ANIMAL ENCLOSURE TRAY LOCK

摘要

A tray lock mechanism for a pet enclosure is disclosed. The tray lock mechanism includes a sliding component that has a camming surface that interacts with a leading-edge of the tray to generate an upward force to move the sliding component out of the way so that the tray can be inserted into an opening and into the pet enclosure. Additionally, in a further embodiment, the tray lock mechanism contemplates a door extension that extends downward and blocks the opening when the door is in the closed position and unblocks the opening when the door is in an opened position.

主权项

1. A pet enclosure comprising:
a tray for the pet enclosure, the tray having a rectangular configuration, an outer peripheral portion of the tray being raised upward to retain any liquid within the peripheral portion of the tray; top, bottom, front, rear, left and right panels arranged and attached to each other as an enclosure, a first wire rod of the bottom panel, a second wire rod of the front panel, a third wire rod of a left panel and a fourth wire rod of a right panel forming an opening for the insertion and removal of the tray into and out of the pet enclosure; a tray lock mechanism slidably disposed on the second wire rod of the front panel and a fifth wire rod of the front panel, the tray lock mechanism being traversable between a down position wherein the tray lock mechanism is disposed in the opening and prohibits insertion or removal of the tray through the opening and an up position wherein the tray lock mechanism is traversed out of the opening to allow for the insertion or removal of the tray.