FR2657747A3 - Kennel for pets and kit for building it - Google Patents

Abstract

A kennel comprises a front wall with a central entry, a rear wall, two side walls, two roof panels, a floor and a tray. …<??>Projections are formed on the inclined upper sides of the front wall (1) and of the rear wall (2) as well as one the vertical edges of the side walls (3). Corresponding recesses are formed in the various corresponding parts in order to accommodate the projections, optionally fixed by means of screws. The majority of the parts, which are especially made of plastic, are hollow inside. …<??>Application to providing prefabricated pet shelters which are lightweight, and therefore inexpensive to transport, and easy to assemble. … …

Description

The present invention relates to a pet kennel and more

particularly a kit allowing

to make a pet kennel.

Nowadays, more and more people

wind of animals Their niches are generally made of wood, which is a material that tends to be attacked by corrosive substances Another type of niche is made of grid bars It cannot constitute a warm shelter

for animals during the winter.

The present invention aims to mitigate and / or avoid

ter the disadvantages described above of the usual niches.

The main aim of the invention is to provide a kit making it possible to produce a doghouse for pets,

which can be mounted easily.

Another object of the invention is to provide a kit making it possible to produce a niche which can be dismantled by

separate parts and packed in the lowest possible volume

sible, so that the cost of its transport is reduced.

According to a first characteristic of the invention, this provides a pet kennel having a front wall with an entrance formed in a central part, a rear wall, two side walls, two panels of tolt, a floor and a tray. mortise in

H is formed in an inner surface of the rear wall.

A lateral groove is formed in a lower end.

re of each side wall that is aligned with a transverse portion of the mortise A peripheral edge of the floor is received in the transverse portion of the mortise and in the side grooves of the side walls Each edge

vertical sidewalls is received in a ver-

tical of the mortise One or more protrusions are formed on the upper surface of the front wall and the rear wall, as well as on each side surface of the vertical edges of the side walls One or more recesses are

formed in the mortise of the rear wall and in

nures formed in the roof panels for reception

tion of the protrusions Each part of the niche is hollow on the inside.

Other objects and advantages of the invention emerge.

will draw more clearly from the following description of a

non-limiting example of embodiment, as well as the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pet kennel according to the invention; FIG. 2 is an exploded view of this niche; and FIG. 3 is a partial section illustrating the

connection between the roof and a side wall of the niche.

When referring to the drawing and, to start with Figure 1, this shows a niche according to the invention,

generally comprising a front wall 1, an rear wall

rière 2, two side walls 3, two roof panels 4,

a floor 5 and a removable tray 7.

When we then refer to Figures 2 and 3, we see that the front wall 1 is substantially pentagonal and has an entrance 16 and an upper edge with two inclined sides 11 Two protrusions 14, which can be seen better in Figure 3 , are preferably formed at both ends

on each inclined side 11 The bottom of the front wall 1 for-

me two angled parts 17 facing inward The pa-

rear king 2 has an outer shape similar to that of the front wall 1 Two inclined sides 21 are formed on the upper end of the rear wall 2 Two protrusions 24 are provided at both ends of each inclined side 21 The rear wall 2 has, furthermore, a ventilation hole 26 and an H-shaped mortise 22 in an internal surface The front wall 1 has in its internal face an H-shaped mortise (not shown) which faces the H-shaped mortise 22 of the

rear wall 2.

The side walls 3 are substantially rectangular.

laries and have a vertical rib 30 on each side.

tee Two protrusions 31 are formed on the outer surface of each of the vertical ribs 30.The latter are

received in the vertical parts of the mortises 22 in H res-

pectives of the front wall 1 and the rear wall 2.

A plurality of recesses 23 are formed in these mortises to receive the projections 31 of the side walls 3.

protrusions 31 are fixed in place by screws, for example.

The internal surface of each side wall 3 has a

lateral groove 32 aligned with the transverse parts of the m Dr-

H-shaped walls 22 of the front wall 1 and of the rear wall 2 The inner face of each side wall 3 has, in addition, a side flange 33 located under the side groove 32. Two grooves 40 and 42 are formed on each side of the lower surface of each roof panel 4 Two recesses 41 are formed in the two ends of each of the grooves 40, 42 Each inclined side 11 of the front wall 1 can be received in one or the other of the two grooves 40 to the front of a roof panel 4 and each inclined side 21 of the rear wall 2 can be received in one or the other of the two grooves 42 at the rear of a roof panel 4 The

projections 14, 24 of the front wall 1 and of the rear wall

re 2 are received in the corresponding recesses 41 of the pan-

roof panels 4 and are, fixed in place by screws by

example The floor 5 is provided with a plurality of openings.

res 50 The peripheral edge of the floor 5 is received in the transverse parts of the mortises 22 of the front wall

1 and the rear wall 2, as well as in the grooves

side 32 of the side walls 3 The tray 7 is intended to receive animal droppings and can be nested and extracted using a handle 70 provided at the front in the space formed under the floor, where it is supported by the side flanges 33 of the side walls 3 and the parts

17 cubits towards the inside of the front wall 1

Jections of animals on the floor 7 fall through the openings 50 on the platform 7 A ridge cover 6, substantially V-shaped, is arranged over the panels of

roof 4 and fixed in place with screws.

As best seen in Figure 3, the front wall 1 and the roof panels 4 are preferably made of a plastic or the like material and are hollow on the inside. Similarly, the rear wall 2, the roof panels

side walls 3 and the floor 5 are preferably made

are made of a plastic or similar material and are also hollow They are made, for example, by molding.

make hollow, compressed air is injected into the various

annuities parts during molding.

It emerges from the foregoing that the invention pro-

cures the following advantages: a) the doghouse can be disassembled into separate pieces and packaged in the smallest possible volume, so that the cost of its transport is reduced;

b) the doghouse can be mounted easily and quickly from

shooting of the kit which constitutes it;

c) as the pieces of the niche are hollow, they are there-

managed, which is also advantageous for transport; and d) the mounted kennel, provides a warm shelter for the animals

during the winter.

Although the invention has been described with reference

in a particular embodiment, it goes without saying that they are

git only of an example and that many modifications are possible in the build, combination and

arrangement of the parts without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims (4)

1 Pet kennel including a pa- front king (1) with an entrance (16) formed in a central part of this wall, a rear wall (2), two side walls (3), two roof panels (4), a floor (5) and a tray (7), the front wall (1) and the rear wall (2) each having two inclined upper sides (11,21) at one of their ends, characterized in that a substantially H-shaped mortise (22) is formed in an inner surface of the front wall (1) and the rear wall (2), a lateral groove (32) is formed in a lower end of each side wall (3), groove which is aligned with a transverse portion of each of the ses (22), the peripheral edge of the floor (5) is received in the transverse parts of the mortises (22) and in the grooves (32) of the side walls (3), each vertical edge (30) of the side walls (3) is received in a ver- corresponding tical of the mortises (22), a groove (40, 42) is formed at the front and rear of an inter- ne of each roof panel (4) to receive said sides inclined (11,21) of the front wall (1) and of the rear wall rière (2), protrusions (14,24,31) are formed on the sides inclined tees (11,21) of the front wall (1) and of the wall rear (2), as well as on the lateral sides of the ver- ticals (30) of the side walls (3), recesses (23) are formed in the mortises (22) of the front wall (1) and of the rear wall (2), as well as in the grooves (40, 42) roof panels (4), to receive said protrusions lees (14,24,31), and the plate (7) is inserted in an amo- visible in a space under the floor (5). 2 Niche according to claim 1, wherein a vertical rib (30) is formed on each side of the said side walls (3) and is received in a ver- corresponding tical of the mortises (22) of the front wall tale (1) and the rear wall (2), a ventilation hole (26) is formed in the rear wall (2), openings (50) are formed in the floor (5), a side ledge (33 ) is formed on the inner face of each side wall (3), re- edge which is located under the lateral groove (32), a part elbow (17) directed inward is formed at each end end of the lower part of the front wall (1) and the plate (7) is removably supported on the edges (33) of the side walls (3) and on the bent parts (17) directed inwardly of the front wall (1), and a ridge cover (6) is arranged over the panels roof (4). 3 Niche according to claim 1, wherein the front wall (1), the rear wall (2), the side walls side (3), the floor (5) and the fault panels (4) are hollow inside. 4 Kit for the realization of a niche according to any one of the preceding claims.