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A collapsible carrying container for animals includes top, bottom and opposed side walls which are in hinged assembly by means of four elongate hinges that extend substantially the entire length of the container. The top, bottom and side walls are capable of forming a rectangular animal enclosure an

A collapsible carrying container for animals includes top, bottom and opposed side walls which are in hinged assembly by means of four elongate hinges that extend substantially the entire length of the container. The top, bottom and side walls are capable of forming a rectangular animal enclosure and are enabled by the hinges to collapse in the manner of a parallelogram to a substantially flat condition. Opposed end walls are hingedly connected to the bottom wall and include out-turned structural flanges on the top, bottom and sides thereof for enhancement of the structural integrity of the end portions of the animal carrier unit. The hinges are connected to the outer edges of the lower out-turned structural flanges, thus permitting the end walls to be positioned within the rectangular enclosure. Locks are provided at the end portions of the top wall and include hooks that engage about the superposed ends of the top wall and out-turned structural flanges to thereby lock the end walls in place. An internal structural member is secured to the inner surface of the top wall to provide enhanced structural integrity thereof and to define stops at each end thereof which position the end walls. A carrying handle assembly is also secured to the top wall to permit manual support of the unit.

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An integral collapsible carrying container for animals being adapted to fold substantially flat for efficient storage, comprising: (a) generally rectangular bottom, top and side walls being formed of sheet material; (b) hinge means hingedly connecting said top and bottom walls to said side walls, th

An integral collapsible carrying container for animals being adapted to fold substantially flat for efficient storage, comprising: (a) generally rectangular bottom, top and side walls being formed of sheet material; (b) hinge means hingedly connecting said top and bottom walls to said side walls, thereby forming a generally rectangular enclosure capable of collapsing in the manner of a parallelogram to a substantially flat form; (c) opposed generally rectangular end wall means being hingedly connected to said bottom wall means and being positionable within the respective ends of said generally rectangular enclosure, said end wall members having out-turned structural flanges at the top, bottom and sides thereof which, when said carrying container is upstanding, are positioned respectively in substantially abutting coextensive relation with the respective inner surfaces of said top, bottom and side walls to provide end walls for said enclosure and to provide enhanced structural integrity for the respective ends of said top, bottom and side walls; and (d) means for securing said end walls in locked assembly with respect to said top, bottom and side walls.