Patent ID: 7913650
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A ventilated thin-walled rodent containment cage comprising a base and a cover, wherein: the cover and base are constructed from a polymer; the base comprises a wall or walls and a bottom; the wall or walls of the base are 0.01 to 0.08 inches thick; the cover comprises an air inlet aperture and an air exhaust aperture; the wall or walls and sidewalls of the base are substantially imperforate; the air inlet aperture is in effective connection with a blower, or the air exhaust aperture is in effective connection with a vacuum, or the air inlet aperture is in effective connection with a blower and the air exhaust aperture is in effective connection with a vacuum; and the cage comprises a baffle disposed between the air inlet aperture and the air exhaust aperture in the cage, wherein the baffle, the air inlet aperture and the air exhaust aperture are configured to allow air to enter the cage downward from the air inlet aperture, flow under the baffle in proximity to the bottom of the cage, and exit the cage upward through the air exhaust aperture in a substantially U-shaped flow pattern.