Multi-Pet Crate With Segmented Door Locking And Integrated Handle Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pet crates lack features such as multi-grooming tool storage, secure poop bag handling, adjustable door locking for multiple pets, and easy cleaning, leading to inefficiencies in pet containment and hygiene.
Innovation Solution
A multi-pet locking-head-and-locking-tail-push-rod pet crate with a grooming-tool-poop-bag handle system, low-friction door-rail system, quick-assembly door system, and multi-position locking mechanism that includes a slanted urine-storing gutter tray and gutter ridges for pet comfort and hygiene.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a pet crate is designed with basic single-door locking, then the structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate multiple pets of varying sizes or provide separate access control
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the door system into multiple independent doors (first door and second door) with separate locking mechanisms. Each door can be independently locked at multiple positions, allowing different pets of varying sizes to access the crate separately while maintaining security for each pet compartment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements adjustable and reconfigurable door locking positions that can be dynamically changed. The door locking system allows doors to be locked at multiple positions along the door frame, enabling flexible configuration to accommodate different pet sizes and provide separate access control for multiple pets.
2Ease of operation
If traditional door rails are used, then the manufacturing is simple, but the doors experience high friction and difficult operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional high-friction mechanical door rails with low-friction door rails that reduce resistance during door operation. This substitution maintains the basic rail structure while incorporating surface treatments or materials that significantly reduce friction, making door opening and closing easier without adding complex mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If basic panel assembly is used, then the manufacturing is simple, but the panels are difficult to assemble and disassemble
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the crate into modular panels (front panel, back panel, side panels) that can be independently assembled and disassembled. Each panel has standardized connection interfaces with the door system and frame, allowing easy reconfiguration and assembly without complex fastening procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements removable and reconfigurable panel connections that allow dynamic assembly and disassembly. The panel connection system enables users to easily attach and detach panels for cleaning, reconfiguration, or transport without requiring complex tools or procedures.
4Adaptability or versatility
If conventional crates without integrated storage are used, then the structure is simple, but grooming tools and supplies cannot be conveniently stored
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the door handle system with grooming tool storage functionality. The door handles are integrated with channels or holders that can accommodate grooming tools, combining two functions (door operation and tool storage) into a single integrated system without adding separate storage components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs the door handle system to serve multiple functions: operating the door, storing grooming tools, and potentially securing pets. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate storage structures while providing convenient access to grooming supplies during pet handling.
5Ease of operation
If flat-bottom crates are used, then the manufacturing is simple, but pets cannot be comfortably positioned or hygiene is difficult to maintain
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the bottom structure into a separate removable tray system within the crate. The tray can be independently removed for cleaning while the main crate structure remains intact, facilitating easy hygiene maintenance without requiring complete disassembly of the crate.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a removable and reconfigurable tray system that can be easily taken out for cleaning and reinserted. The tray design allows dynamic access to the crate bottom for hygiene purposes, enabling quick cleaning and maintenance without complex procedures or permanent fixed structures.
Data Source
AI summary
A multi-pet locking-head-and-locking-tail-push-rod pet crate comprises: a handle bridge, a handle channel molded inside the handle bridge for containing grooming tools, handle clasps respectively molded in the handle bridge for fastening poop bags thereto, a top panel, a bottom panel, a left panel, a right panel, a front panel, a rear panel, at least one divider, panel-locking hooks and clamps for hooking and clamping the panels together, a slanted tray for draining urine, urine-storing gutters and ridges molded around the tray for supporting pet paws and for keeping pets away from urine, top and bottom low-friction rails welded to the front panel, multi-position door-glider-locking recesses formed in the bottom low-friction rail for locking the auto-indexing multi-position door gliders and for adjusting horizontal or slanted and stationary or moving positions of the auto-indexing multi-position doors, first and second auto-indexing multi-position doors inserted between the top and bottom low-friction rails, first and second auto-indexing multi-position door gliders respectively cast to the first and second doors for horizontally or slantedly being locked in the multi-position door-glider-locking recesses to horizontally or slantedly lock said first and the second doors in multiple horizontal or slanted and stationary or moving positions, first and second push-rods respectively and movably attached to the first and second doors, first and second door-locking push-rod heads respectively cast to the first and second push-rods for locking the first and second doors together, and first and second multi-position door-locking push-rod tails respectively cast to the first and second push-rods for locking and aligning the first and second doors to the front panel and for adjusting multiple positions of the first and second doors.