# US 10,865,555 B2 · Emesis funnel assembly

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- Number: US 10,865,555 B2
- Document ID: US10865555B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/385,526
- Filed: 2019-04-16
- Published: 2020-10-22
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2019-04-16
- Applicants: Karl Abrahams
- Inventors: Karl Abrahams
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10865555B2

## CPC

- E03C 1/01: for combinations of baths, showers, sinks, wash-basins, closets, urinals, or the like {(combinations of baths, showers or the like A47K4/00; cell-like units for special technical purposes E04B1/34869; panels adapted for locating conduits E04C2/52; ducts for installation lines E04F17/08)}
- E03D 9/00: Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories (hand tools for cleaning the toilet bowl A47K11/10; seats or covers for closets A47K13/00; body supports, other than seats for closets A47K17/02; devices for preventing contamination of drinking-water pipes E03C1/10 ){; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells (cleaning, disinfecting or deodorising the seat A47K13/30)}
- B67C 11/02: without discharge valves
- E03D 11/00: Other component parts of water-closets (pipe-joints or couplings in general F16L ){, e.g. noise-reducing means in the flushing system (noise-reducing means in combination with flushing valves E03D9/14), flushing pipes mounted in the bowl, seals for the bowl outlet, devices preventing overflow of the bowl contents; devices forming a water seal in the bowl after flushing, devices eliminating obstructions in the bowl outlet or preventing backflow of water and excrements from the waterpipe}
- E03D 2201/00: Details and methods of use for water closets and urinals not otherwise provided for
- E03C: DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER (not connected to either water-supply main or to waste pipe A47K; devices of the kind used in the ground E03B, E03F); SINKS
- E03D: WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
- B67C: CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS

## Abstract

A emesis funnel assembly for facilitating a person sitting on a toilet to vomit into the toilet includes a stand is removably positionable around a toilet. A funnel is coupled to the stand, the funnel has a top end and a bottom end, and the funnel tapers inwardly between the top and bottom ends. The funnel is positionable in a deployed position having the top end being aligned with the person's mouth and having the bottom end being directed between the user's legs toward the toilet. In this way the funnel can direct emesis into the toilet. A hose is coupled to the stand, the hose is fluidly coupled to a fluid source and a spray nozzle is fluidly coupled to the hose for washing vomit from the funnel.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An emesis funnel assembly being configured to be placed over a toilet thereby facilitating simultaneous emesis and defecation, said assembly comprising:
a stand being removably positionable around a toilet, said stand comprising a base having a central member extending between a pair of outward members thereby defining a toilet space between said outward members, each of said central and outward members having a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface resting on a support surface having each of said outward members extending alongside either side of a toilet such that the toilet is positioned in said toilet space;
a funnel being coupled to said stand, said funnel having a top end and a bottom end, said funnel tapering inwardly between said top and bottom ends, said funnel being positionable in a deployed position having said top end being aligned with the person's mouth and having said bottom end being directed between the user's legs toward the toilet wherein said funnel is configured to direct emesis into the toilet;
a hose being coupled to said stand, said hose being fluidly coupled to a fluid source;
a spray nozzle being fluidly coupled to said hose for washing vomit from said funnel;
said stand comprising a pole having a first end and a second end, said first end being coupled to said top surface of a respective one of said outward members having said pole extending upwardly from said respective outward member wherein said pole is configured to be positioned adjacent to a person sitting on the toilet;
said pole having a sequence of bends thereon defining a first horizontal portion of said pole being oriented perpendicular to a vertical portion of said pole and a second horizontal portion of said pole being oriented perpendicular to said first horizontal portion, said second horizontal portion having said second end of said pole being associated therewith, each of said first and second horizontal portions being oriented to lie on a horizontal plane; and
said pole being rotatable on said respective outward member wherein said second horizontal portion of said pole is configured to be swung in front of the person sitting on the toilet.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said funnel has an outer wall extending between said top and bottom ends, said outer wall curving laterally away from an axis extending through said top and bottom end to define a hood portion of said funnel being oriented perpendicular to said axis, said bottom end being open.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said hood portion has an opening extending therethrough, said opening extending from a lower threshold of said hood portion upwardly along said top end of said funnel.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The assembly according to claim 3, wherein said outer wall of said hood portion is coupled to said second end of said pole such that said funnel is centrally positioned over said toilet space when said pole is positioned in said deployed position, said hood portion being directed rearwardly with respect to said central member when said pole is positioned in said deployed position wherein said opening is configured to accommodate the user's face having said hood portion extending beneath the user's chin and having said top end of said funnel being aligned with the user's forehead.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said hose has a first end and a second end, said first end being fluidly coupled to a fluid source, said hose extending upwardly along said vertical portion of said pole and substantially along said first horizontal portion of said pole such that said hose is extendable into said funnel.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The assembly according to claim 5, wherein said spray nozzle is positioned on said second end of said hose, said spray nozzle being positionable between an open position for spraying the fluid and a closed position to inhibit the fluid from spraying.

### Claim 7

An emesis funnel assembly being configured to be placed over a toilet thereby facilitating simultaneous emesis and defecation, said assembly comprising:
a stand being removably positionable around a toilet, said stand comprising:
a base having a central member extending between a pair of outward members thereby defining a toilet space between said outward members, each of said central and outward members having a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface resting on a support surface having each of said outward members extending alongside either side of a toilet such that the toilet is positioned in said toilet space; and
a pole having a first end and a second end, said first end being rotatably coupled to said top surface of a respective one of said outward members having said pole extending upwardly from said respective outward member wherein said pole is configured to be positioned adjacent to a person sitting on the toilet, said pole having a sequence of bends thereon defining a first horizontal portion of said pole being oriented perpendicular to a vertical portion of said pole and a second horizontal portion of said pole being oriented perpendicular to said first horizontal portion, said second horizontal portion having said second end of said pole being associated therewith, each of said first and second horizontal portions being oriented to lie on a horizontal plane, said pole being rotatable into a deployed position having said second horizontal portion of said pole being positioned above said toilet space wherein said second horizontal portion is configured to be swung in front of the person sitting on the toilet;
a funnel being coupled to said stand, said funnel having a top end and a bottom end, said funnel tapering inwardly between said top and bottom ends, said funnel being positionable in a deployed position having said top end being aligned with the person's mouth and having said bottom end being directed between the user's legs toward the toilet wherein said funnel is configured to direct emesis into the toilet, said funnel having an outer wall extending between said top and bottom ends, said outer wall curving laterally away from an axis extending through said top and bottom end to define a hood portion of said funnel being oriented perpendicular to said axis, said bottom end being open, said hood portion having an opening extending therethrough, said opening extending from a lower threshold of said hood portion upwardly along said top end of said funnel, said outer wall of said hood portion being coupled to said second end of said pole such that said funnel is centrally positioned over said toilet space when said pole is positioned in said deployed position, said hood portion being directed rearwardly with respect to said central member when said pole is positioned in said deployed position wherein said opening is configured to accommodate the user's face having said hood portion extending beneath the user's chin and having said top end of said funnel being aligned with the user's forehead;
a hose being coupled to said stand, said hose having a first end and a second end, said first end being fluidly coupled to a fluid source, said hose extending upwardly along said vertical portion of said pole and substantially along said first horizontal portion of said pole such that said hose is extendable into said funnel;
a spray nozzle being fluidly coupled to said hose for washing vomit from said funnel, said spray nozzle being positioned on said second end of said hose, said spray nozzle being positionable between an open position for spraying the fluid and a closed position to inhibit the fluid from spraying; and
a hook being coupled to said first horizontal portion of said pole, said hose being suspended thereon for storage.