Abstract: The present invention provides a wire crate for housing an animal. The wire crate includes a top panel, a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and a pair of side panels oppositely disposed from one another. The crate also includes a front opening defined in the front panel. The front opening is configured to provide access to the interior of the crate. The crate further includes a pair of tracks coupled to each side of the front opening and a door slidably coupled to the pair of tracks. The door slides along the pair of tracks between an open position and a closed position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 26, 2011
Date of Patent:
March 24, 2015
Assignee:
Mid-West Metal Products Co., Inc.
Inventors:
Brad Cantwell, Michael E. Greene, Terrance L. Jones, Robert Bemis
Abstract: The present invention provides a wire crate for housing an animal. The wire crate includes a top panel, a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and a pair of side panels oppositely disposed from one another. The crate also includes a front opening defined in the front panel. The front opening is configured to provide access to the interior of the crate. The crate further includes a pair of tracks coupled to each side of the front opening and a door slidably coupled to the pair of tracks. The door slides along the pair of tracks between an open position and a closed position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 23, 2011
Date of Patent:
January 6, 2015
Assignee:
Mid-West Metal Products Co., Inc.
Inventors:
Brad Cantwell, Michael E. Greene, Terrance L. Jones, Stew Kerr
Abstract: The present invention relates to a collapsible cage assembly including an outer covering and a support frame for supporting the outer covering in an upright position. The outer covering can have a top, bottom, front, back, first side, and second side. The support frame can include a top frame body and a bottom frame body, a first side member and a second side member each being pivotably coupled to the top frame body and bottom frame body, and a top support member coupled to the top frame body. The top support member can define a V-shaped portion. The frame can also include a U-shaped member have a first end and a second end, each of the first end and second end slidably and pivotably coupled to the bottom frame body. The U-shaped member is removably coupled to the V-shaped portion of the top support member in the upright position.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 20, 2014
Publication date:
July 24, 2014
Applicant:
MID-WEST METAL PRODUCTS CO., INC.
Inventors:
BRAD CANTWELL, Stew Kerr, Michael E. Greene, Terrance L. Jones
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of forming an enclosure assembly without using tools or fasteners to complete the assembly. The method includes forming a base from a side support, front support, and a plurality of casters. A door assembly and back wall are coupled to the base by aligning a plurality of pegs therefrom with corresponding openings defined in the base. A plurality of protruding wires of a bottom wall are aligned and inserted into corresponding openings defined in the door assembly and back wall. In addition, a plurality of pegs that protrude from a side wall are inserted into a plurality of corresponding openings defined in the door assembly and back wall such that the side wall couples to the door assembly and back wall. The method also includes coupling a top wall to the door assembly, side wall, and back wall. A shelf assembly can be coupled to the side wall and/or back wall, and a ramp can be pivotably coupled to the shelf assembly.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 3, 2009
Date of Patent:
August 14, 2012
Assignee:
Mid-West Metal Products Co., Inc
Inventors:
Michael E. Greene, Bryan W. Jennings, Terrance L. Jones, David L. Clemmons
Inventors:
David L. Clemmons, Bryan W. Jennings, Tiffany S. Meyer, J. Robert Dale, Terrance L. Jones, Thomas W. Swan, Glenn R. Godley, William S. Kerr, James W. Wingate