Modular Pet Kennel with Removable Dividers for Multi-Pet Housing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing indoor pet kennels are typically designed for single animals and lack aesthetic appeal, often being hidden due to their utilitarian design, and do not accommodate multiple pets that get along.
Innovation Solution
A modular pet kennel designed to resemble furniture, featuring removable dividers for separate containment areas, made from materials like wood and metal rods, with sliding doors and an optional automatic latching system, allowing for multiple pets and aesthetic integration into living spaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If traditional wire or plastic kennels are used, then they provide functional containment for pets, but they lack aesthetic appearance and must be hidden from view
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the functional kennel structure with aesthetic furniture design elements. The kennel is integrated into a furniture piece (such as a cabinet or dresser) that serves both as pet containment and as a decorative household item, eliminating the need to hide the kennel while maintaining its containment function.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a multi-functional object that serves as both a pet kennel and a piece of furniture. The same structure provides both containment for pets and aesthetic value as household furniture, allowing it to be placed in visible living spaces rather than hidden corners.
2Volume of moving object
If larger kennels are configured to contain one large pet, then they provide adequate space for that pet, but they cannot accommodate multiple smaller pets that do not get along
Solution Approach 1:
The kennel is divided into multiple separate compartments or sections within the larger structure. Each compartment can house a different pet, providing both individual containment for pets that do not get along and efficient use of the overall kennel volume. The segmentation allows the same space to accommodate either one large pet or multiple smaller pets depending on configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The kennel includes movable dividers or reconfigurable partitions that allow the internal configuration to be changed. This dynamic structure enables the kennel to adapt between different pet arrangements - whether housing one large pet or multiple smaller pets - by adjusting the internal divisions to create appropriate separate spaces.
3Area of stationary object
If single-animal kennels are used, then they provide focused containment for one pet, but pet owners with multiple pets need multiple separate kennels occupying more space
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges multiple single-pet kennel functions into one unified multi-compartment structure. Instead of requiring separate kennels for each pet, the integrated design provides multiple containment areas within a single footprint, reducing the total space required while maintaining individual pet containment.
Solution Approach 2:
The kennel structure serves multiple pet containment functions simultaneously within a single unit. Each compartment functions as an independent kennel space, but they are integrated into one cohesive structure that optimizes space utilization and provides versatility for housing different pet combinations.
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AI summary
A pet kennel is disclosed as it may be manufactured to appear as furniture. An example of the pet kennel may include a housing having a floor, a top, and four sides, wherein the floor and the top are wooden, and at least one of the sides has metal rods in a wooden frame. The example pet kennel may also include a containment area formed within the housing, the containment area sufficiently large to fit multiple animals. At least one divider may be installed to separate the containment area into distinct living space. The at least one divider may be removed to provide a common living space. The at least one pet kennel may also include at least one door to the containment area, and a lock on the at least one door.