Floatable Pet Kennel with Integrated Marine Foam Walls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pet carriers are bulky, difficult to move during flood events, and require external floating devices that are inconvenient and increase the weight of the kennel.
Innovation Solution
A floatable pet kennel with an enclosure made of upper and lower housings, each with exterior and interior skins and a marine polyurethane foam floatation material layer, allowing the kennel to float and be easily moved.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional pet carriers are used, then they can transport pets, but they are bulky and difficult to move during flood events
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the pet kennel enclosure with integrated floatation material layers within the wall structure itself, merging two previously separate functions (enclosure and flotation) into a single unified device. This eliminates the need for separate external floating devices and reduces overall complexity and weight.
Solution Approach 2:
The kennel walls are constructed as composite structures with exterior skin, interior skin, and floatation material layer sandwiched between them. This composite construction provides both structural integrity for enclosure and buoyancy for water flotation, achieving multiple functions through material composition rather than separate components.
2Reliability
If external floating devices are attached to pet kennels, then the kennels can float, but it is inconvenient and time-consuming to attach them during flood events
Solution Approach 1:
The floatation material layers are integrated directly into the kennel wall structure during manufacturing, combining the enclosure and flotation functions into a single pre-assembled unit. This eliminates the need for time-consuming assembly of separate floating devices during emergency flood situations.
Solution Approach 2:
The floatation capability is built into the kennel structure in advance during manufacturing, rather than requiring assembly at the time of use. The exterior skin, interior skin, and floatation material layer are pre-combined in sandwich construction, so the kennel is ready for immediate deployment during flood events.
3Reliability
If external floating devices are attached to pet kennels, then the kennels can float, but the weight of the kennels increases
Solution Approach 1:
The flotation function is merged with the enclosure wall structure itself, eliminating the need for separate external floating devices. The floatation material layers are sandwiched between exterior and interior skins of the walls, providing buoyancy as an integrated feature rather than an added component.
Solution Approach 2:
The kennel walls are constructed as composite structures with floatation material layers integrated between exterior and interior skins. This composite construction provides both structural integrity and buoyancy in a unified weight-efficient design, avoiding the additional weight of separate floating devices.
4Reliability
If conventional pet kennels are used, then they can house pets, but they lack adequate protection during flood events
Solution Approach 1:
The kennel walls are constructed as composite structures with exterior skin, interior skin, and floatation material layer sandwiched between them. This composite construction provides both structural integrity for housing pets and buoyancy for flood protection in a unified design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the pet enclosure function with flood protection and floatation capabilities into a single integrated structure. The floatation material layers are built into the wall construction, providing flood protection without requiring separate systems or complex assemblies.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The floatable pet kennel provides improved safety, ease of use, and efficiency in transporting pets during flood events by being lightweight, easily accessible, and capable of floating on water.
Implementation Method 1
a floatation material layer sandwiched between the exterior skin and the interior skin
Data Source
AI summary
A floatable pet kennel includes an enclosure having an upper housing, a lower housing, and a front opening. The upper housing and the lower housing are connected to each other to define the enclosure adapted to house a pet. The upper housing includes a plurality of upper housing walls, and the lower housing includes a plurality of lower housing walls. Each wall of the plurality of upper housing walls and the plurality of lower housing walls includes an exterior skin, an interior skin, and a floatation material layer sandwiched between the exterior skin and the interior skin, enabling the floatable pet kennel to float upright, on its side, and/or upside down. A front door is removably disposed at the front opening to enable the pet to enter and exit the enclosure. A plurality of perforations provides air ventilation and allow water to drain out of the floatable pet kennel.