Cat management chamber

A cat management chamber for confining a cat during treatment or administration of anesthesia comprises a box-like structure with a vertically adjustable lid which is positioned at appropriate height above the cat with a series of vertical apertures in the side walls and a U-shaped locking pin handle combination which extends through the apertures and sleeves or tubes in the lid.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention relates to a restraining or confining device 
particularly adapted for cats which is used to confine the cat during the 
administration of medication by injection. The chamber can also be 
employed to confine the cat during the administration of a gas anesthesia. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
The invention provides an inexpensive confinement chamber which has an 
adjustable upper partition which is removed during insertion of the cat, 
placed over the cat and lowered into the appropriate position for the 
degree of restraint required. The adjustability of the partition is 
afforded by a series of vertically aligned apertures in opposed side walls 
of the chamber and a U-shaped handle or locking pin which is extended 
through the side apertures through the side apertures through loops or 
tubes on the partition and into the opposed apertures on the other side 
wall. Openings in the partition provide access for injections or the like. 
A nipple for administering anesthesia is provided in an end wall. 
Further objects, advantages and features of the invention will become 
apparent from the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
Although the disclosure hereof is detailed and exact to enable those 
skilled in the art to practice the invention, the physical embodiments 
herein disclosed merely exemplify the invention which may be embodied in 
other specific structure. The scope of the invention is defined in the 
claims appended hereto. 
The cat management chamber 10 includes opposed side walls 12 and 14, end 
walls 16 and 18 and a bottom wall 20. A lid or partition 22 is provided 
which is movable vertically within the interior 24 of the chamber in 
opposed relationship to the bottom 14. The partition 22 is provided with 
various openings 26, 28 for administering medication and innoculations or 
the like. 
In accordance with the invention, means are provided for vertically 
adjustably positioning the partition 22 to provide a varying degree of 
restraint on the cat located in the chamber. In the disclosed 
construction, the means comprises two rows 30, 32 of vertically aligned 
apertures in side wall 14 and corresponding rows 34 and 36 in side wall 
12, with the apertures in rows 34 and 36 aligned with corresponding 
apertures in wall 14. A U-shaped locking pin 40 is provided with end 
portions or legs 42 and 44 which are spaced to interfit in the vertically 
aligned apertures. The partition 40 is provided with spaced tubes or 
channel portions 44 which are spaced to receive the legs of the handle 40. 
An inlet nipple 46 can be provided for administering a gas anesthesia. The 
wall and top are desirably transparent.