CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

• US 20070175399A1
• Filed: 04/02/2007
• Published: 08/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Innovive, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Innovive, Inc.
• Inventors: Perazzo, Thomas, Conger, Dee
• Application Number:
  US11/695,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20070175399A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/72.500
• 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 rodent containment cage bottle comprising one or more walls, a bottom and an aperture, wherein:

the bottle is constructed from a polymer;

the one or more walls are of a thickness of about 0.01 inches to about 0.08 inches; and

the bottle retains fluid at the aperture when inverted.

2. The rodent containment cage bottle of claim 1, wherein the aperture is located in a cap in connection with the bottle.

3. The rodent containment cage bottle of claim 2, wherein the cap is a screw cap.

4. The rodent containment cage bottle of claim 1, wherein the bottle contains a fluid comprising water.

5. The rodent containment cage bottle of claim 1, wherein the bottle comprises a barrier in connection with the aperture.

6. The rodent containment cage bottle of claim 5, wherein the barrier is a removable barrier.

7. The rodent containment cage bottle of claim 6, wherein the barrier is an adhesive tab.

8. The rodent containment cage bottle of claim 5, wherein the barrier is over the aperture.

9. The rodent containment cage bottle of claim 5, wherein the barrier prevents spillage of a fluid in the bottle during shipping.

10. The rodent containment cage bottle of claim 1, wherein the bottle is single-use.

11. The rodent containment cage bottle of claim 1, wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, polyethylene teraphthalate, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, high-impact polystyrene, polyethylenefluoroethylene, acrylnitrile butadiene styrene copolymers.

12. The rodent containment cage bottle of claim 1, wherein the polymer is polyethylene teraphthalate.