifting rod member 122 from shaking back and forth, and achieve the function of stably lifting the pet box 11.
In the present invention, the length of the first arched pieces 121a is greater than ½ of the depth dimension of the top surface of the pet box 11, and the length of the rod members 122 is approximately equal to the depth dimension of the top surface of the pet box 11. The straps 123, 123′ are respectively combined with the front and rear sections of the rod members 122, so that the straps 123, 123′ can be pulled up on both ends of the rod members 122 when they are held, and the rod members 122 will then stably support the first arched pieces 121a and second arched pieces 121b, so it can keep the pet box 11 stable. Furthermore, referring to FIG. 5, the front edge and rear edge of the inner surface of the top sheet 112 of the pet box 11 are sewn with a cloth strip 116 respectively. A support strip 117 is provided in each cloth strip 116. Both ends of the support strip 177 are adjacent to the two side sheets 115, 115′ of the pet box 11. In this way, a quadrilateral support structure is formed with the above-mentioned two rod members 122, which can keep the shape of the pet box 11 stable and prevent collapse and deformation when being lifted or shouldered.
In addition, refer to FIG. 7 again. The kettle holder 30 of the present invention is not limited to the two elastic belts 31, 31′ mentioned above, and the kettle holder 30 can also be implemented as a kettle bag 32. The kettle bag 32 can be formed by stitching two opposite side edges and a bottom edge of a cloth piece on the outer surface of one side of the pet box 11. The bottom of the kettle bag 32 is provided with a through hole 321. In this way, the kettle 40 is placed in the kettle bag 32 in reverse, so that the dip tube 41 protrudes from the through hole 321, and then penetrates the above-mentioned drinking hole 20, which can also provide drinking water to pets. Moreover, the structure of the kettle bag 32 can prevent the kettle 40 from loosening. The kettle bag 32 is preferably composed of a mesh cloth 322, and the two opposite side edges and the bottom edge of the mesh cloth 322 are stitched on the outer surface of the side of the pet box 11, so that the water volume of the kettle 40 can be more conveniently observed from the outside.
Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
Patent Application
20220330518
