Self-contained cabinet urinal systems
OwnerRobert E Gayerinventor
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Abstract
A portable urine disposal cabinet system. The system is a cabinet enclosure with privacy side wings which open as doors to allow the user to urinate in the cup with a sufficient level of privacy. The unit is self-contained and designed to provide a private and efficient means by which an individual (man or woman) can urinate in a cup. Once the cup is filled with urine a media mixture is manually dispensed via mechanical action into the cup of urine to remove the odor and gel/absorb the urine such that the filled cup can be disposed of in a garbage. The cabinet also has a holder for storing unused cups and lids and funnels.
Claims17
A self-contained cabinet urinal system comprising:
- a cabinet assembly including a housing defined by an inner volume;
- and an outer surface;
- at least one granular media hopper containing granular media;
- a mechanical lever assembly;
- a dispenser;
- and
- a container holder;
- wherein said housing provides mounting for said at least one granular media hopper, said mechanical lever assembly, and said dispenser within said inner volume;
- and
- wherein said at least one media hopper is structured and arranged to provide said granular media to said dispenser;
- said dispenser configured for providing a pre-determined amount of said granular media for combination with collected urine to render said collected urine suitable for convenient disposal in an absorbed and deodorized condition.
A self-contained cabinet urinal system comprising:
- a cabinet assembly including a housing defined by an inner volume;
- and an outer surface;
- at least one granular media hopper containing granular media;
- a mechanical lever assembly;
- a dispenser;
- and
- a container holder;
- wherein said housing provides mounting for said at least one granular media hopper, said mechanical lever assembly, and said dispenser within said inner volume;
- wherein said self-contained cabinet urinal system is manually operated;
- wherein said mechanical lever assembly comprises a series of levers;
- wherein said dispenser comprises an auger;
- wherein said auger comprises at least one flighting which determines a volume of said granular media to be dispensed via a diameter of said at least one flighting and a pitch;
- wherein said granular media is dispensed into said container via mechanical manipulation and gravity;
- wherein said housing comprises vanity wings that when open provide concealment of a user of said self-contained cabinet urinal system during use, said vanity wings are able to open and close;
- wherein said mechanical lever assembly is controlled via a handle;
- wherein said handle is structured and arranged to turn only one revolution per dispense-usage as regulated by at least one disc;
- wherein said handle is structured and arranged to turn only clockwise;
- and
- wherein said at least one media hopper is structured and arranged to provide said granular media to said dispenser;
- said dispenser configured for providing a pre-determined amount of said granular media for combination with collected urine to render said collected urine suitable for convenient disposal in an absorbed and deodorized condition.
A method of using a self-contained cabinet urinal system comprising the steps of:
- providing a cabinet assembly including a housing defined by an inner volume and an outer surface;
- with at least one granular media hopper containing granular media;
- a mechanical lever assembly;
- a dispenser;
- and a container holder mounted to said housing;
- urinating into a container;
- manually operating said mechanical lever assembly to dispense media from said hopper into said container;
- and solidifying collected urine with said media for disposal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.