Portable Animal Carrier Window Mounting Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Securing animals in vehicles can be difficult and uncomfortable, often requiring the use of vehicle seats, which may not be practical or suitable for all situations.
Innovation Solution
A portable animal carrier with a carrier portion and legs that slidably engage a vehicle window, allowing the carrier to be securely attached inside the vehicle door without occupying a seat, with adjustable dimensions and a detachable design for ease of use and cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If animal carrier is secured using vehicle seats, then animal is securely positioned, but vehicle seat availability is reduced and animal comfort may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from securing the animal carrier on horizontal vehicle seats to mounting it on the vertical vehicle door structure. The legs extend through the door window opening, utilizing the door's vertical space and structure rather than horizontal seat space, thereby resolving the contradiction between secure positioning and seat availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The legs serve as an intermediary component between the carrier portion and the vehicle door. These legs extend through the door window opening and engage with the door structure, providing a secure mounting mechanism that doesn't require vehicle seats while ensuring reliable animal containment.
2Ease of operation
If carrier is permanently attached to vehicle, then installation is simple, but flexibility and cleaning access are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The animal carrier system is divided into separate components: the carrier portion and the legs. The legs remain attached to the vehicle door, while the carrier portion can be easily detached and reattached. This segmentation allows for simple installation of the mounting structure while maintaining flexibility in the carrier's positioning and access for cleaning.
Data Source
AI summary
This disclosure describes portable carriers configured to secure to a vehicle door window frame. A portable animal carrier may include a carrier portion including a front portion, a rear portion, and side portions extending between the front portion and the rear portion to form an interior at least partially surrounded by the front portion, the rear portion, and the side portions; and legs in parallel with each other, attached to and extending from the carrier portion more proximal to the rear portion than the front portion, wherein the legs slidably engage a vehicle window.