U.S. patent number 3,727,244 [Application Number 05/077,185] was granted by the patent office on 1973-04-17 for dry closet urinal.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Jones-Zylon, Inc.. Invention is credited to Delmas E. Collins.
United States Patent |
3,727,244 |
Collins |
April 17, 1973 |
DRY CLOSET URINAL
Abstract
A dry closet urinal suitable for male or female use and
comprising a unitary, plastomeric, hollow body closed at one end
and having a neck extending from the other end. The neck terminates
in a mouth of ovular shape and the neck is resilient and capable of
being deformed manually so as to facilitate use of the urinal where
a rigid obstruction, such as a traction or body cast, interferes
with normal use of the urinal. Upon release, the neck tends to
return to its normal shape and thus provides a body seal.
Inventors: |
Collins; Delmas E. (West
Lafayette, OH) |
Assignee: |
Jones-Zylon, Inc. (West
Lafayette, OH)
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Family
ID: |
22136569 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/077,185 |
Filed: |
October 1, 1970 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
4/144.3; 604/347;
D24/122 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61G
9/006 (20130101); A61G 2200/12 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A61G
9/00 (20060101); E03d 013/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;4/110,111,112,113,142
;128/295,275 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Artis; Henry K.
Claims
I claim:
1. A dry closet urinal of the type for use by a person having
immovable body parts or rigid obstructions attached to their bodies
comprising,
a hollow, elongated body portion which is open at one end and
closed at the other end,
said body portion being of a unitary, one-piece construction
including an integrally formed neck portion adjacent the open end
thereof for engagement with said immovable body parts or said rigid
obstruction during use of said urinal by said person,
said body portion having at least one substantially flat
longitudinal side wall for supporting said urinal therein,
said neck portion being offset from the flat side wall of said body
portion and merging with the opposite side of said body
portion,
said neck portion sloping away from the axis of said body portion
at an obtuse angle and flaring outwardly from said body portion and
terminating in an open mouth,
said neck portion being of a generally ovular configuration to
generally conform to the body parts of said person,
said neck portion being made of a plastomeric material being
generally resilient and deformable so as to enable manual
deformation thereof adjacent said mouth to generally any
configuration defined by said body parts and/or said rigid
obstruction during engagement therewith to facilitate use and so as
to be capable of expanding when released to provide a leg seal with
the body of said person or said rigid obstruction when in use,
and
an elongated handle extending alongside said body portion and
spaced in relation therewith being attached to said body portion
adjacent the end of said neck portion remote from said open mouth
and opposite to the flat side to facilitate and enable selective,
manual deformation of the configuration of said neck portion
adjacent said open mouth to the configuration defined by said body
parts and/or said rigid obstruction and enable placement of said
open mouth into tight sealing engagement with said body parts
and/or said rigid obstruction.
2. A dry closet urinal in accordance with claim 1, including
finger grip embossment elements disposed on opposite sides of said
neck portion adjacent said open mouth for positive gripping contact
with the fingers of said person to enable selective, manual
deformation of the configuration of said neck portion adjacent said
open mouth to conform the configuration thereof to that defined by
said body parts and/or said rigid obstruction to enable placement
of said open mouth into tight sealing engagement with said body
parts and/or said rigid obstruction.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a dry closet urinal which is suitable for
male or female patients. Dry closet urinals heretofore used have
mainly comprised relatively rigid articles, the proper use of which
has been restricted whenever a patient is rendered immobile as by
tractions or body casts.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention embodies a dry closet urinal which is
suitable for both male and female use. In the preferred form, it
comprises a hollow plastomeric body which is closed at one end and
which has a neck projecting from the other end. The neck projects
from the body in the same general direction as the body but is
off-set from the center of the body and is provided with a handle
which is also made of plastomeric material and is attached adjacent
the connection of the neck to the body.
The neck is ovular in cross-sectional shape throughout its length
and terminates in a mouth. Moreover, the neck is resilient adjacent
the mouth, so that it may be compressed manually to permit use
where a body cast or traction would tend to prevent the use of
rigidly constructed urinal. When released the neck expands and
creates a body seal.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the drawings, FIG. 1 is a side elevation of a dry closet urinal
embodying the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the urinal; and
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the urinal.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated as having
a body 10, a neck 11 and a handle 12 which are made of plastomeric
material, such as polyethylene. The neck and body are molded as a
unitary structure and the handle may also be molded as a unitary
structure with the body and neck, or the handle may be molded as a
separate structure and then connected to the body in any suitable
well known manner.
In the preferred form, the body has a container portion formed by a
bottom wall 15, a front wall 16, a back wall 17 and side walls 18
and 19, respectively. The end 20 of the body is joined to the neck
which, as shown in FIG. 1, is offset from the mid-portion of the
body so as to provide a liquid receptacle whenever the urinal is
used in a horizontal position.
The neck of the urinal is resilient adjacent the mouth so that it
may be readily, manually compressed as shown by the dot-dash lines
11A in FIG. 3, whereby the urinal may be used wherever a rigid
structure, such as a leg cast or traction equipment, interferes
with normal use of a urinal, and whereby the neck will expand, when
released, and form a leg seal. An embossed circle 35 on each side
of the neck provides a positive grip during placement of the
urinal.
The material of which the body 10 is made is translucent, thus
enabling a quick determination to be made of the volume of liquid
in the urinal. For such purpose, suitable gradations and indicia,
indicated at 25, are embossed on the front wall of the body as
shown in FIG. 1.
The handle 12 is shown as an L-shaped member and as being attached
at 30 to the urinal adjacent the point of connection between the
body and the neck and adjacent the side 19. Such construction
facilitates cleaning of the urinal as well as balance of it while
it is being transported.
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