Shipping cage for feeding animals water from disposable bags
OwnerMatthew Salviainventor
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Abstract
A receptacle, either integral with or attachable to an animal cage, for retaining a disposable bag of sterile water, having a demand feeding valve with a piercing point at the end opposite the feeding portion upon which the bag may be impaled. The apparatus is adapted for either feeding animals in laboratories or during shipping.
Claims6
A shipping cage for feeding animals liquids while in transport comprising a bottom, side walls and a cover,
- receptacle means secured to the exterior of one of said side walls,
- a sealed plastic container of liquid within said receptacle means,
- a feeding means extending through an opening in said exterior wall and having a demand feeding valve at one end and a piercing point at the other end impaled within said container,
- and means to prevent withdrawal of the feeding means by an animal including a disc and resilient clamping means engaging said feeding means.
A shipping cage for feeding animals liquids while in tranport comprising, a bottom, side walls and cover,
- receptacle means secured to the interior of one of said side walls,
- a sealed plastic container of liquid within said receptacle means,
- a feeding means extending through an opening in said receptacle means and having a demand feeding valve at one end and a piercing point at the other end impaled within said container,
- and means to prevent withdrawal of the feeding means by an animal including a disc and resilient clamping means engaging said feeding means.
A shipping cage as defined in claim 5 wherein the cage is made of corrugated paper and the receptacle means has flaps to secure it to the cage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.