| US 7,487,744 B1 | ||
| Multi-species animal caging modules | ||
| Michael L. Goldberg, Wheatland, Wyo. (US); Dwight L. Souder, Wheatland, Wyo. (US); Cindy M. Adamson, Wheatland, Wyo. (US); and David E. James, Wheatland, Wyo. (US) | ||
| Assigned to BH, Inc., Wheatland, Wyo. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 11, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/247,055. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/617110, filed on Oct. 08, 2004. | ||
| Int. Cl. A01K 31/07 (2006.01); A01K 1/03 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 119—453 [119/472; 119/474; 119/482; 119/489; 119/491; 119/496; 119/499] | 16 Claims |
| 1. A cage system comprising:
a cage body having a polygon shape with a flat side;
an interstage means functioning to removeably mate a first cage body to a second cage body;
a removable wall means functioning to alternately provide and deny access between the first and second cage bodies;
a horizontal interstage means functioning to support the removable wall means; and
wherein the horizontal interstage means further comprises a track having a vertical ridge which fits into a central groove
of a wheel, said wheel supported by recesses in the horizontal interstage means, wherein a base of a wall panel for the cage
body is received in the central groove to enable a sliding of the wall panel relative to the horizontal interstage means.
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