Animal husbandry – Mobile excrement catcher – e.g. – manure pouch – Carried totally by animal
Patent
1996-05-20
1998-04-14
Price, Thomas
Animal husbandry
Mobile excrement catcher, e.g., manure pouch
Carried totally by animal
A01K 2300
Patent
active
057380473
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the catching and containment of urine and other excrement of horses and other animals including those normally housed in stables or the like, with a view to improving the cleanliness of the stable and the freeing up of labour to other tasks.
Frequent mucking-out of stables, horse-boxes and like shelters and renewal of sawdust etc. have in the past generally been necessary if the animal's accommodation is to be kept in reasonable condition. This can require copious labour of a tedious and unpleasant nature.
It has already been proposed to fit the behind of an entire or gelded male horse with a substantially triangular bag to receive manure defecated by the animal. The bag was supported by a cover draped over the horse's rear with a hole for its tail. A system of chest and neck straps purported to hold the cover and bag in place. A forward end of the bag extended between the horse's rear legs to be detachably secured by straps to the lower sides of the cover, at a position just forward of the rear legs and to the rear of the penis.
A significant disadvantage of such a contrivance is that as the bag is filled it tends to drag down the horse's rear in a way that can cause the animal evident discomfort.
An object of the present invention is to catch and hold defecated matter in a way that causes the animal less discomfort than the use of articles known and used hitherto.
Another object is to provide for the catching and holding of urine of both male and female horses.
A further object is to facilitate the taking of urine and other specimens for testing.
Other objects and advantages will become apparent hereinafter.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention in one form, an equidae excrement receptacle is provided for or is adaptable to both males (entire and gelded) and females (entire and spayed) and is capable of holding both manure and urine by means of a catcher and holder system substantially conformable to the animal's belly and extendible forwardly from its rear to the rib area. A forward compartment may receive and hold relatively fluent matter for separate disposal.
In another form the invention provides a system for catching equidae excrement that would otherwise foul the floor or the ground in stables, yards, paddocks or the like, and for enabling such matter to be conveniently disposed of as when and where required, including fastening means, a rear catcher bag for relatively solid matter and a forward compartment for receiving and retaining relatively fluent matter, such that the total weight of the system and contents is distributed along a substantial portion of the animal's body.
In another aspect the invention provides an excrement receptacle capable of being worn by an animal of the equidae family, wherein non-return means admit fluent excrement to a forward compartment of said receptacle.
In a further aspect the invention provides a non-return valve for material passed via an opening into a container wherein a flexible sleeve is expandible by passage of the material therethrough, an outer end of the sleeve being peripherally secured in said opening, the sleeve in its-expanded condition forming a passage for the material into the container via the sleeve's inner end, but in the event of back pressure tending to extrude matter back through the opening, the sleeve tending to crush and collapse and thereby to close the opening.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
But in order that the invention may be better understood reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate practical preferred embodiment and are to be considered as part of this specification and read herewith. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 shows a practical embodiment of manure/urine catcher and holder device in accordance with the invention fastened to a horse e.g. a stallion;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the device shown in FIG. 1 for a mare, the front wall being partially broken away to disclose a "sleeve valve";
FIG. 3 is a top vie
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