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WO1999011117A1
WO1999011117A1 PCT/SE1998/001544 SE9801544W WO9911117A1 WO 1999011117 A1 WO1999011117 A1 WO 1999011117A1 SE 9801544 W SE9801544 W SE 9801544W WO 9911117 A1 WO9911117 A1 WO 9911117A1
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Åke SILVANDERSSON
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
    • A01K1/02—Pigsties; Dog-kennels; Rabbit-hutches or the like
    • A01K1/03—Housing for domestic or laboratory animals
    • A01K1/032—Rabbit-hutches or cages

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  • the present invention relates to an arrangement for a hutch for rabbits or other similar animals in the form of a grille construction.
  • Hutches of the kind referred to are so arranged as to remain in the same place, where the hutch is positioned by the people who care for the rabbit, etc., in question.
  • Previously disclosed rabbit hutches which exhibit a mesh bottom can be moved to new places once the grass on which they are positioned has been eaten. This would be a practical idea if the rabbit itself could move the hutch to new X ⁇ feeding grounds" and could exercise itself at the same time, instead of sitting still inside its small hutch.
  • the principal object of the present invention is thus to make available a solution to, among other things, this problem of the grass being grazed within the area accessible to the rabbit in its hutch, and to enable the hutch to be transported easily and also used indoors as a conventional stationary rabbit hutch.
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a rabbit hutch in accordance with the invention and in a stationary position
  • Fig. 2 shows the hutch m a "grazing" position out of doors
  • FIG. 3 shows a variant of the invention with a screened-off, detachable "bedroom”
  • Fig. 4 shows the "bedroom” m its detached position
  • Fig. 5 shows the hutch with a flap carrying a water container m its hmged-down position
  • Fig. 6 shows the hutch and a box frame adapted to the hutch separated from one another
  • Figs. 7-8 show the hutch m accordance with the first embodiment with a flap m the receiving position for a rabbit out of doors.
  • An arrangement 1 for a hutch 2 for rabbits 3 or other similar animals consists of a hutch 2, which is formed from a grille construction exhibiting round circumferential form m at least one direction enabling it to roll easily on a base 4, preferably m the form of a lawn; see Fig. 2.
  • the envelope surface 5 of the hutch is formed by a large number of wires 6, rods or tubes, etc., extending between pairs of end walls 7, 8 situated at a mutual distance from one another.
  • Said hutch 2 is so arranged as to be capable of being accommodated m a box frame 9, m which the hutch 2 can be placed for stationary use, for example indoors.
  • the hutch 2 may exhibit an appropriately screened-off space 10, known as a "rabbit bedroom", to which the animal 3 itself is able to gain access and to be protected therein from the sun 11 and the rain 12.
  • Said space may be formed by a separate house 10 so arranged as to be detachably attachable to one end wall 7 of the hutch provided with a hole on its outside 7A by means of appropriate connecting devices 13.
  • a manually operated knob 13A which exhibits a stop 13B, may be mounted on the end wall 7 in such a way that it is capable of being accommodated with its stop 13B engaged m a matching recess 13C m the house 10, as illustrated m Figs. 3-4 for example, m so doing making contact with a part of the house 10 to hold it securely.
  • Hook devices 14 of a previously disclosed kind may be provided at the bottom, between the house 10 and the end wall 7, to hold the house 10 securely at the bottom, too. The animal itself is thus able to move from the remaining area 15 of the hutch and to remain protected and undisturbed inside the house 10 if necessary.
  • Said house 10 which is open to the hutch 2, is shown here as a square structure, although it may, of course, exhibit any desired form.
  • One of the end walls 8 of the hutch can also be provided with a flap 16 capable of being closed by means of a knob, etc., which is preferably capable of pivoting on a hinge 17.
  • a ladder 18, for example in the form of a number of transverse bars 18A, can be arranged on the inside of the flap to make it easier for the rabbit 3, etc., when it is to pass through the opening 19 in the end wall 8.
  • Said flap 16 can support on its inside a water container 20, which is mounted via an articulation 21 to enable it to rotate m line with the rotation of the said hutch, so that the rabbit 3, etc., can have access to water.
  • the rabbit 3 itself can move the hutch 2 by clambering over the wires 6, thereby causing the hutch to roll, so that it can new green grazing areas unassisted.
  • a floor 22 may be arranged along part of the circumference of the hutch at a level 21 above the envelope surface of the hutch. Said floor is preferably so arranged as to be formed by a number of ribs 22A extending m the longitudinal direction 23 of the hutch and displaced at a mutual distance from one another.
  • a handle 24 is provided on one side of the hutch, preferably m the form of an opening extending through a bar 25, which m turn extends between the end walls 7, 8 of the hutch, whereby the fingers of one hand can be inserted simply into the opening allowing the hutch 2 to be lifted easily.
  • the wires 6 of the hutch can be formed by a continuous mat of parallel wires 6, which extend like a ladder between the edge strips 26, 27 of the mat, and eacn of the edge strips of the mat, which preferably consist of metal or plastic material, is bent around existing circular end wall discs 7, 8, preferably two m number, and is attached thereto around the entire circumference of the end walls, for example by means of nails, screws or staples, etc. This permits simple manufacturing of the hutch 2.
  • Said hutch-accommodatmg box frame 9 is open at the top and has a rectangular matching shape enabling it to accommodate the hutch 2 standing steadily m the box frame 9.
  • a hutch 2 with a box frame 9 of the kind descrioed m accordance with the invention is simple with regard tc both its manufacture and use, although the invention is not restricted to what is described above and illustrated m the drawings, but may be modified within the scope of the Patent Claims without departing from the idea of invention.

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Abstract

The invention relates to an arrangement for a hutch (2) for rabbits (3) or other similar animals, which hutch (2) is in the form of a grille construction. The hutch (2) exhibits round circumferential form enabling it to roll on a base (4), the envelope surface of the hutch is formed by a large number of wires (6) or rods extending between pairs of end walls (7, 8) situated at a mutual distance from one another, and the hutch is so arranged as to be capable of being accommodated in a box frame (9). The hutch exhibits a screened-off space, inside which the animal can be protected from the sun and the rain, which space is formed by a separate box so arranged as to be detachably attachable to one end wall of the hutch on its outside by means of connecting devices.

Description

Device at a rabbit hutch
The present invention relates to an arrangement for a hutch for rabbits or other similar animals in the form of a grille construction.
Hutches of the kind referred to are so arranged as to remain in the same place, where the hutch is positioned by the people who care for the rabbit, etc., in question. Previously disclosed rabbit hutches which exhibit a mesh bottom can be moved to new places once the grass on which they are positioned has been eaten. This would be a practical idea if the rabbit itself could move the hutch to new XΛfeeding grounds" and could exercise itself at the same time, instead of sitting still inside its small hutch. The principal object of the present invention is thus to make available a solution to, among other things, this problem of the grass being grazed within the area accessible to the rabbit in its hutch, and to enable the hutch to be transported easily and also used indoors as a conventional stationary rabbit hutch.
Said object is achieved by means of an arrangement in accordance with the present invention, which is characterized essentially in that the hutch exhibits round circumferential form enabling it to roll on a base, in that the envelope surface of the hutch is formed by a large number of wires or rods extending between pairs of end walls situated at a mutual distance from one another, and in that the hutch is so arranged as to be capable of being accommodated in a box frame. The invention is described below as a number of preferred illustrative embodiments, in conjunction with which reference is made to the following drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a rabbit hutch in accordance with the invention and in a stationary position; Fig. 2 shows the hutch m a "grazing" position out of doors;
Fig. 3 shows a variant of the invention with a screened-off, detachable "bedroom"; Fig. 4 shows the "bedroom" m its detached position;
Fig. 5 shows the hutch with a flap carrying a water container m its hmged-down position;
Fig. 6 shows the hutch and a box frame adapted to the hutch separated from one another;
Figs. 7-8 show the hutch m accordance with the first embodiment with a flap m the receiving position for a rabbit out of doors.
An arrangement 1 for a hutch 2 for rabbits 3 or other similar animals consists of a hutch 2, which is formed from a grille construction exhibiting round circumferential form m at least one direction enabling it to roll easily on a base 4, preferably m the form of a lawn; see Fig. 2. In accordance with the invention, the envelope surface 5 of the hutch is formed by a large number of wires 6, rods or tubes, etc., extending between pairs of end walls 7, 8 situated at a mutual distance from one another. Said hutch 2 is so arranged as to be capable of being accommodated m a box frame 9, m which the hutch 2 can be placed for stationary use, for example indoors.
To enable protection from the sun and the rain to be provided for the rabbit 3, the hutch 2 may exhibit an appropriately screened-off space 10, known as a "rabbit bedroom", to which the animal 3 itself is able to gain access and to be protected therein from the sun 11 and the rain 12.
Said space may be formed by a separate house 10 so arranged as to be detachably attachable to one end wall 7 of the hutch provided with a hole on its outside 7A by means of appropriate connecting devices 13. For example, a manually operated knob 13A, which exhibits a stop 13B, may be mounted on the end wall 7 in such a way that it is capable of being accommodated with its stop 13B engaged m a matching recess 13C m the house 10, as illustrated m Figs. 3-4 for example, m so doing making contact with a part of the house 10 to hold it securely. Hook devices 14 of a previously disclosed kind may be provided at the bottom, between the house 10 and the end wall 7, to hold the house 10 securely at the bottom, too. The animal itself is thus able to move from the remaining area 15 of the hutch and to remain protected and undisturbed inside the house 10 if necessary.
Said house 10, which is open to the hutch 2, is shown here as a square structure, although it may, of course, exhibit any desired form.
One of the end walls 8 of the hutch can also be provided with a flap 16 capable of being closed by means of a knob, etc., which is preferably capable of pivoting on a hinge 17. A ladder 18, for example in the form of a number of transverse bars 18A, can be arranged on the inside of the flap to make it easier for the rabbit 3, etc., when it is to pass through the opening 19 in the end wall 8.
Said flap 16 can support on its inside a water container 20, which is mounted via an articulation 21 to enable it to rotate m line with the rotation of the said hutch, so that the rabbit 3, etc., can have access to water. A valve m a bottle-shaped container 20, ror example, ensures that water only comes out when the rabbit 3 operates the bottle 20. The rabbit 3 itself can move the hutch 2 by clambering over the wires 6, thereby causing the hutch to roll, so that it can
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new green grazing areas unassisted.
To allow the rabbit 3 to lie comfortably inside the hutch 2, a floor 22 may be arranged along part of the circumference of the hutch at a level 21 above the envelope surface of the hutch. Said floor is preferably so arranged as to be formed by a number of ribs 22A extending m the longitudinal direction 23 of the hutch and displaced at a mutual distance from one another.
To facilitate lifting the hutch 2, a handle 24 is provided on one side of the hutch, preferably m the form of an opening extending through a bar 25, which m turn extends between the end walls 7, 8 of the hutch, whereby the fingers of one hand can be inserted simply into the opening allowing the hutch 2 to be lifted easily.
The wires 6 of the hutch can be formed by a continuous mat of parallel wires 6, which extend like a ladder between the edge strips 26, 27 of the mat, and eacn of the edge strips of the mat, which preferably consist of metal or plastic material, is bent around existing circular end wall discs 7, 8, preferably two m number, and is attached thereto around the entire circumference of the end walls, for example by means of nails, screws or staples, etc. This permits simple manufacturing of the hutch 2.
Said hutch-accommodatmg box frame 9 is open at the top and has a rectangular matching shape enabling it to accommodate the hutch 2 standing steadily m the box frame 9. A hutch 2 with a box frame 9 of the kind descrioed m accordance with the invention is simple with regard tc both its manufacture and use, although the invention is not restricted to what is described above and illustrated m the drawings, but may be modified within the scope of the Patent Claims without departing from the idea of invention.

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P a t e n t C l a i m s
1. Arrangement (1) for a hutch (2) for rabbits (3) or other similar animals in the form of a grille construction, characterized in that the hutch (2) exhibits round circumferential form enabling it to roll on a base (4), in that the envelope surface (5) of the hutch is formed by a large number of wires (6) or rods extending between pairs of end walls situated at a mutual distance from one another, and in that the hutch is so arranged as to be capable of being accommodated in a box frame (9) .
2. Arrangement as claimed in Patent Claim 1, characterized I that the hutch exhibits a screened-off space (10), inside which the animal (3) can be protected from the sun (11) and the rain (12) .
3. Arrangement as claimed in Patent Claim 2, characterized in that the said space is formed by a separate house (10) so arranged as to be detachably attachable to one end wall (7) of the hutch provided with a hole on its outside (7A) by means of connecting devices (13, 14) .
4. Arrangement as claimed in one or other of Patent Claims 1-3, characterized in that one of the ends walls (8) of the hutch is provided with a closable flap (16), on the inside of which a ladder (18) is present.
5. Arrangement as claimed in one or other of Patent Claims 1-3, characterized in that one of the end walls (8) of the hutch is provided with a closable flap (16), on the inside of which is mounted a water container (20) , which is able to rotate in line with the rotation of the said hutch.
6. Arrangement as claimed in one or other of Patent Claims 1-5, characterized in that a floor (22) is arranged along part of the circumference of the hutch at a level (21) above the envelope surface of the hutch, preferably in the form of a number of ribs (22A) extending in the longitudinal direction (23) of the hutch and displaced at a mutual distance from one another.
7. Arrangement as claimed in one or other of Patent Claims 1-6, characterized in that a handle is arranged on one side of the hutch.
8. Arrangement as claimed in Patent Claim 7, characterized in that the handle is in the form of an opening (24) in a bar (25) extending between the end walls of the hutch.
9. Arrangement as claimed in one or other of Patent Claims 1-8, characterized in that the wires (6) of the hutch can be formed by a mat of parallel wires (6) which extend like a ladder between the edge strips (26, 27) of the mat, and in that each of the edge strips of the mat, which preferably consist of metal or plastic material, is bent around circular end wall discs, preferably two in number, and is attached thereto around the entire circumference of the end walls .
10. Arrangement as claimed in one or other of Patent Claims 1-9, characterized in that the hutch accommodating box frame (9) is open at the top and has a rectangular matching shape enabling it to accommodate the hutch (2) standing steadily in the box frame (9) .
AMENDED CLAIMS
[received by the International Bureau on 26 January 1999 (26.01.99); original claims 2,3,9 and 10 cancelled; original claim 1 amended; claims 4,5,6,7 and 8 renumbered as claims 2,3,4,5 and 6 (2 pages)]
1. Arrangement (1) for a hutch (2) for rabbits (3) or other similar animals m the form of a grille construction, the hutch (2) exnibits round circum erential form enabling it to roll on a base X, and that the envelope surface (5) of
X the hutch is formed by a large number of wires (6) or rods extending between pairs cf end walls situated at a mutual distance from one another, characterized in that the the hutch is so arranged as to be capable of being accommodated m a box frame '9), wnicn is open at the top and has a
1Ξ rectangular matching snape enabling it to accommodate the hutch (2) standing steadily in said box frame '9), that the hutch exhibits a screened-off space (10), inside which the animal (3) can be protected from the sun (11) and the rain (12), which space is formed by a separate house (10) so
20 arranged as to be detachably attachable to one end wall (7) of the hutch provided with a hole on its outside (7A) by means of connecting devices (13, 14), and that the wires (6) of the hutch can be formed by a mat cf parallel wires (6) which extend between the edge strips (26, 27) of the mat, and
25 m that each of the edge strips of the mat, which preferably consist of metal or plastic material, is bent around circular end wall discs (7, 8), preferably two in number, and is attached thereto around the entire circumference of the end walls.
30 2. Arrangement as claimed in Patent Claim 1, characterized in that one of the ends walls (8) of the hutch is provided with a closable flap (16), on the inside of which a ladder (18) is present.
3. Arrangement as claimed m one or other of Patent Claims 1-2, characterized in that one of the end wa ls (8) of the hutch is provided with a closable flap (16), on the inside of whicn is mounted a water container (20) , Xich is
Ξ able to rotate in line with the rotation of the saiα hutch.
4. Arrangement as claimed m one or other of Patent Claims 1-3, characterized in that a floor (22) is arranged along part of the circumference of the hutch at a level (21) above the envelope surface of the hutch, preferably m the 0 form of a number of ribs (22A) extending m the longitudinal direction (23, of the nutch and displaced at a mutual distance from one another.
5. Arrangement as claimed m one or other cf Patent Claims 1-4, characterized in that a handle is arranged on one 5 side of the hutch.
6. Arrangement as claimed m Patent Claim 5, characterized m that the handle is in the form of an opening (24) m a bar (25) extending between the end walls cf the hutch.
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GB2403126A (en) * 2003-06-27 2004-12-29 Glyn Roger Blackmore Hutch with section used as stand or run
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