Female standing urination cone
OwnerEhsan Filsoufinventor
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Abstract
It sometimes desirable for a woman to be able to urinate in a standing position. In these situations, urination is difficult as the flow can not be directed, as it can by a male. A means to facilitate urination while in a standing position and directing the flow away from the body is desirable. The present invention provides an economical, convenient and collapsible-device for standing urination which retains its shape when in its open state, eliminating much of the risk of contaminating ones hands with urine during use. If the two edges, in the flat position, are pushed towards each other, it snaps open and remains open. A semi-rigid, substantially planar, insert will aid the cone remain open, resisting the pressure exerted by the legs of the user to push it closed.
Claims11
A device to facilitate female urination from a standing position, comprising:
- a pair of substantially planar pentagonal sides, each having a top edge, a bottom edge, an upper right edge, a lower right edge and a left edge, said pair of sides being continuously joined one to the other along said upper right edge, said lower right edge and said left edge, thereby defining an upper right and a left hinge line, respectively, said pair of sides being disposed substantially flat and adjacent one another for storage and being movable away from one another to an open, operable position;
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- locking means for releasably locking said pair of sides in said open, operable position hingedly connected along said lower right hinge line;
- wedge means for further locking said pair of sides in said open, operable position;
- said open, operable position defining a hollow structure having a semi-elliptical opening proximate said top edge of said pair of sides adapted to enclose a female user's vulva for receiving urine, and a lower opening proximate said bottom edges of said pair of sides for discharging urine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.