Patent ID: 6145477
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A wall-less animal containment system for non-flying animals, said containment system comprising:a lower enclosure, said lower enclosure defining a generally upward concavity from a center portion to a rim with a wall extending between said center portion and said rim, interior surfaces of said wall being smooth to prevent animals contained within said containment system from gripping onto said wall and climbing out of said lower enclosure;perch means located above said lower enclosure for permitting animals in said containment system to perch thereon above said lower enclosure;a lower support extending up from said lower enclosure, said lower support spacing said perch above said lower enclosure, said lower support being located a distance away from said rim of said lower enclosure and preventing an animal from climbing from said support to said rim; anda lamp assembly including a bulb, said lamp assembly located above said perch means and being directed downward thereon.