Patent ID: 6543387
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A container particularly adapted for shipping medically useful rodents, said container comprising:a base defined by a bottom wall connecting with outwardly sloped side and end walls, an inverted L-like shaped peripheral edge flange connecting with upper ends of said side and end walls, and a set of spaced openings in said walls, a lid having a downward facing edge channel prepared to fit tightly over said base edge flange and be secured thereto by spaced apart inward projecting snaps on an outer flange of said channel to form an airtight fit, said lid having outer sections formed with respective raised portions, and a set of openings in said raised portions, and filter units disposable in said base and lid openings, said filter unit including a support member defined by a perforated backing plate surrounded by a flexible, raised edge having an outward facing channel to fit over an edge of said opening and form an airtight fit therewith, and a retainer having a perimeter edge segment surrounding an open structure with said retainer edge segment prepared to be secured to said support member raised edge and hold a piece of filter cloth to cover said backing plate, wherein after completion of a shipment of said rodents, said lid may be detached from said base, said filter units detached from said base and lid, and said base and lid sterilized to prevent cross-contamination between rodents in that shipment and rodents in a next shipment.