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US 5,307,762 AGranted
Hood for reptile tank
AssigneeVillage Wholesale, Inc.
InventorFrancis B. Englert
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Abstract
A hood for a tank to be used in housing reptiles, comprising a body sized to rest on top of the tank, sockets for a fluorescent light source disposed on the bottom surface of the body, sockets for incandescent light sources disposed on the bottom surface of the body, a switch for controlling the fluorescent light source, and a separately operable switch for controlling the incandescent light sources.
Claims6
A hood for closing an open top reptile tank that includes,
- a top wall capable of resting upon side walls of an open top reptile tank for closing the tank,
- said top wall having a door means that moves between an open position whereby access is provided to said tank and a closed position whereby reptiles contained within said tank are prevented from escaping,
- a transparent panel in said top wall for permitting light to enter said tank,
- a light housing removably connected to said top wall over said transparent panel,
- a fluorescent light means mounted in said housing for providing simulated day light to said tank,
- a low wattage incandescent light means mounted in the housing for providing heat to said tank, and
- control means for turning the fluorescent light means on and off and thus providing a simulated lighted day period and an unlighted nocturnal rest period.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.