US3834352A — Travel bird cage

Claim 1

Independent Claim 315 words

A bird cage adapted for transporting a bird from one place to another, the bird cage comprising a bottom half formed of rigid transparent material having a bottom surface and side wall surfaces depending upwardly therefrom and terminating in a top edge surrounding an interior compartment defined therein, a plurality of ventilating openings provided in said side wall surface, a clean out opening provided in said bottom surface of a sufficient size and configuration to permit an individual to pass a hand therethrough for access to the interior of said cage compartment, a door associated with said clean out opening and hinged to said bottom surface for selectively opening and closing said clean out opening, an access opening in a portion of said side wall surface, a door hingedly connected to said side wall surface and associated with said access opening for selectively opening and closing said access opening, a top half portion of said cage affixed to said top edges of said side wall surfaces to completely enclose the top end portion of said cage compartment, said top half portion consisting of a mesh screen type configuration projecting upwardly and over said bottom half portion, a porch like configuration formed integrally with said top half portion and projecting outwardly therefrom in a manner overlying said bottom half side wall surface, an opening in said porch enclosure providing access thereto, a screen door hingedly associated with said opening for selectively opening and closing the same, and a pair of substantially identical handle members each affixed at one end thereof to opposite portions of said bottom half side wall surface and each projecting upwardly therefrom to a position substantially above the top most portion of said top half portion of said cage, said handles adapted to be grasped in the hand of an individual for use in transporting the cage from one lOcation to another location.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 315 words

A bird cage adapted for transporting a bird from one place to another, the bird cage comprising a bottom half formed of rigid transparent material having a bottom surface and side wall surfaces depending upwardly therefrom and terminating in a top edge surrounding an interior compartment defined therein, a plurality of ventilating openings provided in said side wall surface, a clean out opening provided in said bottom surface of a sufficient size and configuration to permit an individual to pass a hand therethrough for access to the interior of said cage compartment, a door associated with said clean out opening and hinged to said bottom surface for selectively opening and closing said clean out opening, an access opening in a portion of said side wall surface, a door hingedly connected to said side wall surface and associated with said access opening for selectively opening and closing said access opening, a top half portion of said cage affixed to said top edges of said side wall surfaces to completely enclose the top end portion of said cage compartment, said top half portion consisting of a mesh screen type configuration projecting upwardly and over said bottom half portion, a porch like configuration formed integrally with said top half portion and projecting outwardly therefrom in a manner overlying said bottom half side wall surface, an opening in said porch enclosure providing access thereto, a screen door hingedly associated with said opening for selectively opening and closing the same, and a pair of substantially identical handle members each affixed at one end thereof to opposite portions of said bottom half side wall surface and each projecting upwardly therefrom to a position substantially above the top most portion of said top half portion of said cage, said handles adapted to be grasped in the hand of an individual for use in transporting the cage from one lOcation to another location.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 156 words

The bird cage as set forth in claim 1 wherein said bottom half portion is comprised of a substantially flat horizontal bottom surface, a front wall surface depending vertically upwardly from said bottom surface, a back wall surface depending vertically upwardly from said bottom surface, and a pair of opposed spaced apart side wall surfaces depending vertically upwardly from said bottom surface, said surfaces defining interiorly thereof said bottom half of said cage compartment, said front wall surface having said access opening provided therein with said door hingedly associated therewith, said door including a latch with said front surface including a retainer member with said latch adapted to engage said retainer member to retain said door in said closed position and permit selective opening of said door to provide access to said cage compartment, and said wall surfaces having a plurality of ventilating openings extending therethrough in communication with said cage compartment for providing ventilation thereto.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 100 words

The bird cage as set forth in claim 2 wherein each of said handle members is of a substantially inverted U-shaped configuration having a bight portion extending above said cage top half portion and having the ends thereof permanently affixed to said bottom half portion, one of said handles associated with said front wall surface with the opposite of said handles aligned therewith and associated with said back wall surface, each of said handles being manufactured of a resilient material permitting said bight portions to be flexibly brought together for ease in carrying of a single hand of an individual.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 145 words

The bird cage as set forth in claim 3 wherein said top half portion is comprised of a mesh body extending longitudinally between said side wall surfaces and having a semi-circular cross-section extending upwardly from said top edges of said front and back wall surfaces in a manner to overlie said bottom half cage compartment to completely enclose the top end thereof and define said top half cage compartment, said porch enclosure projecting outwardly from one end of said mesh body and formed integrally therewith and projecting over a side wall of said bottom half portion, said porch enclosure having an end wall, said opening provided in said end wall with said door hingedly associated therewith for controlling access thereto, said door having a latch adapted to engage a retaining member on said mesh end wall for detachably retaining said door in said closed position.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 67 words

The bird cage as set forth in claim 4 wherein said porch enclosure further comprises a substantially horizontal mesh formed bottom surface extending between said porch enclosure end wall and an adjacent end wall of said mesh body portion, and a transparent sheet of plastic material resting on said porch enclosure bottom surface and extending from said porch enclosure end wall to said mesh body end wall.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1977-09-09	1978-03-11	1978-09-10	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1981-09-09	1982-03-11	1982-09-10	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1985-09-09	1986-03-11	1986-09-10	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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