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CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

  • US 20130220229A1
  • Filed: 02/19/2013
  • Published: 08/29/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A rodent containment cage comprising a base and a cover, wherein:

  • the cover and base are constructed from a polymer;

    the base or cover, or base and cover, are disposable;

    the base comprises a wall or walls and a bottom, which wall or walls are of substantially uniform thickness of about 0.01 to about 0.03 inches;

    are flexible and are coextensive with the bottom;

    the base or cover, or base and cover, comprise at least one corner or edge in the interior of the cage accessible to a rodent that can be contained in the cage; and

    which at least one corner or edge is defined by (i) surfaces having an angle α

    greater than 180 degrees and less than 360 degrees, and (ii) a minimum radius Φ

    ;

    defined by Φ

    =0.25/(tan((π

    /360)(360−

    α

    ))) inches.

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