Pet Housing
A selectively separable pet housing allows for at least two separable portions to be coupled together to form a cavity between them. In particular, a top portion and a bottom portion may each be selectively coupled to a middle portion or to each other. The top and bottom portions are each configured to have a concave shape whereby, when coupled together, they have a cavity situated between them in which the middle portion may be stored. When the top and bottom portion are each coupled to the middle portion, a pet housing is created in which a pet may be housed.
1 . A pet housing apparatus comprising:
a first portion;
a second portion;
the first and second portions being connectable together;
a third portion connectable with the first portion and the second portion;
the first, second, and third portions connected together forming a pet housing having formed therein an enclosed area structured to receive therein a pet; and
the first and second portions connected together forming a carrying case having a cavity formed therein that is structured to receive therein the second portion.
2 . The pet housing apparatus of claim 1 wherein the third portion is interposed between the first and second portions when the first, second, and third portions are connected together.
3 . The pet housing apparatus of claim 1 wherein:
one portion of a first cooperable fastener apparatus is disposed on the first portion and another portion of the first cooperable fastener apparatus is disposed on the third portion;
one portion of a second cooperable fastener apparatus is disposed on the third portion and another portion of the second cooperable fastener apparatus is disposed on the second portion; and
the one portion of the first cooperable fastener apparatus and the another portion of the second cooperable fastener apparatus being cooperably connected together when the first and second portions are connectable together.
4 . The pet housing apparatus of claim 1 wherein:
the first portion comprises a first set of zipper teeth;
the second portion comprises a second set of zipper teeth;
the third portion comprises a third set of zipper teeth and a fourth set of zipper teeth,
the first and third sets of zipper teeth being connectable together as a first zipper, and the second and fourth sets of zipper teeth being connectable together as a second zipper when the first, second, and third portions are connected together;
the first and second sets of zipper teeth being connectable together as an alternative zipper when the first and second portions are connected together.
5 . The pet housing apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first and second portions are of substantially the same shape and are nestable together.
6 . The pet housing apparatus of claim 5 wherein the first and second portions nested together are structured to receive the third portion therebetween.
7 . The housing apparatus of claim 5 wherein the first and second portions nested together are structured to receive the third portion in a folded condition therebetween.
8 . The pet housing apparatus of claim 1 wherein one of the first portion and the second portion comprises a handle disposed generally centrally thereon and that is structured to be grasped whether the pet housing apparatus is in the form of the pet housing or is in the form of the carrying case.