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A cage includes side panels, each having top and bottom edges extending along a length of the cage. Coextensive top and bottom panels have sides extending along a length of the cage and are engaged with the side panels, defining a cavity therebetween. End panels are conjoined to the top, bottom and

A cage includes side panels, each having top and bottom edges extending along a length of the cage. Coextensive top and bottom panels have sides extending along a length of the cage and are engaged with the side panels, defining a cavity therebetween. End panels are conjoined to the top, bottom and side panels. One end panel includes an access door pivotal about a fulcrum axis. Each side, top, bottom and end panel is formed from rigid steel shafts arranged in a mesh pattern. A mechanism is included for locking the access door at a lowered position. Spikes extend from the cage for deterring animals from tampering therewith. The spikes fit between the mesh pattern and lay coplanar with the side, top, bottom, and end panels during lowered positions. The spikes are evenly spaced along the panels. A mechanism is included for rotating the spikes between extended and retracted positions.

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What is claimed as new and what is desired to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1. A cage for shielding a user from wildlife threat, said cage comprising: a pair of oppositely facing side panels each having a centrally registered longitudinal axis and further having top and bottom e

What is claimed as new and what is desired to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1. A cage for shielding a user from wildlife threat, said cage comprising: a pair of oppositely facing side panels each having a centrally registered longitudinal axis and further having top and bottom edges equidistantly spaced from the respective axes, said top and bottom edges extending along an entire longitudinal length of said cage and being aligned parallel the respective axes; coextensively shaped top and bottom panels provided with oppositely disposed sides extending along an entire longitudinal length of said cage, said top and bottom panels being directly engaged with said side panels for defining a cavity therebetween; a pair of oppositely facing end panels directly conjoined to said top and bottom panels and said side panels respectively, one said end panels including an access door pivotal about a fulcrum axis defined orthogonal to the longitudinal axes of said side panels; means for locking said access door at a lowered position; a plurality of spikes extending outwardly from said cage for deterring animals from tampering with said cage; and means for manually rotating said spikes between extended and retracted positions wherein said extended position is defined orthogonal to an associated one of said side panels, top and bottom panels and end panels and said retracted position is defined parallel to said associated panel; wherein each said side panels, top and bottom panels and said end panels are formed from rigid steel shafts arranged in a mesh pattern. 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said manual rotating means comprises: a plurality of rectilinear housings situated exterior of said cage and spaced adjacent to selected ones of said side panels, top and bottom panels and end panels respectively, each said housings having a hollow tubular shape provided with a threaded interior surface extending along an entire longitudinal length thereof respectively; a plurality of teethed gears threadably engaged with said interior surface of said tubes respectively; at least one actuating rod rotatably seated within a selected one of said steel shafts, said actuating rod laterally extending out of said selected steel shafts and terminating within said selected housing wherein said rod is monolithically formed with said teethed gears such that said rod rotates within said selected steel shaft and about an axis defined orthogonal to said selected housing as said teethed gears rotate within said selected housing; an L-shaped lever monolithically formed with said rod and extending outwardly from said selected steel shaft, said lever being spaced from said selected housing and manually rotatable along an arcuate path defined along at least 90 degrees; and wherein said teethed gears are monolithically formed with said spikes and rotate in sync with said rod such that said spikes are biased between raised and lowered positions when said lever is articulated 90 degrees. 3. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of fastening members including male and female members monolithically formed with said cage and situated adjacent opposed corners of said side panels, said top and bottom panels and said end panels respectively, said male members being slidably positional into said female members by lifting selected ones of said side panels, said top and bottom panels and said end panels along a vertical plane such that the user can quickly and efficiently assemble said cage as needed. 4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said locking means comprises: first and second pairs of finger tabs pivotally conjoined directly to opposite sides of said access door, said finger tabs being rotatable along a 360 degree arcuate path and equidistantly offset from the access door sides, each said first and second pairs of finger tabs extending beyond the sides of said access door and terminating laterally inwardly of opposed sides of said one end panel such that said access door cannot be pivoted beyond a lowered position while said first and second pairs of finger tabs are aligned parallel to the fulcrum axis. 5. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of annular rings positioned about a portion of said one end panel and a top edge of said access door such that said access door can be pivoted about the fulcrum axis when said locking means is disengaged. 6. A cage for shielding a user from wildlife threat, said cage comprising: a pair of oppositely facing side panels each having a centrally registered longitudinal axis and further having top and bottom edges equidistantly spaced from the respective axes, said top and bottom edges extending along an entire longitudinal length of said cage and being aligned parallel the respective axes; coextensively shaped top and bottom panels provided with oppositely disposed sides extending along an entire longitudinal length of said cage, said top and bottom panels being directly engaged with said side panels for defining a cavity therebetween; a pair of oppositely facing end panels directly conjoined to said top and bottom panels and said side panels respectively, one said end panels including an access door pivotal about a fulcrum axis defined orthogonal to the longitudinal axes of said side panels; means for locking said access door at a lowered position; a plurality of spikes extending outwardly from said cage for deterring animals from tampering with said cage, said spikes being suitably sized and shaped for fitting between the mesh pattern in such a manner that said spikes lay coplanar with said side panels, said top and bottom panels and said end panels respectively during lowered positions; and means for manually rotating said spikes between extended and retracted positions wherein said extended position is defined orthogonal to an associated one of said side panels, top and bottom panels and end panels and said retracted position is defined parallel to said associated panel; wherein each said side panels, top and bottom panels and said end panels are formed from rigid steel shafts arranged in a mesh pattern. 7. The assembly of claim 6, wherein said manual rotating means comprises: a plurality of rectilinear housings situated exterior of said cage and spaced adjacent to selected ones of said side panels, top and bottom panels and end panels respectively, each said housings having a hollow tubular shape provided with a threaded interior surface extending along an entire longitudinal length thereof respectively; a plurality of teethed gears threadably engaged with said interior surface of said tubes respectively; at least one actuating rod rotatably seated within a selected one of said steel shafts, said actuating rod laterally extending out of said selected steel shafts and terminating within said selected housing wherein said rod is monolithically formed with said teethed gears such that said rod rotates within said selected steel shaft and about an axis defined orthogonal to said selected housing as said teethed gears rotate within said selected housing; an L-shaped lever monolithically formed with said rod and extending outwardly from said selected steel shaft, said lever being spaced from said selected housing and manually rotatable along an arcuate path defined along at least 90 degrees; and wherein said teethed gears are monolithically formed with said spikes and rotate in sync with said rod such that said spikes are biased between raised and lowered positions when said lever is articulated 90 degrees. 8. The assembly of claim 6, further comprising: a plurality of fastening members including male and female members monolithically formed with said cage and situated adjacent opposed corners of said side panels, said top and bottom panels and said end panels respectively, said male members being slidably positional into said female members by lifting selected ones of said side panels, said top and bottom panels and said end panels along a vertical plane such that the user can quickly and efficiently assemble said cage as needed. 9. The assembly of claim 6, wherein said locking means comprises: first and second pairs of finger tabs pivotally conjoined directly to opposite sides of said access door, said finger tabs being rotatable along a 360 degree arcuate path and equidistantly offset from the access door sides, each said first and second pairs of finger tabs extending beyond the sides of said access door and terminating laterally inwardly of opposed sides of said one end panel such that said access door cannot be pivoted beyond a lowered position while said first and second pairs of finger tabs are aligned parallel to the fulcrum axis. 10. The assembly of claim 6, further comprising: a plurality of annular rings positioned about a portion of said one end panel and a top edge of said access door such that said access door can be pivoted about the fulcrum axis when said locking means is disengaged. 11. A cage for shielding a user from wildlife threat, said cage comprising: a pair of oppositely facing side panels each having a centrally registered longitudinal axis and further having top and bottom edges equidistantly spaced from the respective axes, said top and bottom edges extending along an entire longitudinal length of said cage and being aligned parallel the respective axes; coextensively shaped top and bottom panels provided with oppositely disposed sides extending along an entire longitudinal length of said cage, said top and bottom panels being directly engaged with said side panels for defining a cavity therebetween; a pair of oppositely facing end panels directly conjoined to said top and bottom panels and said side panels respectively, one said end panels including an access door pivotal about a fulcrum axis defined orthogonal to the longitudinal axes of said side panels; means for locking said access door at a lowered position; a plurality of spikes extending outwardly from said cage for deterring animals from tampering with said cage, said spikes being suitably sized and shaped for fitting between the mesh pattern in such a manner that said spikes lay coplanar with said side panels, said top and bottom panels and said end panels respectively during lowered positions, wherein said spikes are evenly spaced along said side panels, said top and bottom panels and said end panels respectively; and means for manually rotating said spikes between extended and retracted positions wherein said extended position is defined orthogonal to an associated one of said side panels, top and bottom panels and end panels and said retracted position is defined parallel to said associated panel; wherein each said side panels, top and bottom panels and said end panels are formed from rigid steel shafts arranged in a mesh pattern. 12. The assembly of claim 11, wherein said manual rotating means comprises: a plurality of rectilinear housings situated exterior of said cage and spaced adjacent to selected ones of said side panels, top and bottom panels and end panels respectively, each said housings having a hollow tubular shape provided with a threaded interior surface extending along an entire longitudinal length thereof respectively; a plurality of teethed gears threadably engaged with said interior surface of said tubes respectively; at least one actuating rod rotatably seated within a selected one of said steel shafts, said actuating rod laterally extending out of said selected steel shafts and terminating within said selected housing wherein said rod is monolithically formed with said teethed gears such that said rod rotates within said selected steel shaft and about an axis defined orthogonal to said selected housing as said teethed gears rotate within said selected housing; an L-shaped lever monolithically formed with said rod and extending outwardly from said selected steel shaft, said lever being spaced from said selected housing and manually rotatable along an arcuate path defined along at least 90 degrees; and wherein said teethed gears are monolithically formed with said spikes and rotate in sync with said rod such that said spikes are biased between raised and lowered positions when said lever is articulated 90 degrees. 13. The assembly of claim 11, further comprising: a plurality of fastening members including male and female members monolithically formed with said cage and situated adjacent opposed corners of said side panels, said top and bottom panels and said end panels respectively, said male members being slidably positional into said female members by lifting selected ones of said side panels, said top and bottom panels and said end panels along a vertical plane such that the user can quickly and efficiently assemble said cage as needed. 14. The assembly of claim 11, wherein said locking means comprises: first and second pairs of finger tabs pivotally conjoined directly to opposite sides of said access door, said finger tabs being rotatable along a 360 degree arcuate path and equidistantly offset from the access door sides, each said first and second pairs of finger tabs extending beyond the sides of said access door and terminating laterally inwardly of opposed sides of said one end panel such that said access door cannot be pivoted beyond a lowered position while said first and second pairs of finger tabs are aligned parallel to the fulcrum axis. 15. The assembly of claim 11, further comprising: a plurality of annular rings positioned about a portion of said one end panel and a top edge of said access door such that said access door can be pivoted about the fulcrum axis when said locking means is disengaged.