Aviary cage
AssigneeRose Acre Farms, Inc.
InventorsMarcus D. Rust, Joseph M. Dart
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Abstract
An aviary is provided having a floor and a first aviary cage including a first outside surface enclosing a first inside area. The aviary further comprises a second aviary cage similar to the first aviary cage and including a second outside surface enclosing a second inside area. An aisle extends between the first aviary cage and the second aviary cage. A first perch extends from the first outside surface of the first aviary cage and into the aisle at a first vertical distance from the floor. A second perch extends from the second outside surface of the second aviary cage and into the aisle at a second vertical distance from the floor. The first and second vertical distances from the floor are not equal.
Claims28
An aviary comprising:
- a floor;
- a first aviary cage including a first outside surface;
- a second aviary cage including a second outside surface and positioned adjacent the first aviary cage;
- an aisle extending between the first aviary cage and the second aviary cage;
- a first perch extending from the first outside surface of the first aviary cage and into the aisle at a first vertical distance from the floor;
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- a second perch extending from the second outside surface of the second aviary cage and into the aisle at a second vertical distance from the floor, wherein the first and second vertical distances from the floor are not equal.
An aviary comprising:
- a floor;
- a first aviary cage including a first outside surface;
- a second aviary cage including a second outside surface, the second aviary cage positioned adjacent the first aviary cage;
- an aisle extending between the first aviary cage and the second aviary cage;
- a first perch extending from the first outside surface of the first aviary cage and into the aisle at a first vertical distance from the floor;
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- a second perch extending from the second outside surface of the second aviary cage and into the aisle at a second vertical distance from the floor, wherein the first and second vertical distances from the floor are not equal and define a third vertical distance that enables an animal to hop between the first perch and the second perch.
A method of constructing an aviary comprises:
- positioning a first aviary cage including a first outside surface adjacent to a second aviary cage including a second outside surface, wherein both the first aviary cage and the second aviary cage are positioned over a floor;
- extending an aisle between the first aviary cage and the second aviary cage;
- extending a first perch from the first outside surface of the first aviary cage and into the aisle at a first vertical distance from the floor;
- extending a second perch from the second outside surface of the second aviary cage and into the aisle at a second vertical distance from the floor, wherein the first vertical distance and the second vertical distance are not equal;
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- positioning the first and second vertical distances to define a third vertical distance that enables an animal to hop between the first perch and the second perch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.