Portable sling toilet
AssigneeScott K Marland
InventorScott Marland
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Abstract
A reliable, private and sanitary device is provided for capturing human waste in the wilderness. A small double ended bag contains a roll of toilet paper in one end and an extendable padded strap in the other. A user pulls the padded strap from the bag, loops it around a tree and around the user's body, and attaches its end to the other end of the strap after extending that end of the strap from the other end of the bag. Then the user can lean back against the padded strap, and deposit bodily waste in a collection bag. The device is light, portable, reusable, and suitable for use by hikers, rafters, and other outdoor enthusiasts in areas where human waste is carried out rather than left behind.
Claims20
A portable human waste collection device comprising a bag having at least one open end, and a strap attached to the bag, the strap of sufficient length and strength to wrap at least partially around a vertical support structure and a human user and to bear a portion of the user's weight while the user excretes waste, the bag of sufficient size to contain the strap when the strap is not thus in use.
A device which may be used for assisting a person in defecating and/or urinating comprising a strap that wraps around a structure for supporting the user while performing the necessary bodily functions, and in a double ended bag for containing the strap, wherein the strap is securely fastened directly or indirectly to the double ended bag.
A method of collecting human waste, suitable for use in a wilderness area, comprising the steps of:
- securing a strap to a vertical support structure;
- leaning back against the strap with one's feet on or near the ground and the strap positioned at or near one's lower back;
- and excreting solid and/or liquid waste into a waste collection bag while leaning back against the strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.