Patent ID: 7191734
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for transporting laboratory animals, the apparatus comprising: a container defining a cavity for housing at least one laboratory animal, the container having an open top; a cover piece being connectable with the container for closing the open top of the container, the cover piece having a passage through which the at least one laboratory animal passes during insertion into and extraction from the cavity; and a closure piece being associated with the cover piece and including a portion that is rotatable relative to the cover piece between a first position in which the portion of the closure piece closes the passage in the cover piece to retain the at least one laboratory animal within the cavity and a second position in which the passage in the cover piece is open to permit the insertion and extraction of the at least one laboratory animal through the passage, the closure piece also including a plurality of air passages which permit airflow into and out of the cavity, filter material covering the air passages for preventing contaminants from entering the cavity, the closure piece including an aligning pin, the aligning pin extending downwardly from the closure piece, the cover piece including an aperture for receiving the aligning pin.