CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

• US 20070181070A1
• Filed: 04/02/2007
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Innovive, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Innovive, Inc.
• Inventors: d'Artenay, Matthew, Perazzo, Thomas, Conger, Dee
• Application Number:
  US11/695,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20070181070A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/61.500
• 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 nested set of rodent containment cage food trays comprising rodent containment cage food trays having sidewalls and a bottom constructed from a polymer and apertures, wherein the food trays are 70% nested or more.

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

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

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

5. The nested set of rodent containment cage food trays of claim 1, wherein the each food tray comprises an indent or boss that butts a corresponding indent or boss of an adjacent nested food tray.

6. The nested set of rodent containment cage food trays of claim 5, wherein the indent or boss facilitates separation of the nested food trays from one another.

7. The nested set of rodent containment cage food trays of claim 5, wherein the edges or corners of the boss or indent are defined by a radius of 0.03 inches or less.

8. The nested set of rodent containment cage food trays of claim 1, wherein the polymer is polystyrene.