Rain shield device for pet crates
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a rain and sun shield device for pet crates/cages that prevents rainwater from accumulating inside the crates. More specifically, the rain and sun shield device includes multiple lip structures designed to be mounted on the top surface of the crate, such that the lip structures deflect any rainwater pouring over the crate and prevent any rainwater from entering inside the crate. The rain and sun shield device can be retrofitted to existing animal crate/cage designs or incorporated into the manufacturing of new models to provide protection against rainwater and sunlight. The device protects pets from the elements while being kept in a crate or cage placed in outdoor settings or while being transported in the bed of a pickup truck. The device ensures that pets remain safe, shaded, and dry.
1. A pet crate shield device configured to provide protection to a pet crate positioned therebelow, the pet crate shield device comprising:
a pet crate shield including a plurality of individual shield lips;
each said plurality of shield lips comprises a flat mounting top portion and a sloping portion extending from said flat mounting top portion;
wherein said plurality of individual shield lips comprise four shield lips;
each said flat mounting top portion connected to at least two other said flat mounting top portions of adjacent individual shield lips;
a plurality of fasteners for attaching said plurality of shield lips to the pet crate,
wherein each fastener secures a portion of at least two said shield lips; and
a drawer mounted under said plurality of individual shield lips, wherein said drawer selectively actuated from under at least one shield lip.
2. The pet crate shield device of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of fasteners comprise four fasteners.
3. The pet crate shield device of claim 2 , wherein said individual shield lips include slots for selective placement and fastening of each said shield lip relative to the pet crate.
4. The pet crate shield device of claim 3 , wherein said plurality of individual shield lips are plastic.
5. The pet crate shield device of claim 4 , wherein said fasteners are nuts and bolts.
6. The pet crate shield device of claim 4 , wherein each said flat mounting top portion of each said shield lip includes a neoprene layer on a lower side of each said flat mounting top portion for watertightness between said plurality of shield lips and the pet crate thereunder.