Bed pan
OwnerPattie Smithinventor
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Abstract
A bed pan having an improved construction is provided which includes an elliptically shaped vessel having a continuous vessel forming sidewall, a bottom wall, and a top wall which is tilted upwardly from front to back. A recess is provided in the top wall through which waste material may be deposited into the vessel in the usual fashion by a user thereof. A downwardly turned lip in the top wall defines the recess therein. Underlying the mouth of the recess, a plate member is slidably mounted in the lip. A slot is provided in the rear portion of the sidewall and the plate member may be withdrawn therethrough, and access may then be had to the vessel interior.
Claims3
An improved bed pan comprising an elliptically shaped vessel including a continuous vessel forming sidewall, a bottom wall, and a top wall, said top wall having a recess therein through which waste material may be deposited into said vessel in the usual fashion by a user thereof, a downwardly turned lip in said top wall defining said recess therein, said lip being spaced from said sidewall so that said recess is spaced from said sidewall and said top wall extends between said recess and said sidewall, a plate member underlying said mouth of said recess, said plate member being slidably mounted in said lip, and means for slidably mounting said plate member in said lip of said vessel so as to permit reciprocable sliding movement thereof for opening and closing said recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.