Matter collecting unit
OwnerBeverley Silvanovinventor
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for collecting matter, particularly human waste matter. An annular member is fitted to a passage through which the material passes. A folded or rolled tube, closed at one end, is provided on the annular member, and collects the waste matter. The passage of the waste matter into the tube causes the tube to unfold or unroll. The portion of the tube containing the waste matter may then be sealed off and detached, leaving the remainder of the tube ready for collection of further matter.
Claims18
Apparatus for collecting human waste matter, said apparatus being wearable by a user, said apparatus comprising
- a tubular member, connection means for attaching the inlet end of said tubular member to a human waste passage to receive waste therefrom,
- a flexible tube having a closed end for receiving and retaining human waste matter passed through the outlet end of said tubular member, said flexible tube being contracted in its longitudinal direction in a storage attitude until use thereof is required, said flexible tube being comprised of successive waste matter receiving portions each of which can be severed in turn from the remainder of said flexible tube after use thereof, and said flexible tube being reclosed for delivery of matter into a succeeding portion after use of a preceding portion, and
- retainer means engageable with said flexible tube, said retainer means cooperating with said flexible tube to permit stepwise extension of said flexible tube out of said storage attitude into a waste receiving attitude to provide said successive waste matter receiving portions.
Apparatus for collecting human waste matter, said apparatus being wearable by a user, said apparatus comprising
- a tubular member, connection means for attaching the inlet end of said tubular member to a human waste passage, and
- a tube at least partially surrounding said tubular member, said tube having a closed end which closes off to atmosphere the outlet end of said tubular member, that part of said tube which surrounds, said tubular member being contracted in its longitudinal direction so that said tube may be progressively extended in a direction away from said tubular member to receive waste matter passed through said tubular member.
A method of collecting human waste matter comprising the steps of
- attaching one end of a tubular member to a human waste passage by connection means in a manner that permits wearing of said tubular member by a user, said tubular member being provided with a flexible tube having a closed end for receiving and retaining human waste matter passed through said tubular member,
- contracting said flexible tube in its longitudinal direction into a storage attitude,
- thereafter extending said flexible tube in a direction away from the tubular member to provide a waste matter receiving portion for receiving waste matter passed through said tubular member, and detaching said waste matter receiving portion of said tube after waste matter has been received, the remaining portion of said tube having its end reclosed and left in position to receive further waste matter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.