Devices for orally administering treatment liquids to animals
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1. A device for administering to animals a treatment liquid, said device comprising:
- A. a container to store the treatment liquid;
B. a hollow loop formed of a single piece of tubing and having a geometry close to that of an equilateral triangle whose two inclined sides coverge toward a vertex;
C. a nozzle mounted on the third side of the loop at a positon opposite to the vertex thereof and adapted to direct a jet of the liquid toward the back of the animal'"'"'s throat, the corners of the loop adjacent said third side being rounded with a relatively large radius sufficient to avoid cutting the lips of the animal to define a bit having a pear-shaped space in the area bounded by the sides which is compatible with the morphology of the animal being treated, whereby the loop can be clamped very firmly on the nose of the animal without inflicting pain; and
D. means coupling the vertex of the loop to the container, said loop serving as a conduit to conduct the liquid from the container to the nozzle, said means being constituted by a cylindrical boss at the vertex, which boss has a threaded bore adapted to receive one eternally-threaded male nipple of a coupling having a second externally-threaded male nipple which is coupled to the container.
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Abstract
A device for administering to animals a treatment liquid stored in a container, the device comprising a hollow loop serving as a flow conduit between the container and a flexible nozzle mounted on one side of the loop adapted to direct a jet of the liquid toward the back of the animal'"'"'s throat. The loop has a geometry close to that of an equilateral triangle, the corners of which adjacent the side which carries the nozzle being rounded whereby the loop may be clamped very firmly on the nose of the animal without inflicting pain.
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1. A device for administering to animals a treatment liquid, said device comprising:
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A. a container to store the treatment liquid; B. a hollow loop formed of a single piece of tubing and having a geometry close to that of an equilateral triangle whose two inclined sides coverge toward a vertex; C. a nozzle mounted on the third side of the loop at a positon opposite to the vertex thereof and adapted to direct a jet of the liquid toward the back of the animal'"'"'s throat, the corners of the loop adjacent said third side being rounded with a relatively large radius sufficient to avoid cutting the lips of the animal to define a bit having a pear-shaped space in the area bounded by the sides which is compatible with the morphology of the animal being treated, whereby the loop can be clamped very firmly on the nose of the animal without inflicting pain; and D. means coupling the vertex of the loop to the container, said loop serving as a conduit to conduct the liquid from the container to the nozzle, said means being constituted by a cylindrical boss at the vertex, which boss has a threaded bore adapted to receive one eternally-threaded male nipple of a coupling having a second externally-threaded male nipple which is coupled to the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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