Patent ID: 6234116
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An improved animal house of the type having a floor, a plurality of walls of a first predetermined height extending upwardly from said floor, a roof mounted to one of said walls for movement between open and closed positions, and a first opening of first, predetermined dimensions formed through one of said walls for permitting ingress and egress of an animal into and out of said house, respectively, said walls and floor defining a first cavity of first predetermined length and width dimensions and a height corresponding to said first, predetermined height, and said roof extending in a first plane when in its said closed position, said improvement comprising:(a) at least one modular insert unit adapted to be securely positioned within said first cavity of said house, and having a plurality of interconnected sidewalls corresponding in number to the number of said plurality of walls of said house, and being of second, predetermined height less than said first predetermined height, second length and width dimensions which are no greater than said first, predetermined length and width dimensions, whereby said modular insert unit may be positioned within said first cavity;(b) said at least one modular insert unit further including a second opening of second, predetermined dimensions formed through one of said sidewalls, whereby said first and second openings are axially aligned when said modular insert unit is positioned within said first cavity of said house, and(c) a cover adapted to be removably mounted in covering relation to said at least one modular insert unit and extend in a second plane that is essentially parallel to and spaced from said first plane, whereby a second cavity is defined in the region between said roof, said cover, and said plurality of walls of said house.