Animal husbandry – Mobile excrement catcher – e.g. – manure pouch – Carried totally by animal
Reexamination Certificate
2001-12-03
2003-12-23
Poon, Peter M. (Department: 3643)
Animal husbandry
Mobile excrement catcher, e.g., manure pouch
Carried totally by animal
C604S327000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06666171
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a holding harness with a urine collecting device for horses. The holding harness with urine collecting device according to the invention is intended in particular for obtaining a natural mixture of conjugated estrogens from the urine of pregnant mares.
Estrogens are used in medicine for hormone replacement therapy. In particular, estrogen mixtures are used for the treatment and prophylaxis of the disorders of the climacteric period which occur in women after natural or artificial menopause. In this case, natural mixtures of conjugated estrogens such as are found in the urine of pregnant mares have proved particularly effective and readily compatible.
The collection of the urine is therefore a significant partial step in obtaining hormone, and requires suitable devices which permit the urine to be collected in a practicable manner which is compatible with the animal. In particular, the device should be easy to wear and be compatible with the normal behaviour and requirements of mobility and rest of the horse. Furthermore, the device should however also permit flexible (easy attachment and removal or exchange) collection of the urine which is effected as purely as possible (no faeces) and in a manner protecting the hormone.
The harness should be readily adaptable to the individual dimensions of the horse and fix the urine collecting device sufficiently in the desired position on the horse. Once the urine collecting device has been attached, if at all possible no readjustment, or only infrequent readjustment, should be necessary, and—while also allowing the horse as great a freedom of movement as possible—urine collecting which is as loss-free as possible should be ensured.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It was therefore an object of the invention to provide a novel holding harness with a urine collecting device for horses.
It was also an object of the invention to provide a holding harness which can be fastened flexibly and is exchangeable.
Yet another object of the invention was to provide a holding harness which meets the high demands made in relation to practical use on a large scale.
A further object of the invention is to provide a holding harness and urine collecting device which can be comfortably worn by a horse, especially a pregnant mare.
In accordance with a first aspect of the invention, the objects are achieved by providing a holding harness as described and claimed hereinafter.
In a second aspect of the invention, the objects are achieved by providing a urine collecting device as described and claimed hereinafter.
In a third aspect of the invention, the objects are attained by providing a combination holding harness and urine collecting device as described and claimed hereinafter.
The objects are met in accordance with yet another aspect of the invention by providing a specially configured head part for a mare urine collecting device.
The invention therefore envisions a holding harness with a urine collecting device for horses, in particular mares, which is distinguished by the elements arranged as follows:
A) a basic harness consisting of straps, comprising:
a girth (
1
) passing around the horse and extending on both sides from the back to the lower breast, to which girth in each case at least two conventional fastening elements (
1
a
) of adjustable length are attached in the lateral upper part at some distance from each other;
a breast strap (
2
) extending around the front breast (shoulder) approximately horizontally on both sides of the horse in each case as far as the girth;
a lower breast strap (
3
) extending from the shoulder, through between the front legs to the girth;
a withers strap (
4
) extending from the withers on both sides of the horse to the breast strap;
a crupper (
5
) of adjustable length, extending from the withers strap along the spinal column over the back, loins and croup of the horse to the tail head, with a tail loop (
5
a
) surrounding the tail head;
on either side of the horse one side strap (
6
) extending from the withers strap approximately at the height of the start of the shoulder approximately horizontally to the girth;
the individual straps of the basic harness being equipped with conventional elements for adjusting the strap lengths and being joined together in a manner conventional for horse harnesses, if necessary in completely or partially detachable manner; and
B) a large-mesh net (
7
) covering approximately the loin and croup region and descending laterally to at most approximately the lower rump line, which net is held by the fastening elements (
1
a
) of adjustable length located on the upper part of the girth, and on which furthermore
C) a urine collecting device is suspended detachably but in a position-fixing manner, this urine collecting device in turn comprising:
an elongate collecting pouch (
8
) which can be suspended in an approximately horizontal position beneath the belly of the horse;
a middle section (
9
) which tapers in a funnel shape, adjoining the collecting pouch in the region of the rear legs of the horse, which section is passed through between the rear legs and merges into a tubular connecting piece (
9
a
) with an approximately vertical arrangement towards the rear part of the horse;
a head part (
10
), seated on the connecting piece (
9
a
) and connected securely thereto by means of a tubular neck (
10
a
), with a urine collecting shell (
10
b
) adapted to the vulva of the horse and lying largely tightly thereagainst; and
for fastening the urine collecting device to a holding harness, at least several flaps (
11
a
) and (
11
b
) provided with one or more eyelets, with
a) the flaps (
11
a
) being arranged on both sides in the lateral, upper region of the collecting pouch (
8
), and
b) the flaps (
11
b
) being arranged to the rear side of the urine collecting shell (
10
b
) on both sides in the upper region of the head part (
10
).
For embodying the invention, in one aspect in particular, a holding harness is provided which is suitable for fastening a urine collecting device to horses and has the following features:
A) a basic harness consisting of straps, comprising:
a girth (
1
) passing around the horse and extending on both sides from the back to the lower breast, to which girth in each case at least two conventional fastening elements (
1
a
) of adjustable length are attached in the lateral upper part at some distance from each other;
a breast strap (
2
) extending around the front breast (shoulder) approximately horizontally on both sides of the horse in each case as far as the girth;
a lower breast strap (
3
) extending from the shoulder, through between the front legs to the girth;
a withers strap (
4
) extending from the withers on both sides of the horse to the breast strap;
a crupper (
5
) of adjustable length, extending from the withers strap along the spinal column over the back, loins and croup of the horse to the tail head, with a tail loop (
5
a
) surrounding the tail head;
on either side of the horse one side strap (
6
) extending from the withers strap approximately at the height of the start of the shoulder approximately horizontally to the girth;
the individual straps of the basic harness being equipped with conventional elements for adjusting the strap lengths and being joined together in a manner conventional for horse harnesses, if necessary in completely or partially detachable manner; and
B) a large-mesh net (
7
) covering approximately the loin and croup region and descending laterally to at most approximately the lower rump line, which net is held by the fastening elements of adjustable length located on the upper part of the girth, and which serves for the position-fixing, but yet detachable suspension of a urine collecting device which can be worn beneath the horse's belly.
In one variant of the holding harness, the withers strap (
4
) may optionally divide in a Y-shape into two partial belts towards the breast strap on either side of the horse starting approximately at the level of the start of th
Crowell & Moring LLP
Nguyen Son T.
Poon Peter M.
Solvay Pharmaceuticals GmbH
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