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US 2009/0023980 A1Published application
Animal Insemination Sheath Apparatus
OwnerFrank Ainley, JR.inventor
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The present invention includes apparatuses for artificially inseminating animals which prevents contaminants from entering the opening at the end of an insemination sheath during insertion through the reproductive tract of an animal. A thin protective cover or membrane is provided at the tip of the sheath to seal it, the membrane being designed to rupture under the pressure from the seminal fluid being applied by the plunger used to eject the semen from the insemination gun. The protective cover can be an integrated portion of the sheath itself, or a material applied to the tip of the sheath. The protective cover is minimal in size as to not increase the diameter of the artificial insemination device so that there is no loss in tactile sensitivity to the breeder who must maneuver the invention through the animal's reproductive tract.
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A sheath for use in artificial insemination of an animal comprising a hollow tubular member having a tapered end with an opening therein, said opening being sealed closed by a thin protective membrane that is adapted to be ruptured by fluid pressure used to deliver seminal fluid.
A sheath for insertion into the vaginal tract of an animal comprising a hollow tubular member having a tapered end with an opening therein, said opening being sealed closed by a thin protective membrane that is adapted to be ruptured by fluid pressure from movement of a plunger deployed inside said tubular member.
A sheath for insertion into the vaginal tract of an animal comprising a hollow tubular member having a tapered end with an opening therein, said opening being sealed closed by a thin protective membrane that is adapted to be ruptured by fluid pressure from inside said tubular member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.