Portable Transparent-Wall Pet Crate for Exams Without Opening

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing pet crates do not effectively secure pets during veterinary examinations, leading to potential injuries from pets escaping and becoming aggressive, as they are startled from being removed and may scratch or bite veterinarians or staff.

Innovation Solution

A pet crate with a transparent wall and a removable pet safety carrier, featuring a mesh liner with drawstrings or zippers for secure closure, allowing pets to be safely contained and examined without direct handling, and incorporating safety restraints for uncooperative animals.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a traditional opaque pet crate is used, then the pet feels secure and hidden, but the veterinarian cannot observe the pet without opening the crate, risking escape and aggression

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepet containment securityVSAvoidveterinarian observation capability

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The crate incorporates a transparent wall that changes from opaque to transparent when activated, allowing the veterinarian to observe the pet without opening the crate. This resolves the contradiction by enabling observation capability while maintaining containment security through the transparent barrier.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #32Color changes

2Ease of operation

If the crate is opened to examine the pet, then the veterinarian can interact with the pet, but the pet may escape and become aggressive

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepet examination accessibilityVSAvoidrisk of pet injury to staff

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The transparent wall acts as an intermediary barrier that allows the veterinarian to observe and interact with the pet visually while maintaining physical containment. This eliminates the need to open the crate for observation, preventing pet escape and aggression while still enabling examination.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If a transparent wall is added to the crate, then the veterinarian can observe the pet, but the pet may feel exposed and stressed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveveterinarian observation capabilityVSAvoidpet stress from exposure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The wall is designed to be dynamically changeable between opaque and transparent states. When the pet is being examined, the wall remains opaque to provide security and reduce stress. When observation is needed, it becomes transparent, allowing the veterinarian to view the pet without physical contact.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12446543B2Portable pet crate with transparent wall

Publication Date: 2025.10.21 BULLOCK ROBERT WADE

AI summary

Embodiments described herein relate to a pet crate safety system. The pet crate safety system can include a housing including a plurality of walls, the plurality of walls arranged to form a first volume, a first wall of the plurality of walls comprising a pet crate opening, and a second wall of the plurality of walls comprising a transparent portion, the second wall arranged at an opposite end of the pet crate as the first wall. The pet crate safety system can further include a mount arranged on a first surface of a wall of the plurality of walls. The pet crate safety system can further include a ventilated pet safety carrier configured to be removably mounted to the mount and arranged in the volume, the ventilated pet safety carrier further configured to form a second volume when attached to the mount.