Vehicle mounted kennel

Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a vehicle mounted kennel showing my new design, with the doors shown in an open position;

FIG. 2 is a top, front and right side perspective view thereof, with the doors shown in a closed position;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image of that shown; and

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment thereof, the only differences residing in the shapes of the doors and the notches at the lower left and right corners to receive wheel wells in the bed of a pickup truck.

The broken-line disclosure of a pickup truck in the views is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D397082
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 5, 1996
Date of Patent: Aug 18, 1998
Inventor: Brian S. Kunkel (Plymouth, MN)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Stacia Sinuik
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt, P.A.
Application Number: 0/52,782
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Rack, Carrier, Or Load Barrier (23) (D12/406)
International Classification: 1216;