COVER FOR A CAGE FOR LABORATORY ANIMALS, AND CAGE FOR LABORATORY ANIMALS, INCLUDING SAID COVER.

摘要

The invention relates to a cage (10) for laboratory animals comprising a plate (11) and a cover (12) that can be removed and swapped between a first closed position thus preventing access to the delimited inner space (14). by said platen (11), and a second open position, to which said inner space (14) is accessible. The lid (12) comprises at least one hook (21) facing the inside (14) of the plate (11) with said lid (12) in the first closed position and engaging in the second open position such that the cover (12) can be lifted and removed from the tray (11). The hook (21) also comprises a hook-shaped support portion (21a) of substantially constant thickness t, with an engagement portion (21b) having a width w greater than t, and in second position opening, the portion (11) is grasped by said engagement portion (21b).