Decorative kennel
A kennel includes a plurality of vertical wire members, and a decorative panel extending between first and second vertical wires of the plurality of vertical wire members, the decorative panel having first and second edges, the decorative panel being attached to first and second wires at the first and second edges.
1. A kennel comprising:
an enclosure comprising at least four sidewalls, the enclosure capable of housing an animal:
a plurality of vertical wire members, each of the vertical wire members of the plurality of vertical wire members defining a vertical edge of each of the walls of the kennel, each of the plurality of vertical wire members being rigid,
each of the sidewalls comprising:
an upper upright portion,
a central upright portion,
a lower upright portion, the central upright portion being disposed between and adjacent to the upper upright portion and the lower upright portion when the kennel is in an upright position, the upper, central and lower upright regions being coplanar and each portion extending only one-third of the height of the sidewall;
three of the sidewalls comprising a decorative panel extending between and being rigidly attached to two vertical edges of the respective sidewall, each decorative panel further being rigid and being welded to the respective vertical wire members in the central upright portion such that each decorative panel does not overhang the vertical edges of the respective sidewall; and
a door being disposed on the fourth sidewall offset of each decorative panel, the door not comprising a decorative panel;
wherein each decorative panel being only disposed in the central upright portion and not disposed in the upper upright portion and not disposed in the lower upright portion.
2. The kennel of claim 1 , wherein
each decorative panel has a rectangular shape.
3. The kennel of claim 1 , wherein
each of the plurality of decorative panels is disposed adjacent to another one of the plurality of decorative panels.
4. The kennel of claim 1 , wherein
each decorative panel is made of stamped metal.
5. The kennel of claim 1 , wherein
each decorative panel has a leaf pattern.