# US 4,393,880 A · Device for collecting body liquids > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 4,393,880 A - Document ID: US4393880A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 06/247,499 - Filed: 1981-03-25 - Granted: 1983-07-19 - Earliest claimed: 1981-03-25 - Assignees: The Kendall Company - Inventors: Glenn N. Taylor - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4393880A ## CPC - A61F 5/44: Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge (absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, A61F13/15; drainage appliances for wounds A61M27/00); Colostomy devices - A61G 7/0503: {Holders, support devices for receptacles, e.g. for drainage or urine bags (hanging-up devices for infusion A61M5/1414 )} - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) - A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00) ## Abstract A device for collecting body liquids comprising, a receptacle having a chamber to receive and collect the body liquids. The device has a stand having a back member, and legs extending from a lower portion of the back member. An upper portion of the stand is connected to an upper portion of the receptacle. The device has an elongated handle member having inner and outer ends, with the inner end of the handle member being connected to the upper portion of the stand. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for collecting body liquids, comprising: a receptacle having a chamber to receive and collect body liquids; a stand having a back member having upper and lower portions, and leg means extending from the lower portion of said back member to support the back member in an upright position; and means for connecting an upper portion of the back member to an upper portion of the receptacle to support the receptacle in a upright position by the stand, wherein the connecting means releasably attaches the back member to the receptacle, with the connecting means comprising a tunnel in an upper portion of the receptacle, a rod extending through the tunnel, and means for attaching said rod to the back member, wherein the attaching means comprises a pair of spaced apertures in the upper portion of the back member, a pair of spaced bosses removably received in said apertures, a pair of spaced ears connected to said bosses, said ears having openings to removably receive said rod with the tunnel located intermediate said ears. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 including a bar extending between said bosses. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein said rod has an outwardly directed pin, and in which one of said ears has a slot adjacent the opening in the one ear, said slot receiving the pin such that the pin may be passed through the slot to position the pin intermediate said ears at a location adjacent the one ear. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 including an elongated handle member connected to said bosses. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The device of claim 4 wherein said handle member comprises a U-shaped rod having opposed ends connected to said bosses. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The device of claim 5 wherein said receptacle includes a drainage tube having a downstream end communicating with said chamber, and in which a central portion of the U-shaped rod has a retaining member having an aperture to releasably receive a portion of said drainage tube. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6 wherein said retaining member is pivotally mounted on said U-shaped rod. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein said back member comprises a pair of spaced upright first rods having upper and lower ends. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8 wherein the upright first rods each have an aperture adjacent an upper end of the rods. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8 wherein the leg means comprises a pair of second rods having inner and outer ends extending forwardly from lower ends of the first rods. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10 wherein the leg means further comprises a third rod extending between outer ends of the second rods. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10 including a pair of reinforcement members extending between the first and second rods. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein said receptacle has a pair of flexible sidewalls defining said chamber. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the leg means extends forwardly from the back member. ### Claim 15 A device for collecting body liquids, comprising: a receptacle having a chamber to receive and collect the body liquids; a stand having a back member having upper and lower portions, and leg means extending from the lower portion of the back member to support the back member in an upright position; means for connecting an upper portion of the back member to an upper portion of the receptacle to support the receptacle in an upright position by the stand; an elongated handle member having inner and outer ends; and means for pivotally and removably connecting the inner ends of the handle member to the upper portion of the back member. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The device of claim 15 wherein the handle member has a length substantially the length of said receptacle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The device of claim 15 wherein the handle member comprises a U-shaped rod. ### Claim 18 A device for collecting body liquids, comprising: a receptacle having a chamber to receive and collect the body liquids; a stand having a back member having upper and lower portions, and leg means extending from the lower portion of the back member to support the back member in a upright position; means for connecting an upper portion of the back member to an upper portion of the receptacle to support the receptacle in an upright position by the stand; an elongated handle member having inner and outer ends; and means for pivotally connecting the inner ends of the handle member to the upper portion of the receptacle.