U.S. patent application number 12/283392 was filed with the patent office on 2009-03-05 for personal urinary director for women.
This patent application is currently assigned to International Sani-Fem, Inc.. Invention is credited to Gregory L. Ivie, Marvin L. Ivie.
Application Number | 20090056003 12/283392 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 40405170 |
Filed Date | 2009-03-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20090056003 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Ivie; Marvin L. ; et
al. |
March 5, 2009 |
Personal urinary director for women
Abstract
A urinary director that allows a woman to urinate in various
situations without having to sit on a toilet comprising a
receptacle body having walls that are angled to minimize splashing,
an opening to receive the urine, and an orifice to dispense the
urine. The opening may be oval in shape. The urinary director may
further comprise a tube and a lid.
Inventors: |
Ivie; Marvin L.; (Downey,
CA) ; Ivie; Gregory L.; (Whittier, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Cislo & Thomas LLP
1333 2nd Street, Suite #500
Santa Monica
CA
90401-4110
US
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Assignee: |
International Sani-Fem,
Inc.
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Family ID: |
40405170 |
Appl. No.: |
12/283392 |
Filed: |
September 11, 2008 |
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Application
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Patent Number |
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29291464 |
Aug 29, 2007 |
D577435 |
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12283392 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
4/144.3 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61F 5/4556
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
4/144.3 |
International
Class: |
A47K 11/00 20060101
A47K011/00 |
Claims
1. A personal urinary director, comprising: a. a receptacle body
having a front wall, a rear wall opposite the front wall, a first
side wall adjacent to the front wall and the rear wall, a second
side wall opposite the first side wall and adjacent to the front
wall and the rear wall, a bottom wall adjacent to the front wall,
the first side wall and the second side wall; b. an opening defined
by a top perimeter edge formed by a top edge of the front wall, a
top edge of the rear wall, a top edge of the first side wall, and a
top edge of the second side wall, wherein the opening is an oval
shape and wherein the top perimeter edge curves upwards and away
from a horizontal plane defined by the top edge of the rear wall,
the top edge of the first side wall and the top edge of the second
side wall; c. a flange protruding from the top perimeter edge
extending outwardly away from the opening; d. an orifice opposite
the opening, the orifice defined by lower perimeter edge formed by
a bottom edge of the front wall, the rear wall, the first side
wall, and the second side wall; e. a spout extruding out from the
orifice; and f. a tube insertable into the spout, g. wherein the
front wall descends from the top perimeter edge at a first angle
relative to the horizontal plane, and wherein the bottom wall
descends from the front wall at a second angle relative to the
horizontal plane, wherein the second angle is greater than the
first angle, and wherein the rear wall, the first side wall, and
the second side wall descend perpendicularly from the top perimeter
edge, thereby creating a taper from the receiving end towards the
dispensing end.
2. A personal urinary director, consisting of: a. a receptacle body
having a front wall, a rear wall opposite the front wall, a first
side wall adjacent to the front wall and the rear wall, a second
side wall opposite the first side wall and adjacent to the front
wall and the rear wall, a bottom wall adjacent to the front wall,
the first side wall and the second side wall; b. an opening defined
by a top perimeter edge formed by a top edge of the front wall, a
top edge of the rear wall, a top edge of the first side wall, and a
top edge of the second side wall, wherein the opening is an oval
shape and wherein the top perimeter edge curves upwards and away
from a horizontal plane defined by the top edge of the rear wall,
the top edge of the first side wall and the top edge of the second
side wall; c. a flange protruding from the top perimeter edge
extending outwardly away from the opening; d. an orifice opposite
the opening, the orifice defined by lower perimeter edge formed by
a bottom edge of the front wall, the rear wall, the first side
wall, and the second side wall; e. a spout extruding out from the
orifice; and f. a tube insertable into the spout, g. wherein the
front wall descends from the top perimeter edge at a first angle
relative to the horizontal plane, and wherein the bottom wall
descends from the front wall at a second angle relative to the
horizontal plane, wherein the second angle is greater than the
first angle, and wherein the rear wall, the first side wall, and
the second side wall descend perpendicularly from the top perimeter
edge, thereby creating a taper from the receiving end towards the
dispensing end.
3. A personal urinary director, comprising: a. a receptacle body
having a front wall, a rear wall opposite the front wall, a first
side wall adjacent to the front wall and the rear wall, a second
side wall opposite the first side wall and adjacent to the front
wall and the rear wall, a bottom wall adjacent to the front wall,
the first side wall and the second side wall; b. an opening defined
by a top perimeter edge formed by a top edge of the front wall, a
top edge of the rear wall, a top edge of the first side wall, and a
top edge of the second side wall, wherein the opening is an oval
shape; and c. an orifice opposite the opening, the orifice defined
by lower perimeter edge formed by a bottom edge of the front wall,
the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall.
4. The personal urinary director of claim 3, wherein the front wall
descends from the top perimeter edge at a first angle relative to
the horizontal plane, and wherein the bottom wall descends from the
front wall at a second angle relative to the horizontal plane,
wherein the second angle is greater than the first angle, and
wherein the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side
wall descend perpendicularly from the top perimeter edge, thereby
creating a taper from the receiving end towards the dispensing
end.
5. The personal urinary director of claim 4, wherein the top
perimeter edge curves upwards and away from a horizontal plane
defined by the top edge of the rear wall, the top edge of the first
side wall and the top edge of the second side wall.
6. The personal urinary director of claim 5 further comprising a
flange protruding from the top perimeter edge extending outwardly
away from the opening.
7. The personal urinary director of claim 6 further comprising a
spout extruding out from the orifice.
8. The personal urinary director of claim 7 further comprising a
tube insertable into the spout.
9. The personal urinary director of claim 8 further comprising a
lid to cover the opening, wherein the lid comprises a hole to
tightly receive the tube to prevent leakage of a fluid in the
receptacle during storage.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This patent application is a continuation-in-part
application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/291,464, filed
Aug. 29, 2007, which application is incorporated in its entirety
here by this reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This invention relates to apparatus for facilitating
urination for a woman.
BACKGROUND
[0003] Under normal circumstances, women, including females of all
ages, are able to urinate in the comfort of their residence on a
toilet. Under various other circumstances the woman may not be able
to use the toilet or may not be in the comfort of her own home. For
example, the woman may be in an automobile or in a public area with
unsavory bathrooms or the woman may be wearing clothing that is
cumbersome or difficult to take off. Current devices may lack the
appropriate design for comfort and for minimizing splashing of the
discharged urine back on to the woman's body.
[0004] For the foregoing reasons there is a need for a new design
that provides comfort and reduces the splashing of urine onto the
woman during use.
SUMMARY
[0005] The present invention is directed to an apparatus that
allows a woman to urinate in various situations without having to
sit on a toilet. The personal urinary director comprises a
receptacle body having walls that are angled to minimize splashing,
an opening to receive the urine, and an orifice to dispense the
urine. The opening may be oval in shape. The urinary director may
further comprise a tube.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0006] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the
present invention;
[0007] FIG. 2 shows a side-elevational view thereof;
[0008] FIG. 3 shows a rear view thereof;
[0009] FIG. 4 shows a top plan view thereof;
[0010] FIG. 5 shows a front-elevational view thereof;
[0011] FIG. 6 shows another side-elevational view thereof; and
[0012] FIG. 7 shows a bottom view thereof.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0013] The detailed description set forth below in connection with
the appended drawings is intended as a description of
presently-preferred embodiments of the invention and is not
intended to represent the only forms in which the present invention
may be constructed or utilized. The description sets forth the
functions and the sequence of steps for constructing and operating
the invention in connection with the illustrated embodiments. It is
to be understood, however, that the same or equivalent functions
and sequences may be accomplished by different embodiments that are
also intended to be encompassed within the spirit and scope of the
invention.
[0014] Referring to FIGS. 1-7, the present invention is directed
towards a personal urinary director 100 for women to facilitate
urination by a woman during compromising situations. The personal
urinary director 100 comprises a receptacle body 102, an opening
104, an orifice 106 opposite the opening 104. The woman positions
the receptacle body 102 between her legs with the opening 104
directly below her urethra. The discharged urine flows into the
receptacle body 102 and out through the orifice 106.
[0015] The receptacle body 102 is defined by a front wall 108, a
rear wall 110 opposite the front wall 108, a first side wall 112
adjacent to the front wall 108 and the rear wall 110, a second side
wall 114 opposite the first side wall 112 and adjacent to the front
wall 108 and the rear wall 110, a bottom wall 116 adjacent to the
front wall 108, the first side wall 112 and the second side wall
114. The opening 104 is defined by a top perimeter edge 118 formed
by a top edge of the front wall, a top edge of the rear wall, a top
edge of the first side wall, and a top edge of the second side
wall. Preferably, the opening 104 is an oval shape. The oval shape
provides a narrow receptacle body 102 that can sufficiently cover
the woman's genitalia. Thus, it minimizes discomfort to the woman
by minimizing the obstruction between her legs while maximizing the
probability that the discharged urine will enter the opening 104.
The opening 104 may, however, be any other shape that allows the
receptacle body 102 to fit relatively comfortably between the
woman's legs.
[0016] A horizontal plane 200 is defined by the top edge of the
rear wall, the top edge of the first side wall, and the top edge of
the second side wall. In some embodiments, the front wall 108
descends from the top perimeter edge 118 at a first angle A
relative to the horizontal plane 200. The bottom wall 116 descends
from the bottom of the front wall 108 at a second angle B relative
to the horizontal plane 200, wherein the second angle B is greater
than the first angle A. The rear wall 110, the first side wall 112,
and the second side wall 114 descend perpendicularly from the top
perimeter edge 118. The rear wall 110, the two side walls 112, 114,
and the slanted bottom wall 116 converge to form the orifice 106.
In other words, the orifice 106 is defined by the lower perimeter
edge 120 formed by a bottom edge of the bottom wall 116, the rear
wall 110, the first side wall 112, and the second side wall 114.
Due to the slanted or angled bottom wall 116, a taper is created
from the opening 104 towards the orifice 106.
[0017] In some embodiments, the top perimeter edge 118 curves
upwards and away from the horizontal plane 200, thereby creating an
elevated lip 122 at the front end. The elevated lip 122 helps to
reduce any splashing that may try to escape through the front
end.
[0018] In some embodiments, the personal urinary director 100
further comprises a flange 124 protruding from the top perimeter
edge 118 extending outwardly away from the opening 104. The flange
124 provides comfort or reduces discomfort when the urinary
director 100 is pressed up against the woman's body. In some
embodiments, the flange 124 may be flat. In other embodiments, the
flange 124 may be rounded.
[0019] In some embodiments, the urinary director 100 may further
comprise a spout 126 extruding out from the orifice 106 to
facilitate removal of the urine from the receptacle body 102. In
addition, a tube 128 may be inserted into the spout 126 to provide
added versatility to the urinary director.
[0020] In use, a woman may be in a standing position, for example,
in dirty public bathroom where she refuses to sit on the toilet.
With one hand, the woman can place the urinary director 100 between
her legs with the opening 104 pressed up against her body such that
the opening 104 is directly under the urethra. With the other hand,
the woman can place the tube 128 over the toilet. During urination,
the urine flows into the receptacle body 102, out through the
orifice 106, and into the toilet via the tube 128.
[0021] In some embodiments, the urinary director 100 may further
comprise a lid. The lid may be form fitted to fit around the
opening 104 of the receptacle body 102. The lid may comprise a
second orifice configured to tightly receive a free end of the tube
128. When not in use, the free end of the tube 128 may be inserted
into the second orifice for storage purposes. The second orifice
also provides an advantage in that after the urinary director has
been used, inserting the free end of the tube 128 into the second
orifice prevents leakage of any remnant urine from the receptacle
body 102 or tube 128 that may otherwise have leaked out.
[0022] The urinary director 100 for women may be used for other
purposes to dispense fluids.
[0023] Any material may be used to manufacture the receptacle body
102, tube 128, and lid, such as plastic or rubber, to provide
comfort and versatility.
[0024] The foregoing description of the preferred embodiment of the
invention has been presented for the purposes of illustration and
description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the
invention to the precise form disclosed. Many modifications and
variations are possible in light of the above teaching. It is
intended that the scope of the invention not be limited by this
detailed description, but by the claims and the equivalents to the
claims appended hereto.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0025] This invention may be industrially applied to the
development, manufacture, and use of personal urinary director for
women comprising a receptacle body having an opening at one end and
an orifice at the other to allow for a woman to urinate in
non-conventional situations, such as while standing.
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