Container with animal urine held in an oxygen free state, assembly of the container and a vacuum plug and vacuum pump, and method of protecting degradation of animal urine using oxygen free collection

Abstract

A method and apparatus for collecting and storing urine comprises a collecting funnel and collection tank. The funnel has a valve that opens flow of urine begins and closes once the flow stops based on a flow sensor. The flow time of urine is recorded and used to regulate the evacuation and inert gas filling of a head space in the collection container once the urine is collected. The inert gas protects the urine from oxidation so that degradation is minimized while in the collection container. A similar control can be exercised when a bottle is filled with urine from the collection container, wherein head space in the bottle is filled with inert gas for oxidation protection to form a finished package. The head space of finished package can be evacuated to minimize degradation of the urine once the urine is accessed an initial time in the finished package.

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         9 . A method of protecting degradation of urine in a finished package of urine comprising:
 a) collecting urine under an inert gas cover; and optionally,   b) filling a plurality of bottles with the urine under cover of inert gas to produce the finished packaging, which comprises each bottle, urine in the bottle and a head space consisting of inert gas between a cap of the bottle and a surface of the urine in the bottle; and further optionally,   c) once the cap of the bottle is removed for access to the urine, evacuating the head space to keep the head space oxygen free until the urine needs to be accessed again, or transferring the urine in the bottle to a secondary container and evacuating the yet another head space to keep the head space oxygen free until the urine needs to be accessed again.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  including steps a and b. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9  including steps a, b, and c. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the urine is deer urine. 
     
     
         13 . A container containing animal urine, the container having an airtight lid and a head space above the animal urine in the container, the head space filled with an inert gas so that the animal urine is maintained in an oxygen free state when in the container. 
     
     
         14 . The container of  claim 13 , wherein the animal urine is deer urine. 
     
     
         15 . The container of  claim 13 , wherein the animal urine is not ammoniated when in the container. 
     
     
         16 . The container of  claim 13 , wherein the urine supplied to the container is collected in an oxygen free manner so that the animal urine does not ammoniate during storage and the air tight lid and head space filled with the inert gas maintains the oxygen free state in the container. 
     
     
         16 . An assembly for preserving an oxygen free state of animal urine in a container, comprising:
 the container of  claim 13 ,   a vacuum plug configured to fit into an opening of the container once the container is opened for use of the animal urine; and, optionally   a vacuum pump configured to connect to the vacuum plug and permit evacuation of the container after a portion of the animal urine in the container is removed so as to maintain an oxygen free state for animal urine remaining in the container.   
     
     
         17 . The assembly of  claim 16 , further comprising a second container, the second container having an opening configured to receive the vacuum plug for evacuation of the second container after being filled with the animal urine from the container. 
     
     
         18 . The assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the animal urine is deer urine. 
     
     
         19 . The assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the animal urine is not ammoniated when in the container.