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Pole-housing device for nonhuman primates, with squeeze-back means, and catching and removal means

US4951609A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 20, 1988
Grant dateAug 28, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 20, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01K1/0613
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pole-housing device for nonhuman primates, especially monkeys, comprising a cage having poles and walls mounted in the perimeter of the device, and having an "H"-shaped squeeze-back means and a means for rapid removal of a nonhuman primate, wherein a nonhuman primate may be removed from the device by connecting the tether that is worn by the nonhuman primate to a tether-holder, disconnecting the tether from the sliding ring on the pole and opening an exit door adjacent to the pole, to remove the nonhuman primate, and wherein a nonhuman primate may be squeezed against the front or rear wall of the device and held there by pulling the squeeze-back, which is positioned between poles on opposite walls, against the front or rear wall.

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