Modular pig cage assembly

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A modular cage assembly for confining animals such as pigs and the like comprising: a floor section having an perforated metal floor; a plurality of vertically oriented stacking studs secured about the perimeter of said floor section at selected intervals, said stacking studs including upwardly projecting studs that project above the perforated floor and downwardly projections studs that project downwardly from the perforated floor; a plurality of detachable and independent rail panels having post means adapted to be supported about the perimeter of said floor section, said plurality of rail panels including at least two side rail panels and at least two end rail panels; stud receiving means formed in said post means at both the top and bottom thereof for receiving respective stacking studs projecting from said floor section, whereby individual rail panels are supported about the perimeter of said floor section by inserting upper projecting stacking studs into the studs receiving means formed in the bottom of said post means, and wherein modular cages may be stacked and disposed one above the other by situating a floor section over said detachable rail panels by inserting downwardly projecting stacking studs of a floor sections into the stud receiving means formed about the top of said post means such that certain floor sections are directly supported by underlying detachable rail panels.
2.
The modular cage assembly of claim 1 wherein said plurality of rail panels includes a divider panel adapted to extend transversely between at least two other rail panels supported about the perimeter of said floor section so as to divide said modular cage into at least two pens.
3.
The modular cage assembly of claim 1 wherein said floor section includes a plurality of support hooks secured about a perimeter section thereof with said support hooks extending from said floor section for engaging and supporting a portion of a perimeter section of another floor section in order that said modular cages may be horizontally aligned and interconnected by said support hooks without requiring vertical leg supports to support the area being supported by said hooks