Patent EA-004960-B1 (EA)
Title: Urine collection device with detachable head part
Inventor: FRINK MARTIN
IPC: A01K23/00
Filed: 2001-11-29
Abstract: 1. A holding harness with urine collecting device for horses, in particular mares, characterised by: 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 (1a) 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 (5a) 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 as far as 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 (1a) 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 (9a) with an approximately vertical arrangement towards the rear part of the horse, and the collecting pouch (8), middle section (9) and connecting piece (9a) together forming the so-called collecting part (8-9a); - a head part (10), with a urine collecting shell (10b) adapted to the vulva of the horse and lying largely tightly thereagainst, the tubular neck (10a) of the head part (10) being connected to the connecting piece (9a) via a detachable connection (15) (adapter); and - for fastening the urine collecting device to a holding harness, at least several flaps (11a) and (11b) provided with one or more eyelets, a) the flaps (11a) being arranged on both sides in the lateral, upper region of the collecting pouch (8), and b) the flaps (11b) being arranged to the rear side of the urine collecting shell (10b) on both sides in the upper region of the head part (10). 2. A urine collecting device for mares (mare urinal), characterised by: - 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 (9a) with an approximately vertical arrangement towards the rear part of the horse, and the collecting pouch (8), middle section (9) and connecting piece (9a) together forming the so-called collecting part (8-9a); - a head part (10), with a urine collecting shell (10b) adapted to the vulva of the horse and lying largely tightly thereagainst, the tubular neck (10a) of the head part (10) being connected to the connecting piece (9a) via a detachable connection (15) (adapter); and - for fastening the urine collecting device to a holding harness, at least several flaps (11a) and (11b) provided with one or more eyelets, a) the flaps (11a) being arranged on both sides in the lateral, upper region of the collecting pouch (8), and b) the flaps (11b) being arranged to the rear side of the urine collecting shell (10b) on both sides in the upper region of the head part (10). 3. A head part (10) for a urine collecting device (mare urinal), characterised by: - a urine collecting shell (10b) located in the upper region, which extends in an S-shape on the inside when viewed from the side, and which is adapted to the vulva of the horse and lies largely tightly thereagainst, and wherein - the urine collecting shell when viewed from the inner side is in the form of an oval to egg-shaped crown (10d) surrounding the urine entry opening (10c); and - a tubular neck (10a) with connecting-element part (15a) located in the lower region of the head part, which serves to connect the head part (10) detachably to the inlet connecting piece of a urine collecting pouch via its counterpart, the connecting-element part (15b) located on the entry connecting piece of a urine collecting pouch.