MULTIPLE ANIMAL CAGE SYSTEM

Abstract

A multiple animal cage system is a two tiered animal cage adapted to house at least one animal in each cage. The cages are designed so that animals of different species or animals of the same species can be caged. The cage has an upper cage portion and a lower cage portion and each cage portion has a front access door and a slide-out tray in the bottom that catches animal droppings. The cage is mounted onto wheels for easy portability.

Claims

1. A multiple animal cage system comprising: a top cage portion including: a top grating; wherein said top grating is formed from a series of interconnected bars; a bottom grating; wherein said bottom grating is formed from a series of interconnected bars; at least one side grating including: at least one movable access door member; wherein said at least one side grating is formed from a series of interconnected bars; wherein said at least one side grating is connected between said top grating and said bottom grating; and wherein said top grating, said bottom grating, and said at least one side grating define a first interior volume for housing an animal therein; a center section including: a removable tray member; wherein said removable tray member is adapted to catch and retain animal droppings thereupon that fall through said bottom grating; wherein said center section is connected to said at least one side grating of said top cage portion and located underneath said bottom grating of said top cage portion; and a bottom cage portion including: a bottom section including: a removable drawer member; wherein said removable drawer member is adapted to removably retain a cushion member thereon for an animal to rest upon; at least one side grating including: at least one removable access door member; wherein said at least one side grating is formed from a series of interconnected bars; wherein said at least one side grating is connected between said bottom section of said bottom cage portion and said center section; and wherein said at least one side grating, said bottom section, and said center section define a second interior volume for housing an animal therein; wherein said multiple animal cage system is adapted to house at least two animals at the same time; and wherein said multiple animal cage system is adapted to separate chosen ones of said at least two animals between said top cage portion and said bottom cage portion.

2. The multiple animal cage system of claim 1, wherein said center section includes a bottom wall member connected to a bottom section of said at least one side grating of said top cage portion and is adapted to slidably support said removable tray member.

3. The multiple animal cage system of claim 1, wherein said bottom section of said bottom cage portion includes a bottom wall member connected to a bottom section of said at least one side grating of said bottom cage portion and adapted to slidably support said removable drawer member.

4. The multiple animal cage system of claim 1, further comprising at least two spaced wheel members connected to a bottom section of said at least one side grating of said bottom cage portion.

5. The multiple animal cage system of claim 1, further comprising a cushion member adapted to be removably placed upon said removable drawer member for an animal to rest upon.

6. The multiple animal cage system of claim 1, wherein said at least one side grating of said top cage portion includes three spaced movable access door members.

7. The multiple animal cage system of claim 6, wherein said at least one side grating of said bottom cage portion includes one movable access door member.

8. The multiple animal cage system of claim 1, wherein said at least one side grating of said top cage portion includes a climbing barrier attached to a top portion thereof adapted to prevent an animal from climbing onto said top grating; and wherein said climbing barrier extends along said at least one side grating for at least three inches.

9. The multiple animal cage system of claim 1, wherein said at least one side grating of said top cage portion includes a gutter shield attached to a lower portion thereof adapted to prevent material from falling from said top cage portion; and wherein said gutter shield extends outwardly from said at least one side grating at least two inches therefrom.

10. The multiple animal cage system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of bird accessories and toys adapted to be removably hung from said top grating of said top cage portion.

11. The multiple animal cage system of claim 1, wherein said removable tray member includes at least one handle member thereon.

12. The multiple animal cage system of claim 1, wherein said removable drawer member includes at least one handle member thereon.

13. The multiple animal cage system of claim 1, wherein said series of interconnected bars of said top and bottom cage portions are formed from a material chosen from a group of materials consisting of steel, aluminum, plastic, and ceramic.

14. The multiple animal cage system of claim 1, wherein said top and bottom cage portions have a pentagonal cross section.

15. The multiple animal cage system of claim 7, wherein said movable access door members of said top and bottom cage portions are respectively pivotally attached thereto; and wherein each said movable access door members includes a releasable locking member thereon for releasably locking each said movable access door member in a closed position.

16. The multiple animal cage system of claim 4, wherein said at least two spaced wheel members each include a releasable locking member thereon adapted to prevent rotating motion of said wheel members and thereby unwanted movement of said multiple animal cage system.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and method(s) of use for the present invention, multiple animal cage system constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present invention.

[0019] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view illustrating a multiple animal cage system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] FIG. 2 is a second perspective view illustrating a multiple animal cage system according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

[0021] FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the removable tray member and removable drawer member removed from the multiple animal cage system according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

[0022] The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] As discussed above, embodiments of the present invention relate to a cage and more particularly to a multiple animal cage system as used to improve the optimizing of space by combining multiple species habitats in a single cage system.

[0024] Generally speaking, the multiple animal cage system is a two tiered animal cage adapted to house at least one animal in each cage. The cages are designed so that animals of different species or animals of the same species can be caged. The cage has an upper cage portion and a lower cage portion and each cage portion has a front access door and a slide-out tray in the bottom that catches animal droppings. The cage is mounted onto wheels for easy portability.

[0025] Referring to the drawings by numerals of reference there is shown in FIG. 1, is a perspective view illustrating multiple animal cage system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] Multiple animal cage system 100 is adapted to house at least two animals at the same time and to separate chosen animals between top cage portion 105 and bottom cage portion 120. Multiple animal cage system 100 preferably comprises top cage portion 105 having top grating 106 formed from a series of interconnected bars, bottom grating 107 formed from a series of interconnected bars, and at least one side grating 108 that includes at least one movable access door member 109 formed from a series of interconnected bars. Side gratings 108 and 122 are connected between top grating 106 and bottom grating 107, and top grating 106, bottom grating 107, and side grating 108 define first interior volume 110 for housing an animal therein. Center section 115 having removable tray member 116 is adapted to catch and retain animal droppings thereupon that fall through bottom grating 107. Center section 115 is connected to side grating 108 of top cage portion 105 and located underneath bottom grating 107 of top cage portion 105.

[0027] Bottom cage portion 120 having bottom section 121 including removable drawer member 125 is adapted to removably retain cushion member 160 thereon for an animal to rest upon. Side grating 122 of bottom cage portion 120 includes at least one removable access door member 123 that is formed from a series of interconnected bars. Side grating 122 is connected between bottom section 121 of bottom cage portion 120 and center section 115. Side grating 122, bottom section 121, and center section 115 define second interior volume 140 for housing an animal therein.

[0028] Referring now to FIG. 2, is a second perspective view illustrating multiple animal cage system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

[0029] Side grating 108 of top cage portion 105 may include as many as three spaced movable access door members 109 but will include at least one movable access door member 109 in any embodiment.

[0030] Side grating 108 of top cage portion 105 includes climbing barrier 165 attached to top portion 111 thereof adapted to prevent an animal from climbing onto top grating 106. The climbing barrier preferably extends alongside grating 108 for at least three inches. Side grating 108 of top cage portion 105 includes gutter shield 170 attached to lower portion 112 thereof adapted to prevent material from falling from top cage portion 105 and it extends outwardly from side grating 108 at least two inches therefrom.

[0031] A plurality of bird accessories and toys 175 are adapted to be removably hung from top grating 106 of top cage portion 105. Removable tray member 116 includes at least one handle member 180 thereon and removable drawer member 125 includes at least one handle member 180 thereon. The series of interconnected bars of the top 105 and bottom cage portions 120 are formed from a material chosen from the group of materials consisting of steel, aluminum, plastic, and ceramic.

[0032] The top 105 and bottom cage portions 120 preferably have a pentagonal cross section. Movable access door members 109 of the top 105 and removable access door member 123 of bottom cage portion 120 are respectively pivotally attached thereto and include releasable locking member 185 thereon for releasably locking each into a closed position.

[0033] At least two, and preferably three spaced wheel members 155 support multiple animal cage system 100 for easy portability and each spaced wheel member 155 includes releasable locking member 156 thereon adapted to prevent rotating motion of spaced wheel members 155 and thereby unwanted movement of multiple animal cage system 100.

[0034] Referring now to FIG. 3, is a perspective view illustrating removable tray member 116 and removable drawer member removed from multiple animal cage system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

[0035] Center section 115 includes bottom wall member 145 connected to bottom section 121 of side grating 108 of top cage portion 105 and is adapted to slidably support removable tray member 116. Bottom section 121 of bottom cage portion 120 includes bottom wall member 150 connected bottom section 121 of side grating 122 of bottom cage portion 120 and adapted to slidably support removable drawer member 125. Cushion member 160 is adapted to be removably placed upon removable drawer member 125 for an animal to rest upon.

[0036] Multiple animal cage system 100 may be manufactured and provided for sale in a wide variety of sizes and shapes for a wide assortment of applications. Upon reading this specification, it should be appreciated that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as design preference, user preferences, marketing preferences, cost, structural requirements, available materials, technological advances, etc., other contents or arrangements such as, for example, including more or less components, customized parts, different color combinations, parts may be sold separately, etc., may be sufficient.

[0037] The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.