초록

A portable toilet for an animal, including a catchment part; and a collection part, wherein the catchment part is arranged over the collection part and is shaped to channel urine into the collection part.

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What is claimed is: 1. A portable toilet for an animal, including: a catchment part comprising a sloped surface shaped to channel urine towards a drain, wherein the sloped surface includes a plurality of corrugations; a collection part arranged under said drain for receiving urine from the catchmen

What is claimed is: 1. A portable toilet for an animal, including: a catchment part comprising a sloped surface shaped to channel urine towards a drain, wherein the sloped surface includes a plurality of corrugations; a collection part arranged under said drain for receiving urine from the catchment part; and a porous synthetic grass surface shaped to overlie peaks of the corrugations of the catchment part, wherein the grass surface is adapted to pass urine therethrough into troughs of said corrugations for drainage into the collection part. 2. A portable toilet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sloped surface is generally concave having a slope in the range of 3 to 5 degrees from the horizontal. 3. A portable toilet as claimed in claim 2, wherein the collection pan includes a receptacle shaped to collect urine from the catchment part, wherein the receptacle is removable from the toilet so that it can be emptied. 4. A portable toilet as claimed in claim 3, wherein the receptacle includes a handle to assist its removal. 5. A portable toilet as claimed in claim 3, wherein the collection part includes a channel shaped to locate the receptacle in a predetermined position for collection of urine from the catchment part. 6. A portable toiled as claimed in claim 5, wherein the channel is open at one end so that the receptacle can be removed from the toilet. 7. A portable toilet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the collection part includes a receptacle shaped to collect urine from the catchment part. 8. A portable toilet as claimed in claim 7, wherein the receptacle is removable from the toilet so that it can be emptied. 9. A portable toilet as claimed in claim 7, wherein the collection part includes a channel shaped to locate the receptacle in a predetermined position for collection of urine from the catchment part. 10. A portable toilet as claimed in claim 9, wherein the channel is open at one end so that the receptacle can be removed from the toilet. 11. A portable toilet as claimed in claim 7, wherein the receptacle includes a handle to assist its removal. 12. A portable toilet for an animal, including a catchment part comprising a sloped surface that is shaped to channel urine into the collection part, wherein the sloped surface includes a plurality of corrugations; and a collection part, wherein the catchment part is shaped to receive urine from said animal and channel the urine into the collection part, and wherein the catchment area includes a synthetic grass surface shaped to overlie peaks of the corrugations of the catchment pad.