Insect container
US6877269B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K67/30
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A live insect container including a plurality of side walls and a bottom wall molded as a unitary structure, to form a hollow base, and having a common, peripheral, upper edge lying in a plane spaced-apart above the bottom wall, a first lid having a lower edge for fastenable sealing contact with the common, peripheral, upper edge of the base and including an upwardly oriented wall having a plurality of adjacent slots formed therethrough for allowing air currents to pass into and out of the container, a second lid formed in the first lid and pivotally openable upward therefrom to form, with the base and the first lid a fully enclosed container, a handle formed in the second lid, convertible from a first, carrying position, to a second, stored position, the second position out of conflict with the second lid during opening of the second lid, at least one hollow tube of terminal length for removable insertion through a one of the lids into the interior of the container, the tube first terminal end extending outside the container, when the tube is fully inserted into the container, and the tube second terminal end located in the interior of the container, and further including a remova…
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