Patent ID: 9155283
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A disposable drawer containment cage assembly for animal containment, comprising: a rack containing one or more cages that include a base and a lid; the base having sides and a bottom portion having a substantially continuous rectangular structure and having integrated lid contact members disposed substantially parallel to each other at an upper rim on opposite sides of the base; and the lid constructed of a polymer and having a generally planar configuration with channel members, one or more upwardly protruding air receptacles constructed of the polymer and integral to the lid, wherein the channel members are disposed parallel to each other at opposite sides of the lid and are configured to slidingly engage the integrated lid contact members of the base maintaining the base vertically secured to the lid, and wherein said rack further comprises at least one shelf arrangement for receiving said cage, said shelf arrangement comprises a carriage assembly with one or more downwardly extending nozzle elements, said carriage assembly causing frictional engagement between said one or more nozzle elements and said one or more protruding air receptacles wherein the lid is retained within the rack when the cage is fully positioned within the shelf arrangement; wherein a first pulling force applied to the cage is sufficient to slide the base outward relative to the lid retained within the rack; and wherein a second pulling force applied to the cage is sufficient to slide the base and lid outward relative to the rack, wherein said second pulling force is greater than the first pulling force and sufficient to overcome the frictional engagement of the carriage assembly.