Transparent pet cage with pivoting top panels

Claim 1

A pet cage assembly comprising: a plurality of solid walls, at least one of which is transparent, said walls including a plurality of ventilation holes formed therein and a first wall having a door opening formed therein; an access door connected to said first wall for selectively closing said door opening; means for selectively latching said door in a closed condition; feeding means fixed to at least one of said walls; at least one lower perch element fixed to said walls; a pair of cage top panels pivotally attached to said walls and having a plurality of ventilation holes formed therethrough, said cage top panels being pivotal between a generally horizontal, closed condition and a generally vertical and parallel open condition; an elongate playpen perch element having opposite end portions; an attachment means for releasably attaching each said end portion of said playpen perch element to a respective said cage top panel when said cage top panels are in said open condition such that said playpen perch element extends generally between said open cage top panels.