Patent ID: 9125423
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A22B

Abstract:
1. A device for euthanizing animals, said device comprising: a chamber, said chamber comprising one or more walls forming a cavity, and an opening into said cavity, said chamber comprising a threshold at a bottom portion of said opening, said opening configured to permit wheeled travel of a cage over said threshold and into said chamber; a seal, said seal being secured to said chamber about said opening, except at said threshold; a door, said door configured to be releasably received over said opening in said chamber, against said seal, said door comprising an inflatable seal configured to inflate, to thereby seal said door with respect to said threshold, said chamber thereby configured to be generally sealed against leakage; a door latch; a supply valve, said supply valve configured to control flow of a euthanizing gas into said chamber; a fan and damper secured in an air exhaust opening in said chamber; a fan and a damper secured within an exhaust gas opening in said chamber; and a damper secured within a fresh air inlet opening in said chamber.