Small animal carrier for mounting on or in vehicles

摘要

A detachable carrier for small pets that can be attached to vehicles, such as bicycles, motorcycles, motor scooters, ATV's, golf carts or watercraft. The carrier allows not only for the transportation of the pet, but also for the enjoyment of the ride, by way of an open top hatch through which the pet can extend its head allowing for an “open air” ride and visibility. The carrier for transporting a small pet on a vehicle includes a box-like container provided with an upper opening that forms part of the container top. The opening has padded edges and is large enough so that an animal such as a dog can stand up in the container with his/her front legs on the padded front edge. Anchoring structure on the container bottom is arranged to detachably couple to a luggage rack or support plate on a luggage rack that is mounted on the vehicle.

主权项

1. An animal carrier for use with a vehicle that has a top box support plate secured thereto, the carrier comprising:
a container having a bottom and sides sized to contain a small to medium dog and having a top with an upper opening defined by edges, wherein the upper opening has generally horizontal edges that extend inward from the sides all the way around a periphery of the opening to the edges thereof, and the edges are covered with padding; a latching structure on the container bottom adapted to detachably couple the container to the top box support plate and including a quick-release latch that permits a user to detach the carrier from the top box support plate by actuating the quick-release latch; and a closure detachable over the upper opening to convert the animal carrier to a luggage box.