Patent ID: 6033297
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: A22B

Abstract:
A laboratory animal decapitator assembly comprising:a base plate;a frame fixed to said base plate and extending therefrom;a first platen fixed to said frame, said first platen having a first notch in an edge thereof;a second platen slidably movable in said frame between a first position substantially removed from said first platen and a second position alongside said first platen, adjacent thereto, and parallel therewith, said second platen having a second notch in an edge thereof, said second notch being substantially opposed to said first notch when said second platen is in said first position, such that said first and second notches cooperatively define an aperture, said second notch having a sharp edge;an actuating lever connected to said assembly and operable to cause movement of said second platen between said first and second positions; anda safety latch mounted on said lever and operative to prevent movement of said lever, and operative, upon manipulation thereof by an operator, to permit movement of said lever and thereby movement of said second platen from said first position to said second position.