FR2824703A1 - Disposable nest,. for breeding rabbits, is a tub within a metal wire cage, which maintains breeding hygiene and is discarded after use - Google Patents

Abstract

Disposable nest, is a tub within a metal wire cage, which maintains breeding hygiene and is discarded after use. The disposable nest, for breeding rabbits, has a metal wire cage (10) to hold a plastics tub (1) within its hollow zone (11). One edge (7) of the tub can be folded over, and the other edge (8) is flat to rest on the cage, blocked under the wall (12) which separates the breeding zone from the rest of the cage. The tube is degradable, in one piece, using a plastics with a thickness of 0.2-0.4 mm, corrugated cardboard in a thickness of 3-5 mm or compressed cardboard 1-3 mm thick The base of the tub has supporting ribs, and a number of openings (9).

Description

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  The present invention relates to a disposable nest for rabbit farming, of the type which is inserted in a removable manner in the breeding area of a cage.

  rabbit farming during a breeding cycle.

  In some rabbit cages, made of wire mesh, there is an area for raising rabbits, the base of which remains at a level lower than that of the cage floor; this breeding area is separated from the rest of the cage by a removable metal partition, which has an opening for the

  mother can move from the cage to the litter area.

  In the breeding area there is a nest, which traditionally is made of wood or metal plate. More recently, nests have been developed consisting of a rigid plastic tray; this type of nest improves hygienic conditions and is easier to build than nests made of other materials. However, these nests also have certain drawbacks. After each breeding period, the nests are extracted from the cages to carry out their

  cleaning and disinfection and then they are put back in place.

  On the one hand, the cleaning operations imply contamination, a significant use of water (which is a rare good) and great expenses

  energy; these operations also require time and labor.

  On the other hand, it may happen that the cleaning is not perfectly effective and that the nests are reused in poor hygienic conditions,

  with the resulting risk for litters.

  The objective of the present invention is to solve the drawbacks mentioned, by developing a nest for rabbit farming which makes it possible to reduce the maintenance costs of the operation and to respect the environment, as well as

  avoid the risk of reuse in poor hygienic conditions.

  In accordance with this objective, the nest of the present invention is characterized in that it is constituted by a dogradable container in one piece, which comprises a bottom and side walls, said container being made of a material chosen from plastic with a thickness between 0.2 mm and 0.4 mm, the cardboard

corrugated and compact cardboard.

  Thanks to these characteristics, the nest maintenance process is eliminated and hygiene is improved, since it is impossible to reuse the nests; at the same time,

the cost of the nest is very low.

  Preferably, the nest is made of a plastic material chosen from polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate and polyvinyl chloride; in other embodiments, the nest is made of corrugated cardboard with a thickness of between 3 mm and 5 mm or of compact cardboard with a thickness of between

between 1 mm and 3 mm.

  In all cases, the cost of the nest is reduced and its degradation is guaranteed

  throughout the breeding period.

  According to a preferred embodiment, at least one side wall of the tank has a rim on its upper part; the rim of a side wall of the tank can be placed by being blocked under a separation door between the breeding area and the rest of the cage, while the rim of at least one wall

  side of the container can be folded down and remain pressed against the wall of the cage.

  These edges fix the nest in position and, in addition, prevent the rabbits

can't eat away at the nest.

  Preferably, the bottom of the tank has a plurality of orifices, to each of which is associated a small depression of the bottom, in order to allow the evacuation

  nest fluids, ventilation and ventilation, and humidity control.

  For a better understanding of the description, are attached to the

  presents several drawings in which, schematically and only as

  of nonlimiting example, a practical embodiment is shown.

  In these drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the nest for rabbit farming according to the invention, and Figure 2 is a sectional view

  cross of the nest, placed in the area of a cage intended for the litters.

  As can be seen in Figure 1, the nest 1 according to the invention has the general configuration of an elongated container, open at its upper part, with two longitudinal walls 2, 3 inclined so that the bottom 4 of the tank is slightly lower than the upper part, to adapt perfectly to the bottom of the cage. The other two walls 5, 6 of the tank are here

  vertical, their height may vary.

  The tray 1 is disposable, that is to say that it is intended to be removed from the cage and

  discarded once each drunkenness cycle, to limit current problems.

  However, at the same time, it must be strong enough to prevent

  rabbits cannot bite and destroy it too quickly.

  To comply with these specifications, tray 1 can be made in one piece by vacuum molding, with a plastic material such as polystyrene (PS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and with a thickness of between 0.2 and 0.4 mm approximately, and preferably

around 0.3 mm.

  The nest can also be made of corrugated cardboard or compact cardboard, in this case of greater thickness: for corrugated cardboard, the thickness can be between 3 and 5 mm, and for compact cardboard, it can be between

1 and 3 mm.

  At the end of a breeding cycle, the described nest has dograded to the point of not resisting its handling and cleaning, which is why it is necessary to throw it away and replace it with another. This reduces the possibility of infections and other problems derived from insufficient cleaning of the nests between

two breeding cycles.

  The longitudinal walls 2, 3 of the tray 1 have edges 7 and 8, respectively, which are useful, as explained below, for fixing the nest

  in the cage and to prevent rabbits from biting the tray.

  Finally, in the figures it can be noted that the bottom 4 of the tank has, as usual in nests for rabbit farming, a series of orifices 9 for evacuating the urine of rabbits and keeping the nest dry. As the

  Figures, each orifice 9 is surrounded by a small depression.

  In Figure 2, we can see the nest mounted in the use position in a metal mesh cage: the cage 10 has a deeper zone 11, for the installation of the tank 1. Optionally, the rim 7 of the tank is folded down and pressed against the wall of the cage; the rim 8, for its part, can remain blocked under the removable partition 12, which separates the breeding area from the rest of the cage; this arrangement of the edges, on the one hand, prevents the movement of the cage and, on the other hand, prevents the rabbits from biting the tray, because what is accessible to animals

  is in both cases a rounded edge and difficult to grasp between the teeth.

  Regarding the mounting of the tray in the cage, it should be noted that the materials and thicknesses indicated in this specification for the tray provide a relatively flexible part, and allow the folding of the twist 7 shown in the figure to be carried out by hand. figure 2 without danger of rupture. It should be taken into account, in this regard, that the tank does not require greater rigidity because the cage itself serves as a structural element and support. Although we have described and represented a concrete embodiment of the present invention, it is obvious that a person skilled in the art will be able to introduce variants and modifications, or replace details with others.

technically equivalent.

  For example, although reference has been made here to a concrete form of the container, it is obvious that the walls and the edges could be different from those shown; for example, we could end up with twists like

  those indicated with references 7 and 8 also walls 5 and 6.

  Similarly, the openings 9 at the bottom of the tank could have other

  arrangements and configurations appropriate to the function described.

REV END I C ATI ON S

  1. Disposable nest for rabbit cultivation, of the type which is inserted in a removable manner in the breeding area of a rabbit cultivation cage during a breeding cycle, characterized by the fact that it consists of a degradable tank made of a single piece, which includes a bottom and side walls, said tank being of a material chosen from plastic with a thickness of between 0.2 mm and

  0.4 mm, corrugated cardboard and compact cardboard.

  2. Nest according to claim 1, characterized in that it is made of a plastic material chosen from polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate and

polyvinyl chloride.

  3. Nest according to claim 1, characterized in that it is made of cardboard

  corrugated with a thickness between 3 mm and 5 mm.

  4. Nest according to claim 1, characterized in that it is made of cardboard

  compact with a thickness between 1 mm and 3 mrn.

  5. Nest according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 4,

  characterized in that at least one side wall of the tank comprises a rim,.

on its upper part.

  6. Nest according to claim 5, characterized in that the edge of a side wall of the tank is placed by being blocked under a separation door between the

  breeding area and the rest of the cage.

  7. Nest according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the edge of at least one side wall of the container can be folded down and remain supported

against the wall of the cage.

  8. Nest according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by

  the bottom of the tank has a plurality of holes, each of which is