US4256056A
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Portable case for carrying small animal
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-05-17
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Granted: 1981-03-17
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Expires: 1999-05-17
Abstract
Abstract A portable case, into which the pet fancier puts his small animal and carries it about, is disclosed, wherein the main body of the case is constructed by putting together a pair of side wall boards, a top board connected at its left and right sides to the respective upper end faces of the left and right side wall boards through the aid of hinged joints, and a bottom board connected at its left and right sides to the respective lower end faces of the left and right side wall boards likewise as above through the aid of hinged joints, which main body of the case is furnished at its front and rear sides with the respective on-off door leaves, and the case thus constructed can be simply folded up by opening both the door leaves.
Inventors
- 👤 Teho Sou
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 08:53
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K1/00; A01K1/02; A01K1/0236; A01K1/0245
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
A portable case for carrying a small animal, which comprises a case body and two door leaves; said case body being composed of two side wall boards opposing each other, one top board being mounted hinge-jointedly on the upper end faces of said side wall boards, and one bottom board being attached likewise hinge-jointedly to the lower end faces of said wall boards; said side wall boards being formed at their upper and lower end faces with elongate rods integrally, end portions of said upper and lower faces of each side wall board being cut away so that end portions of said rods protrude to define pivot pins; said top board and said bottom board being provided integrally with cooperating pivot bearings whereby said side wall boards, said top board and said bottom board are all connected hinge-jointedly by inserting said pivot pins into said pivot bearings; said case body thus having openings at its front and rear side and becoming foldable; said door leaves covering said openings and pivoting severally their own one sides on end faces of ones of said boards thereby to be foldable back onto the outer surface of said ones of said boards; the other side of said door leaves being free to be engaged and disengaged with and from the other end faces of said boards.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
222 words
A portable case for carrying a small animal, which comprises a case body and two door leaves; said case body being composed of two side wall boards opposing each other, one top board being mounted hinge-jointedly on the upper end faces of said side wall boards, and one bottom board being attached likewise hinge-jointedly to the lower end faces of said wall boards; said side wall boards being formed at their upper and lower end faces with elongate rods integrally, end portions of said upper and lower faces of each side wall board being cut away so that end portions of said rods protrude to define pivot pins; said top board and said bottom board being provided integrally with cooperating pivot bearings whereby said side wall boards, said top board and said bottom board are all connected hinge-jointedly by inserting said pivot pins into said pivot bearings; said case body thus having openings at its front and rear side and becoming foldable; said door leaves covering said openings and pivoting severally their own one sides on end faces of ones of said boards thereby to be foldable back onto the outer surface of said ones of said boards; the other side of said door leaves being free to be engaged and disengaged with and from the other end faces of said boards.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
94 words
A portable case for carrying a small animal as set forth in claim 1, which is characterized in that said wall boards are formed at the one side end faces with guide tongue pieces and engaging pieces having engaging step parts, and said door leaves are formed at the one side end parts with guide holes and engaging holes, both engaging with said guide tongue pieces and said engaging pieces, respectively, so as to enable said door leaves to freely engage and disengage with and from the end parts of said side wall boards.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
176 words
A portable case for carrying a small animal, which comprises a case body and two door leaves; said case body being composed of two side wall boards opposing each other, one top board being mounted hinge-jointedly on the upper end faces of said side wall boards, and one bottom board being attached likewise hinge-jointedly to the lower end faces of said wall boards; said case body thus having openings at its front and rear side and becoming foldable; said door leaves covering said openings and pivoting severally at their own one sides about an end face of one of said boards of said case body, the other sides of said door leaves being formed with guide slots and engaging slots respectively; and cooperating, interfitting guide tongues and engaging pieces formed projecting outwardly from a facing end face of said case body, said guide slots and guide tongues cooperating upon interengagement thereof to substantially prevent relative movement between said doors and said case body in a manner which would disengage said engaging slots from said engaging pieces.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
176 words
A portable case for carrying a small animal, which comprises a case body and two door leaves; said case body being composed of two side wall boards opposing each other, one top board being mounted hinge-jointedly on the upper end faces of said side wall boards, and one bottom board being attached likewise hinge-jointedly to the lower end faces of said wall boards; said case body thus having openings at its front and rear side and becoming foldable; said door leaves covering said openings and pivoting severally at their own one sides about an end face of one of said boards of said case body, the other sides of said door leaves being formed with guide slots and engaging slots respectively; and cooperating, interfitting guide tongues and engaging pieces formed projecting outwardly from a facing end face of said case body, said guide slots and guide tongues cooperating upon interengagement thereof to substantially prevent relative movement between said doors and said case body in a manner which would disengage said engaging slots from said engaging pieces.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
A portable case for carrying a small animal as set forth in claim 3 or 2, which is characterized in that said side wall boards are formed in the middle part of the one side end parts with said guide tongue pieces, and on both sides of said guide tongue pieces, above and below, with said engaging pieces at suitable intervals.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
A portable case for carrying a small animal as set forth in claim 3 or claim 4, wherein said engaging pieces are formed with inclined surfaces gradually thickening from the front parts toward the roots and further with engaging step parts projecting continually from the rear ends of said inclined surfaces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
85 words
A portable case for carrying a small animal as set forth in claim 3 or claim 1, which is characterized in that said side wall boards are formed on the another side end parts with pivot bearing bodies having pivot bearing holes opposing each other, above and below, and door leaves are formed integrally on the another side end parts with supporting rods, whereby said door leaves are made to be rotatable through engaging both ends of said supporting rods with said pivot bearing holes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A portable case for carrying a small animal as set forth in claim 3 or claim 1, wherein said side wall boards and/or said door leaves are furnished with windows.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
A portable case for carrying a small animal as set forth in claim 7, wherein guide grooves are provided on both sides of a row of said windows in the up-and-down direction, and both left and right ends of window cover plate are inserted into said guide grooves slidably in the up-and-down direction, whereby said windows is made to be opened and closed at will.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
A portable case for carrying a small animal as set forth in claim 1 or claim 3, wherein said top board is formed on its upper face with a concave in which a grip is fixed in such a manner as to be freely raised and laid.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
54 words
A portable case for carrying a small animal as set forth in claim 1 or claim 3, wherein a concave formed on the upper face of said top board is covered by the use of a lid provided for opening and closing said concave, which serves as a container for putting small articles thereinto.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A portable case for carrying a small animal as set forth in claim 10, wherein two concaves for receiving small articles are formed on the both sides of said concave to which said grip is attached.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A portable case for carrying a small animal as set forth in claim 1 or claim 3, wherein each member is all made of synthetic resinous material.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-03-16 | 1984-09-15 | 1985-03-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-03-16 | 1988-09-15 | 1989-03-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-03-16 | 1992-09-15 | 1993-03-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |