APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING LABORATORY ANIMALS

Title:

APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING LABORATORY ANIMALS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2003063726

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

An apparatus (10) for transporting laboratory animals comprises a container (12), a cover piece (14), and a closure piece (16). The container (12) has an open top. The cover piece (14) is connectable with the container (12) for closing the open top of the container (12). The cover piece (14) has a passage (188) through which the at least one laboratory animal passes during insertion into and extraction from a cavity (28). The closure piece (16) includes a portion (234) that is rotatable relative to the cover piece (14) between a first position in which the portion (234) of the closure piece (16) closes the passage (188) in the cover piece (14) and a second position in which the passage (188) in the cover piece (14) is open to permit the insertion and extraction of the at least one laboratory animal through the passage (188).

Inventors:

STRZEMPKO JOHN J (US)
PETERSON THOMAS (US)
VOLLMER JOHN (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2003/002084

Publication Date:

March 11, 2004

Filing Date:

January 24, 2003

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

TRW AUTOMOTIVE US LLC (US)
JACKSON LAB (US)
STRZEMPKO JOHN J (US)
PETERSON THOMAS (US)
VOLLMER JOHN (US)

International Classes:

A01K1/02; A01K1/03; (IPC1-7): A01K1/00

Foreign References:

US5572953A	1996-11-12
US2988044A	1961-06-13

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