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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2002
John J. Strzempko, Ashburnham, MA (US);
Thomas Peterson, Sacramento, CA (US);
John Vollmer, Mount Desert, ME (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) for transporting laboratory animals comprises a container ( ), a cover piece ( ), and a closure piece ( ). The container ( ) has an open top. The cover piece ( ) is connectable with the container ( ) for closing the open top of the container ( ). The cover piece ( ) has a passage ( ) through which the at least one laboratory animal passes during insertion into and extraction from a cavity ( ). The closure piece ( ) includes a portion ( ) that is rotatable relative to the cover piece ( ) between a first position in which the portion ( ) of the closure piece ( ) closes the passage ( ) in the cover piece ( ) and a second position in which the passage ( ) in the cover piece ( ) is open to permit the insertion and extraction of the at least one laboratory animal through the passage ( ).