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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1977
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald James Rodemeyer, City Island, NY (US);
John Eugene Hruby, Fairfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Metaframe Corporation, Elmwood Park, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
119 15 ; 119 18 ; 119 29 ;
Abstract
An animal habitat includes an exercise wheel simulating the drive wheel on a steam-powered locomotive; protuberances on the exercise wheel strike a trip wire which swings a locomotive bell and an idler disc connects the exercise wheel to simulate locomotive running wheels which may be suitably decorated to produce an effect pleasing to the eye when the running wheels are rotated by the exercise wheel which, in turn, may be rotated by an animal housed in the habitat.