Multispecies rodent cage
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1. A rodent cage, comprising:
- a cage bottom having a plurality of integral side walls, a floor and an open top end, and a peripheral lip extending continuously around said top end;
a feeder assembly having a frame and at least one support descending from said frame, said frame having first and second flanges extending therefrom so that when said feeder assembly is disposed in said cage bottom said flanges are supported by only two opposed walls of said walls; and
a bonnet dimensioned and sized for sealing said open top end of said cage bottom being comprised of three elements a top element, a filter element and a filter retainer element; and
wherein said at least one support is dimensioned to support a water bottle in a substantially vertical position relative to said frame;
wherein said filter retainer element has pressing means to secure said filter element in place against the upper surface of said top element;
wherein said top element has a bottom side and a receiving portion formed therein, said feeder assembly further comprising an upwardly extending lip disposed on said frame, wherein said lip is received by said receiving portion thereby preventing the rodents from accessing said at least one support from above;
wherein said cage bottom is constructed of plastic.
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A rodent cage including a cage bottom having a plurality of integral side walls, a floor and an open top end. A peripheral lip extends continuously around the top end. A pair of recesses are disposed on the peripheral lip. A feeder assembly has a frame and at least one section descending therefrom. The frame has pair of flanges extending therefrom so that when the feeder assembly is disposed in the cage bottom the pair of flanges are mated with the pair of recesses, respectively. A bonnet is dimensioned in size for sealing the top end of the cage bottom. A lock is disposed on the bonnet for preventing rodents housed in the cage from displacing the bonnet from the cage bottom.
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31 Claims
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1. A rodent cage, comprising:
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a cage bottom having a plurality of integral side walls, a floor and an open top end, and a peripheral lip extending continuously around said top end;
a feeder assembly having a frame and at least one support descending from said frame, said frame having first and second flanges extending therefrom so that when said feeder assembly is disposed in said cage bottom said flanges are supported by only two opposed walls of said walls; and
a bonnet dimensioned and sized for sealing said open top end of said cage bottom being comprised of three elements a top element, a filter element and a filter retainer element; and
wherein said at least one support is dimensioned to support a water bottle in a substantially vertical position relative to said frame;
wherein said filter retainer element has pressing means to secure said filter element in place against the upper surface of said top element;
wherein said top element has a bottom side and a receiving portion formed therein, said feeder assembly further comprising an upwardly extending lip disposed on said frame, wherein said lip is received by said receiving portion thereby preventing the rodents from accessing said at least one support from above;
wherein said cage bottom is constructed of plastic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A cage level barrier rodent cage, comprising:
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a cage bottom having a plurality of integral side walls, a floor and an open top end, and a peripheral lip extending continuously around said open top end;
a feeder assembly having a frame and at least one support descending from said frame, said frame having first and second flanges extending therefrom, said flanges being supported by said cage bottom on a portion of two opposed integral walls; and
,a bonnet dimensioned and sized for sealing said open top end of said cage bottom, said bonnet including a filter element, said bonnet protecting said filter element without a wire bar lid, said bonnet being comprised of two additional elements a top element and a filter retainer element; and
wherein said at least one support is dimensioned to support a water bottle in a substantially vertical position relative to said frame;
wherein said top element has a bottom side and a receiving portion formed therein, said feeder assembly further comprising an upwardly extending lip disposed on said frame, wherein said lip is received by said receiving portion thereby preventing the rodents from accessing said at least one support from above;
wherein said filter retainer element has pressing means to secure said filter element in place against the upper surface of said top element; and
wherein said cage bottom is constructed of plastic. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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