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Mobile washer for laboratory animal cages

  • US 3,163,149 A
  • Filed: 03/04/1963
  • Issued: 12/29/1964
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1963
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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5. APPARATUS FOR CLEANING ANIMAL CAGES OF THE TYPE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ANIMAL COMPARTMENTS ARRANGED SUCCESSIVELY IN A VERTICAL DIRECTION, EACH COMPARTMENT HAVING AN ACCESS OPENING IN A FRONT PORTION THEREOF AND A DRAINAGE OPENING IN A REAR PORTION THEREOF, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING:

  • A VERTICAL MAIN PIPE FOR TRANSMITTING CLEANING FLUID;

    A PLURALITY OF BRANCH PIPES EACH CONNECTED TO THE MAIN PIPE;

    EACH BRANCH PIPE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL FIRST SEGMENTS EACH OF WHICH INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF FIRST NOZZLES FOR DIRECTING CLEANING FLUID IN A DOWNWARD DIRECTION;

    A PLURALITY OF AUXILIARY BRANCH PIPES EACH OF WHICH IS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY BENEATH A CORRESPONDING BRANCH PIPE;

    EACH OF SAID AUXILIARY BRANCH PIPES HAVING A SECOND SEGMENT WHICH IS TRANSVERSE TO THE FIRST SEGMENTS OF THE BRANCH PIPES;

    EACH OF SAID BRANCH PIPES AND ITS CORRESPONDING AUXILIARY BRANCH PIPES BEING OF A HEIGHT SUITABLE FOR INSERTION INTO ONE OF THE ACCESS OPENINGS OF A COMPARTMENT OF AN ANIMAL CAGE;

    ALL OF THE BRANCH PIPES BEING JOINED TO THE MAIN PIPE FOR SIMULTANEOUS INSERTION INTO ALL OF THE COMPARTMENTS OF ONE ANIMAL CAGE;

    A PLURALITY OF NOZZLES OF EACH SECOND SEGMENT OF EACH AUXILIARY BRANCH PIPE FOR DIRECTING CLEANING FLUID DOWNWARDLY AND REARWARDLY TOWARD THE DRAINAGE OPENING OF THE COMPARTMENT INTO WHICH IT IS ADAPTED TO EXTEND;

    A SOURCE OF CLEANING FLUID;

    AND FLEXIBLE TRANSMITTING MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING CLEANING FLUID FROM THE SOURCE TO THE MAIN PIPE.

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