CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

• US 20070169716A1
• Filed: 04/02/2007
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Innovive, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Innovive, Inc.
• Inventors: d'Artenay, Matthew, Perazzo, Thomas, Conger, Dee
• Granted Patent: US 7,661,392 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/417
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/031 Cages for laboratory animals; Cages for measuring metabolism of animals
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/0356 Feeding or drinking devices associated with cages for poultry A01K31/005, A01K31/17, A01K39/00; for birds A01K31/06

Abstract

Provided are animal containment systems and components, including single-use animal containment cages and modular rack units. Also provided are methods for assembling and using components of the animal containment systems.

Claims

1. A nested set of rodent containment cage bases comprising bases having a bottom and a wall or walls, wherein the cage bases are about 75% nested or more and are constructed of a polymer of a thickness of about 0.01 inches to about 0.08 inches.

2. The nested set of rodent containment cage bases of claim 1, wherein the cage bases are about 80% nested or more.

3. The nested set of rodent containment cage bases of claim 1, wherein the cage bases are about 85% nested or more.

4. The nested set of rodent containment cage bases of claim 1, wherein the cage bases are about 90% to about 95% nested.

5. The nested set of rodent containment cage bases of claim 1, wherein the wall or walls that taper inwards towards the bottom.

6. The nested set of rodent containment cage bases of claim 1, wherein the each cage base comprises an indent or boss that butts a corresponding indent or boss of an adjacent nested cage base.

7. The nested set of rodent containment cage bases of claim 1, wherein the indent or boss facilitates separation of the nested cage unit bases from one another.

8. The nested set of rodent containment cage bases of claim 7, wherein the edges or corners of the boss or indent are defined by a radius of 0.03 inches or less.

9. The nested set of rodent containment cage bases of claim 1, wherein the polymer is polyethylene teraphthalate.