U.S. patent number 3,633,581 [Application Number 04/877,151] was granted by the patent office on 1972-01-11 for disposable urinal.
Invention is credited to Irene P. Welch.
United States Patent |
3,633,581 |
Welch |
January 11, 1972 |
DISPOSABLE URINAL
Abstract
A transparent bag is provided having scale markings thereon to
indicate the quantity of the content and provided with a stretch
knit neck which engages over the penis to maintain the contact
between the penis and the bag. Provision is made for connecting the
bag to straps which can encircle the leg to support the urinal
while the user is standing or walking. The complete bag and knitted
neck is discarded as a unit with the holding straps alone being
retained for reuse.
Inventors: |
Welch; Irene P. (Sacramento,
CA) |
Family
ID: |
25369368 |
Appl.
No.: |
04/877,151 |
Filed: |
November 17, 1969 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
604/351 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61F
5/44 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A61F
5/44 (20060101); A61f 005/44 () |
Field of
Search: |
;128/283,275,295 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Rosenbaum; Charles F.
Claims
I claim:
1. A disposable urinal including a sealed, unitary, transparent
plastic bag, a stretch knit tubular neck fixedly secured directly
to the upper inlet end of said bag and projecting upwardly
therefrom for engaging about and completely encompassing the penis
of the user, and means for securing said bag to the leg of the
user.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to urinals which are attached to the
body and the penis so that uncontrolled urination can be contained
for later disposition.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Prior art disposable urinals have each involved parts such as
necks, seals and the like which support the urine bag and are
retained when the urine bag is discarded. This of course requires
that the necks, seals and the like be thoroughly washed and
sterilized between uses in order to prevent infection of the
user.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention includes a transparent plastic bag having
markings thereon to indicate the quantity of the contents and loops
for receiving leg-encircling belts which clamp the bag to the leg.
A stretch knitted neck is fastened to the upper end of the bag for
engaging over the penis to hold the penis to the top of the bag so
that urine therefrom will be received in the bag.
The primary object of the invention is to provide a completely
disposable urinal which is inexpensive to manufacture, simple to
attach and which will retain the urine without spilling.
Other objects and advantages will become apparent in the following
specification when considered in light of the attached
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a front elevation of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a side elevation of the invention;
FIG. 3 is a horizontal cross section taken along the line 3--3 of
FIG. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows with the bag in
collapsed position; and
FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 with the bag in expanded
position.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like reference
characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures, the
reference numeral 10 indicates generally a disposable urinal
constructed in accordance with the invention.
The disposable urinal 10 includes a generally rectangular bag 11
having a generally rectangular front wall 12, a generally
rectangular rear wall 13 and oppositely disposed accordion folding
sidewalls 14, 15 respectively. The front and rear walls 12, 13 are
sealed together at their lower meeting edge 16. The bag 11 is
formed completely of transparent plastic and has indicia marks 17
printed thereon to indicate the quantity of the contents.
An upstanding strap 18 is secured to the rear wall 13 to form a
pair of loops 19 which are adapted to receive a belt (not shown)
which can encircle the leg of the user to strap the bag 11
thereto.
A stretch knitted tubular neck 20 has a width substantially less
than that of the bag 11 and is secured to the upper edge thereof by
a line of stitching 21 which encompasses the lower edge of the
tubular neck 20 and the center portion of the upper edge of the bag
11. Stitching 22 extends from each side of the tubular neck 20 to
the side edges of the bag 11 to seal the top of the bag 11.
In the use and operation of the invention, the tubular neck 20 is
pulled over the penis much in the same way as donning a stocking
with the loops 19 lying against the leg. A strap or belt is then
placed through the loop and about the leg, fastening the bag 11 to
the leg. As the bag becomes full of urine it is removed and
discarded and a new bag 11 is attached to the penis in the same
manner.
Having thus described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it
should be understood that numerous structural modifications and
adaptations may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of
the invention.
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