Patent ID: 7895977
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: A01K,A61D

Abstract:
1. A device for the safe handling of nonhuman primates, comprising: a base having a substantially planar bottom surface; an elongated body having a top end and a bottom end, a cross-sectional area of said base being larger than a cross-sectional area of said body, a transverse dimension of said body being at least about five inches, said body having solid walls; a lid connected to said top end of the body with a hinge, said lid including a plurality of openings therein for providing ventilation, said lid having a height greater than one inch and defining an interior volume for containing a nonhuman primate; said bottom end being removably connected to said base; means for separating said bottom end from said base to allow entrance into said body of said nonhuman primates; said body including a plurality of apertures wherein each of said apertures includes an insert; first and second inserts having respective first and second projections extending therefrom; a projection member on said lid; a ring positioned on said projection member; and a spring arrangement wound about said first and second projections and connected to said ring to maintain said lid in a closed condition.