US 2003/0116575 A1 · Disposable container with a spill prevention mechanism

Abstract

Disclosed is a container useful for containing bodily wastes such as a sample bag, urine bag, vomit bag, commode liner and the like. The container has a receiving portion, a collection portion, and an anti-splash member disposed between the receiving portion and the collection portion. The anti-splash member directs the flow of bodily wastes into the collection portion while restricting the flow of bodily wastes in the opposite direction thereby minimizing or reducing spilling of bodily wastes while transporting the container for disposal. The container is especially adapted to be flushable by a toilet.

Claims27

Dependent claims

A container comprising:

A first opposing member and a second opposing member joined together defining a top, a bottom, and a pair of opposing sides, the top having an opening formed therein for receiving materials;
an anti-splash member dividing the container into a receiving portion and a collection portion, the anti-splash member having at least one seam formed by joining the first and second opposing members together defining at least one aperture;
and
wherein passage of materials through the aperture from the receiving portion to the collection portion is promoted by the anti-splash member, and passage of materials from the collection portion to the receiving portion is restricted.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/027,900Filed 21 Dec 2001

Published

26 Jun 2003

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

A61J 19/00
Devices for receiving spittle
A61G 9/003
Bed-pans, urinals or other sanitary devices for bed-ridden persons; Cleaning devices therefor, e.g. combined with toilet-urinals: bed-pans
A61G 9/006
Bed-pans, urinals or other sanitary devices for bed-ridden persons; Cleaning devices therefor, e.g. combined with toilet-urinals: urinals
B31B 2105/0022
Making boxes characterised by the shape of the blanks from which they are formed: making boxes from tubular webs or blanks, e.g. with separate…

Disposable container with a spill prevention mechanism

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Disposable container with a spill prevention mechanism

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Abstract

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