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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1997
John Jansen, Brighton, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
An enclosure which defines an extension located both immediately above and rearward of an aquarium with a front wall, a rear wall, opposing side walls, a bottom wall, an open top. The enclosure comprising a fame that includes a plurality of support members. Located about the frame members is a screen material or other material which defines the top, front, sides and rear walls of said enclosure. An opening is defined in the enclosure by the support members and the screen material. The opening is horizontally oriented, generally adjacent to the front wall and spaced below the top wall of the enclosure. The frame is adapted to be mounted relative to the aquarium such that the opening is generally coincidental with the open top of the aquarium. A portion of said enclosure is thus located above the aquarium with another portion of the enclosure located above and rearward of the rear wall of the aquarium. In this manner, the enclosure provides an enclosed space that extends both above and rearward of an aquarium so as to enable the healthy confinement of additional, principally land-based animals in a varied environment.