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US 6,668,757 B2Granted
Crawling tube for small mammals
AssigneeMarchioro S.p.A. Stampaggio Materie Plastiche
InventorDomenico Marchioro
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Abstract
A crawling tube for small mammals comprising a plurality of circumferential slotted holes which are arranged side by side on at least one row along a longitudinal extension of the tube so as to provide ventilation grilles.
Claims8
A crawling tube for small mammals, comprising:
- a first shell having longitudinal edges extending along a longitudinal extension thereof;
- a second shell having longitudinal edges extending along a longitudinal extension thereof;
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- a plurality of circumferential slotted hales arranged side by side adjacent to, and along at least one of said longitudinal edges of said first and second shells so as to form at least one longitudinal row of slatted holes;
- said first and second shells being connected to each other along said longitudinal edges so as to form the tube with ventilation grilles provided by said at least one row of slatted holes arranged along a longitudinal extension thereof.
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A crawling tube for small mammals, comprising:
- a first upper shell having longitudinal edges extending along a longitudinal extension thereof;
- a second lower shell having longitudinal edges extending along a longitudinal extension thereof;
- a plurality of circumferential slotted boles arranged side by side adjacent to, end along at least one of said longitudinal edges of said first and second shells so as to form at least one longitudinal row of slotted holes, said first and second shells being connected to each other along said longitudinal edges so as to form the tube with sideways ventilation grilles provided by said at least one row of slotted holes arranged along a longitudinal extension thereof;
- radial peripheral rims being provided at opposite, respective end portions the tube;
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- an annular coupling having two end circumferential slots constituting two seats, said seats being each adapted to accommodate a said radial peripheral rim of the tube inserted therein by way of elastic deformation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.