Urine collector
OwnerBrian William Patersoninventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for collecting urine from a female quadruped, the apparatus comprising a urine collector having: a urine receptacle having a urine inlet for receiving urine; a support member for supporting the receptacle, the support member locatable to bridge the buttocks of the quadruped adjacent to and below the vulva thereof and generally conforming to the shape of the rump to thereby resist lateral displacement; wherein the receptacle is supported by the support member so that the urine inlet is proximate to and substantially surrounds the periphery of the urethra.
Claims16
A urine collector for collecting urine from a female quadruped, having:
- a urine receptacle having a urine inlet for receiving urine;
- a support member for supporting said receptacle, said support member locatable to bridge the buttocks of said quadruped adjacent to and below the vulva thereof and generally conforming to the shape of the rump of said quadruped to thereby resist lateral displacement;
- wherein said receptacle is supported by said support member so that said urine inlet is proximate to and substantially surrounds the periphery of the urethra of said quadruped.
A method of collecting urine from a female quadruped, involving:
- supporting a urine receptacle, having a urine inlet for receiving urine, so that said urine inlet is proximate to and substantially surrounds the periphery of the urethra of said quadruped, including supporting said urine receptacle by means of a support member locatable to bridge the buttocks of said quadruped adjacent to and below the vulva of said quadruped and generally conforming to the shape of the rump of said quadruped to resist lateral displacement therefrom.
A method of collecting urine from a female quadruped, involving:
- supporting a urine receptacle, having a urine inlet for receiving urine, so that said urine inlet is proximate to and substantially surrounds the periphery of the urethra of said quadruped, including inhibiting falling fecal matter from entering said receptacle by providing said receptacle with a top portion comprising a roof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.