Patent ID: 6694918
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A01K,A22B

Abstract:
A cage for holding and transporting livestock comprising:a frame that provides a general structure and shape of the cage, the frame defining at least one opening at one end of the cage and a cavity near the bottom of the cage; at least one door sized to generally fit in the at least one opening, having a bottom portion and a top bar and adapted to prevent livestock from exiting the at least one opening when the door is in a closed position; an elongated member attached to the frame along which the top bar of the at least one door slides when the at least one door is opened; and the cavity in the frame being adapted to receive the bottom portion of the at least one door when the door is in the closed position so that the at least one door will not open unintentionally; wherein the top bar of the at least one door has a shaft portion with a longitudinal axis, and a first end having a longitudinal axis that is different from the longitudinal axis of the shaft portion.