| 摘要 |
A unique reconfigurable expandable shrinkable quick-assembly quick-disassembly indoor-outdoor kennel for multiple types of animals comprises stackable, interchangeable, expandable, and shinkable panels, doorframe panel, door panel, single-shaft-clamp-couplers, double-shaft-clamp-couplers, double-shaft-couplers, and double-clamp-couplers. Each of the panels can be used either as a roof panel, a truss panel, a wall panel, a floor panel, a ramp panel, a perch panel, or a storage panel. Each of the couplers is for centering, aligning, coupling, and locking inside the tube ends of at least two panels, to prevent the panels from twisting, bending, and collapsing. The unique indoor-outdoor kennel can be quickly and easily assembled and disassembled by hand, without using any tools, can be easily stored in a car trunk and transported to a park or beach, can be easily configured to form a single-or-multi-level kennel of a large variety of shapes and sizes, and can have at least one convex, flat, or concave roof, which can also function as a storage to store food bags, bowl, toys, pet pad, accessories, leash, etc. for multiple types of pets. |
| 主权项 |
1. A unique reconfigurable scalable indoor-outdoor kennel for animals, comprising:
a plurality of panels,
each of said panels comprising a plurality of panel tubes and a panel mesh,each of said panel tubes having at least one panel-tube surface, at least one panel-tube recess formed on said at least one panel-tube surface, and two opposite panel-tube ends,said panel tubes welded together at said panel-tube ends to define a panel frame and a panel opening therewithin, said panel mesh welded to said panel frame to cover said panel opening; a doorframe,
said doorframe comprising a plurality of doorframe tubes and a plurality of latch holes drilled therein,each of said doorframe tubes having at least one doorframe-tube surface, at least one doorframe-tube recess formed on said at least one doorframe-tube surface, and two opposite doorframe-tube ends,said doorframe tubes welded together at said doorframe-tube ends to define said doorframe and a doorframe opening therewithin; a plurality of hinges,
said hinges attached to said doorframe; a door,
said door pivotably attached to said hinges, said door for releasably covering said doorframe opening; a plurality of latches,
said latches slidably attached to said door, said latches for being releasablyslid into said latch holes to lock said door to said doorframe; a plurality of single-shaft-clamp first couplers,
each of said single-shaft-clamp couplers comprising a first-coupler anti-twisting-and-warping shaft, a first-coupler anti-twisting-and-warping offset clamp offsettingly molded to said first-coupler shaft, first-coupler panel-centering-and-locking nipples molded to said first-coupler offset clamp, first-coupler panel-centering-and-locking recesses molded on said first-coupler shaft, first-coupler panel-centering-and-locking ribs molded on said first-coupler shaft, and a first-coupler anti-rust cap molded on said first-coupler shaft,said first-coupler anti-twisting-and-warping shaft having a cylindrical shape,said single-shaft-clamp first couplers being made of resilient material; a plurality of double-shaft-clamp second couplers,
each of said single-shaft-clamp couplers comprising second-coupler anti-twisting-and-warping double shafts, a second-coupler anti-twisting-and-warping central clamp centrally molded to said second-coupler double shafts, second-coupler panel-centering-and-locking nipples molded to said second-coupler central clamp, second-coupler panel-centering-and-locking recesses molded on said second-coupler double shafts, second-coupler panel-centering-and-locking ribs molded on said second-coupler double shafts, second-coupler anti-rust double caps molded on said second-coupler double shafts, and second-coupler panel-disassembling double levers molded to said second-coupler double caps,each of said second-coupler anti-twisting-and-warping double shafts having a cylindrical shape, said double-shaft-clamp second couplers being made of resilient material; a plurality of double-shaft third couplers,
each of said single-shaft-clamp couplers comprising third-coupler anti-twisting-and-warping double shafts, third-coupler panel-centering-and-locking recesses molded on said third-coupler double shafts, third-coupler panel-centering-and-locking ribs molded on said third-coupler double shafts, third-coupler anti-rust double caps molded on said third-coupler double shafts, and third-coupler panel-disassembling double levers molded to said third-coupler double caps,each of said third-coupler anti-twisting-and-warping double shafts having a cylindrical shape, said double-shaft third couplers being made of resilient material; and a plurality of double-clamp fourth couplers,
each of said single-shaft-clamp couplers comprising fourth-coupler anti-twisting-and-warping double clamps and fourth-coupler panel-centering-and-locking nipples molded to said fourth-coupler double clamps,each of said fourth-coupler anti-twisting-and-warping double clamps having an H shape, said double-clamp fourth couplers being made of resilient material; wherein
said panels for being stackable and interchangeable, said panels for functioning as roof panels, truss panels, wall panels, floor panels, ramp panels, perch panels, or storage panels,said first-coupler shafts, said second-coupler double shafts, and said third-coupler double shafts, for being inserted into said panel-tube ends and said doorframe-tube ends to couple them and to prevent said panels and said doorframe from twisting, bending, warping, and collapsing,said first-coupler offset clamps for offsettingly snap-clamping on said panel-tube ends to offsettingly couple said panel-tube ends to prevent said panel-tube ends from twisting, bending, warping, and collapsing,said second-coupler central clamps for centrally snap-clamping on said panel tubes to centrally couple said panel tubes to prevent said panel tubes from twisting, bending, warping, and collapsing,said fourth-coupler double clamps for doubly snap-clamping on said panel tubes and said doorframe tubes to doubly couple said panel tubes and said doorframe tubes to prevent said panel tubes and said doorframe tubes from twisting, bending, warping, and collapsing,said first-coupler nipples, said second-coupler nipples, and said fourth-coupler nipples for snap-locking in said at least one panel-tube recess and said at least one doorframe-tube recess to center, align, and lock said panels and said doorframe,said first-coupler recesses, said second-coupler recesses, and said third-coupler recesses for snap-locking on said at least one panel-tube recess and said at least one doorframe-tube recess to center, align, and lock said panels and said doorframe,said first-coupler ribs, said second-coupler ribs, and said third-coupler ribs for being inserted into said panel-tube ends and said doorframe-tube ends to center said first-coupler shafts, said second-coupler double shafts, and said third-coupler double shafts therein,said first-coupler caps, said second-coupler double caps, and said third-coupler double caps, for sealing said panel-tube ends and said doorframe-tube ends to prevent said panel-tube ends and said doorframe-tube ends from rusting, cutting pets, and causing injuries,said second-coupler double levers and said third-coupler double levers for being pulled on to disassemble said first couplers, said second couplers, and said third couplers from said panel-tube ends and said doorframe-tube ends; whereby
the unique reconfigurable scalable indoor-outdoor kennel is provided,which:
can be used as an enclosed kennel,can be used as a pet run,can be used as a pet-training pen,can be used as a pet-transporting crate,can be used as a pet cage,having said panels:
capable of being stackable, interchangeable, expandable, and shrinkable,capable of functioning as roof, truss, wall, floor, ramp, perch, or storage panels,capable of being offsettingly coupled together,capable of being coupled at any angles,capable of being assembeled and disassembled by hand,capable of eliminating the need for using any tools,capable of being used as inner or outer panels,capable of being used inside or outside, andhaving said couplers:
capable of centering, aligning, and coupling said panels,capable of offsettingly coupling said panels together,capable of preventing said panels from twisting, bending, warping, collapsingcapable of preventing said panels from rusting, cutting pets, causing injuries,capable of reducing kennel-assembling-and-disassembling time,capable of saving materials, save labor, save time, saves money,capable of providing reliability, convenience, ease of use,capable of prolonging the service lifespan of the unique indoor-outdoor kennel,capable of allowing the unique indoor-outdoor kennel to be configured
to have alphanumeric or geometric shapes,to have man-made or nature-made shapes,to have multiple levels of roof, truss, wall, floor, ramp, perch, or storage, andto have multiple inner and outer roofs, trusses, walls, floors, doors, ramps, perches, and storages. |
