Animal enclosure configured for use with a ventilation system
AssigneeSchroer Manufacturing Company
InventorsJOSEPH A. SCHROER, MICHAEL L. MATTESON
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Abstract
An animal enclosure with a wall assembly and a panel that is configured to couple to the wall assembly. The wall assembly includes a plurality of walls that are coupled together to define an interior space. The walls define an opening configured for fluid connection to a ventilation system. When the panel is coupled to the wall assembly, the panel divides the interior space into a vent space, which is in fluid communication with the opening, and a living space. A vent opening formed in the panel is configured to place the living space in fluid communication with the vent space. The panel may be removably coupled to the wall assembly. The panel may include a damper system for selectively opening and closing the vent opening.
Claims42
An animal enclosure comprising:
- a wall assembly comprising a plurality of walls coupled together to define an interior space, wherein at least one of the walls defines an opening configured for fluid connection to a ventilation system;
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- an access panel configured to removably couple to the wall assembly, wherein at least one vent opening is formed in the access panel, wherein when the access panel is coupled to the wall assembly, the access panel divides the interior space into a vent space and a living space, wherein the vent space is in fluid communication with the opening defined by at least one of the walls, and wherein the vent opening is configured to place the living space in fluid communication with the vent space.
An animal enclosure comprising:
- a wall assembly comprising a plurality of walls coupled together to define a first interior space and a second interior space, wherein at least one of the walls defines an opening configured for fluid connection to a ventilation system, and wherein an interior opening extends through at least one of the plurality of walls from the first interior space to the second interior space;
- a first panel coupled to the wall assembly, wherein at least one first vent opening is formed in the first panel, wherein the first panel divides the first interior space into a first vent space and a first living space, wherein the first vent space is in fluid communication with the opening defined by at least one of the walls, and wherein the first vent opening is configured to place the first living space in fluid communication with the first vent space;
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- a second panel coupled to the wall assembly, wherein at least one second vent opening is formed in the second panel, wherein the second panel divides the second interior space into a second vent space and a second living space, wherein the second vent space is in fluid communication with the interior opening, and wherein the second vent opening is configured to place the second living space in fluid communication with the second vent space.
An animal enclosure comprising:
- a wall assembly comprising a plurality of walls coupled together to define a first interior space and a second interior space, wherein at least one of the walls defines a first opening configured for fluid connection to a ventilation system, and wherein at least one of the walls defines a second opening configured for fluid connection to a ventilation system;
- a first panel coupled to the wall assembly, wherein at least one first vent opening is formed in the first panel, wherein the first panel divides the first interior space into a first vent space and a first living space, wherein the first vent space is in fluid communication with the first opening defined by at least one of the walls, and wherein the first vent opening is configured to place the first living space in fluid communication with the first vent space;
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- a second panel coupled to the wall assembly, wherein at least one second vent opening is formed in the second panel, wherein the second panel divides the second interior space into a second vent space and a second living space, wherein the second vent space is in fluid communication with the second opening defined by at least one of the walls, and wherein the second vent opening is configured to place the second living space in fluid communication with the second vent space.
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