An animal housing assembly includes a cage assembly coupled to a base member to provide an enclosure for one or more animals to be kept in captivity. The base member includes a slidable tray coupled thereto, the tray being configured to move from a closed position to an open position to allow cleani
An animal housing assembly includes a cage assembly coupled to a base member to provide an enclosure for one or more animals to be kept in captivity. The base member includes a slidable tray coupled thereto, the tray being configured to move from a closed position to an open position to allow cleaning of the base member. When in a closed position, a portion of the tray forms a portion of the floor of the base member. When the tray moves from the closed position to the open position, the tray translates in a direction away from the base member, thereby exposing an aperture defined in the floor of the base member. The aperture may be shaped and/or sized to allow debris to fall through the floor of the base member, thereby allowing removal of unwanted debris and cleaning of the base member.
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1. An animal housing assembly comprising: a collapsible cage assembly configured to transition between an expanded state and a collapsed state; anda base assembly for providing support for said cage assembly when said cage assembly is in said expanded state to form an enclosure, said base assembly c
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An animal housing assembly comprising: a collapsible cage assembly configured to transition between an expanded state and a collapsed state; anda base assembly for providing support for said cage assembly when said cage assembly is in said expanded state to form an enclosure, said base assembly comprising: a floor having an upper surface and a lower surface, said floor forming a bottom wall of said animal housing assembly, wherein the floor includes an aperture having inward facing sides, the aperture transitioning from said upper surface to said lower surface of said floor;a plurality of base walls extending upwardly from said floor so as to define a cavity within said base assembly, one of said plurality of base walls comprising an opening; anda tray comprising a bottom and a single side wall extending upward from an upper surface of the bottom of said tray, wherein: when said tray is received within said aperture, said upper surface of the tray forms a portion of the floor that corresponds only to said aperture;the bottom of the tray is in direct sliding engagement with the inward facing sides of said aperture such that the tray is moveable between at least a fully closed position and a fully open position;when said tray is in the fully closed position, the bottom of said tray obscures said aperture so as to substantially prevent passage of debris from the upper surface of the floor through the aperture, and the sidewall of the tray obscures the opening in said one of said plurality of walls of said base assembly;when said tray is in the fully open position the aperture in said floor is at least partially exposed so as to permit passage of debris from the upper surface of the floor through the aperture; andwhen said tray is in said fully closed position, said upper surface of said tray and said upper surface of said floor are substantially coplanar and form a substantially continuous surface. 2. The animal housing assembly of claim 1, wherein said floor has a substantially rectangular shape and said plurality of base walls comprise first and second opposing base walls extending upwardly from respective first and second opposing sides of said floor and a third and fourth opposing base walls extending upwardly from respective third and fourth opposing sides of said floor. 3. The animal housing assembly of claim 2, wherein: the opening in said one of said base walls is conjoined with said aperture. 4. The animal housing assembly of claim 2, wherein said first, second, third and fourth base walls terminate at respective edges, wherein at least one respective edge has at least one recess defined thereon, said recess being configured to receive and retain at least one protrusion extending from a portion of said cage assembly. 5. The animal housing assembly of claim 1, wherein said collapsible cage assembly comprises: a top panel having a substantially rectangular shape;first and second top walls rotatably coupled to respective first and second ends of said top panel; andthird and fourth top walls rotatably coupled to respective third and fourth ends of said top panel and opposing one another;wherein, when said cage assembly is in said expanded state, said first and second top walls oppose one another and said third and fourth top walls oppose one another to form a cage interior. 6. The animal housing assembly of claim 5, wherein at least one of said first, second, third and fourth top walls of said cage assembly has a protrusion extending therefrom and configured to be received within a recess defined on a edge of at lease of said plurality of base walls. 7. The animal housing assembly of claim 5, wherein at least one of said first, second, third and fourth top walls of said cage assembly has at least one door for permitting entry into and egress from said cage interior, wherein said at least one door is pivotally supported and configured to move from a closed position to an open position. 8. The animal housing assembly of claim 7, further comprising a locking member configured to secure said at least one door in said closed position. 9. The animal housing assembly of claim 5, further comprising a shelf member having at least one bracket assembly configured to couple said shelf member to at least one of said first, second, third and fourth top walls of said cage assembly. 10. The animal housing assembly of claim 5, wherein, when transitioning from said expanded state to said collapsed state, at least one of said first, second, third and fourth top walls is configured to rotate relative to said top panel in a direction towards an opposing wall and be folded into a substantially flat engagement with said top panel when in said collapsed state. 11. An animal housing assembly comprising: a collapsible cage assembly configured to transition between an expanded state and a collapsed state, said collapsible cage assembly comprises a top panel having a substantially rectangular shape, first and second top walls rotatably coupled to respective first and second ends of said top panel and third and fourth top walls rotatably coupled to respective third and fourth ends of said top panel and opposing one another, wherein, when said cage assembly is in said expanded state, said first and second top walls oppose one another and said third and fourth top walls oppose one another to form a cage interior; anda base assembly for providing support for said cage assembly when said cage assembly is in said expanded state to form an enclosure, said base assembly comprising: a floor having a substantially rectangular shape, an upper surface, and a lower surface, said floor forming a bottom wall of said animal housing assembly, wherein the floor includes an aperture having inward facing sides, the aperture transitioning from said upper surface to said lower surface of said floor;first and second opposing base walls extending upwardly from respective first and second opposing sides of said floor and a third and fourth opposing base walls extending upwardly from respective third and fourth opposing sides of said floor, said first, second, third and fourth base walls and said floor forming a cavity within said base assembly, one of said first, second, third, and fourth base walls comprising an opening; anda tray comprising a bottom and a single sidewall extending upward from an upper surface of the bottom of said tray, wherein: when said tray is received within said aperture, said upper surface of the tray forms a portion of the floor that corresponds only to said aperture;the bottom of the tray is in direct sliding engagement with the inward facing sides of said aperture such that the tray is moveable between at least a fully closed position and a fully open position;when said tray is in the fully closed position, the bottom of said tray obscures said aperture so as to substantially prevent passage of debris from the upper surface of the floor through the aperture, and the sidewall of the tray obscures the opening in said one of said first, second, third, and fourth base walls;when said tray is in the fully open position the aperture in said floor is at least partially exposed so as to permit passage of debris from the upper surface of the floor through the aperture; andwhen said tray is in said fully closed position, the upper surface of said tray and the upper surface of said floor are substantially coplanar and form a substantially continuous surface. 12. The animal housing assembly of claim 11, wherein: the opening in said one of said first, second, third, and fourth base walls is conjoined with said aperture. 13. The animal housing assembly of claim 11, wherein said first, second, third and fourth base walls terminate at respective edges, wherein at least one respective edge has at least one recess defined thereon, said recess being configured to receive and retain at least one protrusion extending from at least one of said first, second, third and fourth top walls of said cage assembly. 14. The animal housing assembly of claim 11, wherein at least one of said first, second, third and fourth top walls of said cage assembly has at least one door for permitting entry into and egress from said cage interior, wherein said at least one door is pivotally supported and configured to move from a closed position to an open position. 15. The animal housing assembly of claim 14, further comprising a locking member configured to secure said at least one door in said closed position. 16. The animal housing assembly of claim 11, further comprising a shelf member having at least one bracket assembly configured to couple said shelf member to at least one of said first, second, third and fourth walls of said cage assembly. 17. An animal housing assembly comprising: a collapsible cage assembly configured to transition between an expanded state and a collapsed state; anda base assembly for providing support for said cage assembly when said cage assembly is in said expanded state to form an enclosure, said base assembly comprising: a floor having a substantially rectangular shape, an upper surface, and a lower surface, said floor forming a bottom wall of said animal housing assembly, wherein the floor includes an aperture having inward facing sides, the aperture transitioning from said upper surface to said lower surface of said floor;first and second opposing base walls extending upwardly from respective first and second opposing sides of said floor and a third and fourth opposing base walls extending upwardly from respective third and fourth opposing sides of said floor, said first, second, third and fourth base walls and said floor forming a cavity within said base assembly, one of said first, second, third, and fourth base walls comprising an opening; anda tray comprising a bottom and a single sidewall extending upward from an upper surface of the bottom of the tray, wherein: when said tray is received within said aperture, said upper surface of the tray forms a portion of the floor that corresponds only to said aperture;the bottom of the tray is in direct sliding engagement with the inward facing sides of said aperture such that the tray is moveable between at least a fully closed position and a fully open position;when said tray is in the fully closed position, the bottom of said tray obscures said aperture so as to substantially prevent passage of debris from the upper surface of the floor through the aperture, and the sidewall of the tray obscures the opening in said one of said first, second, third, and fourth base walls;when said tray is in the fully open position the aperture in said floor is at least partially exposed so as to permit passage of debris from the upper surface of the floor through the aperture; andwhen said tray is in said fully closed position, the upper surface of said tray and the upper surface of said floor are substantially coplanar and form a substantially continuous surface. 18. The animal housing assembly of claim 17, wherein: the opening in said one of said first, second, third, and fourth base walls is conjoined with said aperture. 19. The animal housing assembly of claim 17, wherein said first, second, third and fourth base walls terminate at respective edges, wherein at least one respective edge has at least one recess defined thereon, said recess being configured to receive and retain at least one protrusion extending from a portion of said cage assembly.
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Young Joseph D. (Rte. 2 ; Box 35 Brookline MS 65619), Animal cage assembly.
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