WO2000060928A1 - Dispositif de recuperation et de retention d'excrements d'equides - Google Patents

Dispositif de recuperation et de retention d'excrements d'equides Download PDF

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WO2000060928A1
WO2000060928A1 PCT/AU2000/000298 AU0000298W WO0060928A1 WO 2000060928 A1 WO2000060928 A1 WO 2000060928A1 AU 0000298 W AU0000298 W AU 0000298W WO 0060928 A1 WO0060928 A1 WO 0060928A1
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Simon Gardner Lee
Joseph Anthony Vella
Daira Vella
Stephen Glenister
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Equinap Pty Ltd
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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
    • A01K23/00—Manure or urine pouches

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  • This invention relates to an equidae excrement catcher/holder device and relates particularly, though not exclusively, to a urine catcher/holder device for horses.
  • an equidae excrement catcher/holder device which allows separation of urine from anal excreta.
  • an equidae excrement catcher/holder device including an elongated pouch substantially conformable to the animal's belly and extendible forwardly from the rear to or towards the rib area, fastening means enabling the animal to carry said pouch, said pouch being, in use, positioned below the animal's tail and substantially between its rear legs, said pouch including at least one chamber for collection of urine and a barrier separating the vulva from the anus of said animal, wherein said barrier allows anal excreta to fall onto said barrier away from said vulva to prevent contamination of urine.
  • said barrier includes a flexible web which sits just below the anus and sealingly clamps against the perineum of said animal.
  • the present invention also provides a barrier for an equidae excrement catcher/holder device, said device including an elongated pouch substantially conformable to the animal's belly and extendible forwardly from the rear to or towards the rib area, fastening means enabling the animal to carry said pouch, said pouch being, in use, positioned below the animal's tail and substantially between its rear legs, said pouch including at least one chamber for collection of urine, wherein said barrier separates the vulva from the anus of said animal, and wherein said barrier allows anal excreta to fall onto said barrier away from said vulva to prevent contamination of urine.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective inside view of a first embodiment of an equidae excrement catcher/holder device
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective outside view of the equidae excrement catcher/holder device shown in Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 3 is an end inside view of the equidae excrement catcher/holder device shown in Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the equidae excrement catcher/holder device shown in Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of an equidae excrement catcher/holder device fitted to a mare;
  • Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 5 adjacent the vulva and anus of the mare;
  • Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view along and in the direction of arrows 7-7 shown in Fig. 6;
  • Fig. 8 is a side view of an embodiment of a barrier as fitted to a mount forming part of the second embodiment shown in Figs. 5 to 7;
  • Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a damper forming part of the barrier of Fig. 8; and
  • Fig. 10 is a perspective view of an overlay for the barrier of Fig. 8.
  • an excrement catcher/holder device 10 for a mare 12 which is in the form of a flexible elongated trough-shaped pouch 14 and is substantially conformable to the mare's belly and extends forwardly from the rear or towards the rib area.
  • Pouch 14 may be made of any suitably strong, flexible and substantially waterproof material, such as a combination of plastics, hessian and rubber.
  • Pouch 14 can be fastened to mare 12 by supporting means, eg adjustable straps or harness as shown in PCT/AU 99/00349.
  • the support means as a whole is capable of distributing the total weight of the device and contents along a substantial portion of the mare's body.
  • the harness is preferably formed from expandable lightweight or webbing material whereby the mare's freedom of movement will not be restricted unduly. Clamps or quick release clips 16 will allow easy fastening of device 10 to the mare 12.
  • the supporting means may include a cover or rug (as shown in PCT/AU99/00349) with neck/wither (not shown) and breast straps.
  • the rear part of the supporting means includes an upward cowl-like extension 24, preferably of openwork or other lightweight material, adapted to fit over the rear part of mare's back and thereby form, in effect, part of the pouch support.
  • the external construction of device 10 is again very similar to that shown in International Patent Application Nos. PCT/AU94/00709, PCT/AU99/00349 and PCT/AU96/00799.
  • a rear part of pouch 14 has an aperture 28 for the mare's tail.
  • the mare will always lift its tail at the onset of urination or defecation resulting in the top of pouch 14 being drawn together at the top.
  • An internal flexible wall 32 in the form of a funnel forms opens into a urine chamber 34.
  • Chamber 34 may hold the urine by itself or it may contain a bladder which collects the urine directly or through a tube. Such variations are clearly shown in PCT/AU 99/00349.
  • a frame 38 is affixed to the internal flexible wall 32 to prevent closure of pouch 14.
  • Frame 38 is shaped to conform with the muscular structure/conformation of the mare's rump or buttocks.
  • Urine may be collected in a urine collection bag (not shown) which sits inside section 48 of device 10.
  • the urine collection bag has an exit tap 52 to allow easy collection by a handler when required.
  • the bag may be recyclable or disposable.
  • Barrier 60 In order to prevent anal excreta contaminating the urine a barrier 60 is provided between the anus 62 and the vulva 64.
  • Barrier 60 includes a further frame 66 which is again shaped to conform with the skeletal structure of the mare to provide a pressure fitting on the perineum of the mare.
  • Further frame 66 can be formed of a rubber, silicone, or similar resilient material and is covered by a waterproof material 68 to form a slide 72 for anal excreta.
  • Aperture 70 cooperates with slide 72 to allow anal excreta to fall to the ground without contact with the vulva 64.
  • device 10 is fitted to mare 12 as shown in Fig. 4.
  • mare 12 When defecating, mare 12 will lift her tail which will increase the pressure of further frame 66 against the perineum.
  • Urine will stream outwardly under pressure to pass into chamber 34 for collection. The urine can then be collected from tap 52.
  • Anal excreta will pass outside of device 10 onto slide 72 and fall onto the ground. If the horse has diarrhoea there will be no leakage along the mare's rump because of barrier 60. Solids or liquid from anus 62 cannot enter chamber 34. The urine will not be contaminated by the solids or manure to provide a purer liquid to be processed for extraction of hormones or other desired products.
  • barrier 60 makes use of a resilient damper 80.
  • Damper 80 can be formed of a soft silicone or similar material which will not cause irritation to the mare.
  • Damper 80 is formed as a hollow protuberance which has a curved contact section 82 and a concertina section 84.
  • Concertina section 84 has a flange 86 to allow fitment to a mount 88 forming part of further frame 66.
  • Mount 88 is secured to device 10 to positively locate damper 80 in the correct position and at the desired angle.
  • a waterproof material 85 overlays damper 80 to form a first slide or chute 92 having sidewalls 93 indicated by shading in Figure 7.
  • Second slide 72 will allow anal excreta to fall to the ground.
  • Damper 80 is assembled to provide about a 45° angle to ensure that anal excreta is directed away from vulva 64.
  • Contact section 82 has sufficient width to ensure it will prevent anal excreta entering vulva 64.
  • the numeral 96 denotes grommets to permit mounting of a damper to mount 88.
  • Portion of flange 86 may be bent along line 98 to permit the desired orientation of mounted damper 80.
  • the embodiment shown in Figs. 5 to 7 may be adapted to conform to different mares.
  • the size of the vulva and anus together with the position of the vulva with respect to the anus can vary between breeds and within breeds.
  • the damper 80 acts like a flexible boot. It can comfortably accommodate variations of size and position within limits. However, it is preferred that appropriately sized dampers be used according to the size of the mare.
  • the self-biasing nature to flutes 90 of concertina section 84 ensure constant contact of contact section 82 with the perineum to ensure that contact section 82 remains sealingly clamped to the perineum to prevent any leakage to the vulva despite movements of the horse.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif de récupération et de rétention d'excréments d'équidés (10) qui comprend un sac allongé (14) épousant sensiblement la forme du ventre de l'animal et extensible d'arrière en avant vers la région des côtes, un système de fixation (16) qui permet à l'animal de se déplacer avec le sac (14), lequel sac est, pendant l'utilisation, placé sous la queue (30) de l'animal et sensiblement entre ses pattes arrière. Ledit sac comprend au moins un compartiment (34) destiné à la collecte de l'urine, ainsi qu'une séparation (60) destinée à séparer la vulve de l'anus dudit animal. Ladite séparation (60) permet d'éloigner de la vulve les excréments anaux tombant contre la séparation, afin d'éviter une contamination de l'urine.
PCT/AU2000/000298 1999-04-07 2000-04-07 Dispositif de recuperation et de retention d'excrements d'equides WO2000060928A1 (fr)

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AUPP9636A AUPP963699A0 (en) 1999-04-07 1999-04-07 Equine urine collector (for both male and female horses) to collect uncontaminated urine
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AU743611B1 (en) * 2000-12-08 2002-01-31 Thorgard Pharmaceuticals (Aust.) Pty Ltd Adjustable perineal harness
EP1337142A1 (fr) * 2000-10-19 2003-08-27 Brian William Paterson Dispositif de collecte de matieres fecales pour quadrupedes
US6695792B2 (en) * 2000-12-08 2004-02-24 Bewer Pty Ltd Of Wingrove Park Adjustable perineal harness
US6854427B2 (en) 2000-12-04 2005-02-15 Solvay Pharmaceuticals Gmbh Urine collection device with a detachable head part
EP1578318A2 (fr) * 1999-09-10 2005-09-28 Brian William Paterson Collecteur d'urine

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US2472186A (en) * 1943-12-08 1949-06-07 Arnold Gilbert Ewan Apparatus for collecting urine from horses and other animals
US3850159A (en) * 1972-07-20 1974-11-26 Nat Res Dev Device for collecting animal urine
WO1995013695A1 (fr) * 1993-11-19 1995-05-26 William John Mcnamara Collecteur de crottin et d'urine d'equides
WO1997021343A1 (fr) * 1995-12-13 1997-06-19 Equinap Pty. Ltd. Receptacle pour les excrements de quadrupedes domestiques

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US2472186A (en) * 1943-12-08 1949-06-07 Arnold Gilbert Ewan Apparatus for collecting urine from horses and other animals
FR925362A (fr) * 1944-03-09 1947-09-02 Internat Chemical Co Ltd Appareil pour recueillir l'urine des animaux
US3850159A (en) * 1972-07-20 1974-11-26 Nat Res Dev Device for collecting animal urine
WO1995013695A1 (fr) * 1993-11-19 1995-05-26 William John Mcnamara Collecteur de crottin et d'urine d'equides
WO1997021343A1 (fr) * 1995-12-13 1997-06-19 Equinap Pty. Ltd. Receptacle pour les excrements de quadrupedes domestiques

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EP1578318A2 (fr) * 1999-09-10 2005-09-28 Brian William Paterson Collecteur d'urine
EP1578318A4 (fr) * 1999-09-10 2008-10-29 Brian William Paterson Collecteur d'urine
EP1337142A1 (fr) * 2000-10-19 2003-08-27 Brian William Paterson Dispositif de collecte de matieres fecales pour quadrupedes
EP1337142A4 (fr) * 2000-10-19 2005-10-12 Brian William Paterson Dispositif de collecte de matieres fecales pour quadrupedes
US6854427B2 (en) 2000-12-04 2005-02-15 Solvay Pharmaceuticals Gmbh Urine collection device with a detachable head part
AU743611B1 (en) * 2000-12-08 2002-01-31 Thorgard Pharmaceuticals (Aust.) Pty Ltd Adjustable perineal harness
US6695792B2 (en) * 2000-12-08 2004-02-24 Bewer Pty Ltd Of Wingrove Park Adjustable perineal harness

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