Small animal backpack

a small animal and backpack technology, applied in the field of small animal backpacks, can solve the problems of difficulty in maintaining the appropriate pace, needing to be carried, and difficulty in maintaining custody and control of such small animals, so as to facilitate the retention of animals, prevent the bag from sagging, and maintain the integrity and shape of the bag

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-03-09
TRAVEL CADDY
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[0005] Briefly, the present invention comprises a bag or case which is designed to receive and carry a small animal. The bag includes a formed, back plate or back side or back panel which may comfortably fit against the back or lumbar region of an individual as well as the front, torso region of an individual. The panel or plate which rests against the front or back of an individual has a generally stiff, well defined configuration which is curved or acute so as to comfortably fit against the back or front of a person while further serving to maintain the integrity and shape of the bag or case in which the animal is housed. The construction further includes straps attached to the bag. The straps are preferably crossed and connect the top of the bag and / or the front of the bag to appropriately configured, projecting wings or side flaps extending from the opposite sides of the bag. A belt also connects to the wings. The crossed straps, extending from the left and right hand sides of the bag, are designed to be adjustable and fit over the right and left shoulders of the individual respectively and then connect to the right and left side wings respectively. The shoulder straps, which are attached to the bag, may be connected to the back side panel of the bag, but also importantly include auxiliary straps attached to the front side of the bag to support the front side and prevent the bag from sagging, particularly when the bag is occupied by an animal. The carrying case may be used so that the bag is on the front, generally over the stomach or torso region, of an individual, or on the back in the lower lumbar region. The bag itself includes a leash to facilitate retaining an animal within the bag. Auxiliary storage pockets are provided and a top cover, which may be vented, is also included.

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Maintaining custody and control of such small animals is often a challenging problem, especially when traveling through airports, train stations and the like.
On occasion, even though an animal is on a leash, the animal will be unable to maintain the appropriate pace and, thus, may need to be carried.
Again, maintaining custody and control of the animal and providing for transport of the animal in situations where the animal cannot easily transport itself is often a challenging situation.

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[0041] The carrying case includes some additional features including, as depicted in FIGS. 1-11, a leash construction 90 which includes an adjustable latch element 92 for attachment about the neck, for example of a small animal like a dog. Further, auxiliary pouches, such as pouch 94, may be included and incorporated on the end panels, such as end panel 26. Auxiliary pouches may be included on the other end or side panels or the front panel. In the invention, for example as depicted in FIG. 12, an auxiliary pouch is included on the front panel and an expandable pocket is included on one of the end panels as described hereinafter.

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[0042]FIGS. 8 and 9 illustrate the manner of the use of the As depicted in FIG. 8, the carrying case is positioned so that the left and right hand shoulder straps pass over the right and left hand shoulders of an individual so that the carrying case is positioned against the stomach or forward front torso of an individual. In FIG. 9, the carrying case is placed against the back lumbar section of an individual. Again, the shoulder strap described as the right shoulder strap passes over the right shoulder of the individual and the left shoulder strap passes over the left shoulder of the individual. The straps are joined to the wings 38, 40 as previously described. The belt comprised of the two belt straps 60, 64 is also closed so that the carrying case is appropriately supported on the back side of an individual. Importantly, the auxiliary straps 70, 72 are provided to prevent the bag from undesirably sagging.

[0043] Referring to FIGS. 12-17, there is set forth a second embodiment of ...

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A carrying case for a small animal includes an open top case with shoulder straps connected to the back panel of the case for supporting the back panel and auxiliary straps attached to either the back panel or other shoulder straps to support the front panel of the case. The shoulder straps may cross one another in an embodiment designed for placement of the carrying case bag on the front or back side of a person. A single strap is utilized in combination with a belt for the embodiment which is placed upon a hip of a person. In each event, auxiliary straps support the front of the bag and generally triangular wing type elements are provided to facilitate maintaining the bag properly positioned on an individual.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] In a principal aspect the present invention relates to a case for transport of small animals as a backpack or front pack. More particularly, the invention relates to a carrying case which is capable of protecting a small animal, such as a dog or cat, in a carrying case with a harness enabling the animal to be carried on the back side, the front side or the hip of an individual in a comfortable manner while providing ease of access to the animal in the carrying case. [0002] Small dogs, cats and other animals often travel as companions with individuals. Maintaining custody and control of such small animals is often a challenging problem, especially when traveling through airports, train stations and the like. Further, small animals often accompany individuals on hiking or walking trips. On occasion, even though an animal is on a leash, the animal will be unable to maintain the appropriate pace and, thus, may need to be carried. Again, maintaining cus...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A45F3/04
CPCA01K1/0254A01K1/029A45F2003/045A45F2003/003A45F3/04
Inventor GODSHAW, DONALD E.REDZISZ, ANDREZJ M.
Owner TRAVEL CADDY
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