Urine meter
AssigneeThe Kendall Company
InventorsJames R. Gross, Helmut W. G. Rosenberg
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Abstract
A urine meter comprising, a receptacle having a wall defining a cavity and an opening at the top of the metered receptacle communicating with the cavity. The urine meter has a container having flexible walls defining a chamber, with the container being secured to the top of the receptacle and having an opening communicating with the chamber and the cavity through the receptacle opening. The urine meter has an inlet conduit extending through the container to a position aligned with the cavity for draining liquid into the cavity. The receptacle is movably mounted between a first lower upright position to collect liquid in the cavity, and a second upper tilted position sufficient to dump collected liquid from the cavity into the chamber.
Claims48
A urine meter, comprising:
- a receptacle having a wall defining a cavity and an opening extending through the top of the receptacle when in a collection position and communicating with the cavity;
- a container having a flexible wall defining a chamber, said container being secured adjacent the top of the receptacle with a portion of the container extending over the top opening of the receptacle and having an opening in register with the receptacle opening and communicating with the chamber and the cavity through the receptacle opening said container extending along side of the receptacle when in said collection position whereby the container can hold collected liquid when the receptacle is in the collection position;
- inlet conduit means extending through the portion of the container which extends over the receptacle opening to a position aligned with the cavity for draining liquid into the cavity;
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- means for movably mounting the receptacle between a first lower upright position to collect liquid in the cavity, and a second upper tilted position sufficient to dump collected liquid from the cavity into the chamber.
A urine meter, comprising:
- a receptacle having a wall defining sides of the receptacle, a bottom wall, and a top, and a cavity and an opening at the top of the receptacle when in a collection position communicating with the cavity;
- a container having a front flexible wall and a back flexible wall defining a chamber, said front wall being secured adjacent the top of the receptacle with a portion of the container extending over the top opening of the receptacle and having an opening communicating with the chamber and the cavity through the receptacle opening, said back wall extending over said container opening over the top of the receptacle said container extending along side of the receptacle when in said collection position whereby the container can hold collected liquid when the receptacle is in the collection position;
- inlet conduit means extending through an aperture in the back wall to a location below the back wall when the receptacle is in an upright position, said conduit means extending through the portion of the container which extends over the receptacle opening and aligned with the cavity for draining liquid into the cavity;
- a support member;
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- means for movably mounted the receptacle to the support member between a first lower upright position to collect liquid in the cavity, and a second upper tilted position sufficient to dump collected liquid from the cavity into the chamber.
A urine meter, comprising:
- a receptacle having a wall defining a cavity and an opening at the top of the receptacle when in a collection position communicating with the cavity;
- a container having a front flexible wall and a back flexible wall, said front and back walls being joined together around their periphery to define a chamber in the container, said front wall being secured adjacent the top of the receptacle with a portion of the container extending over the top opening of the receptacle and having an opening communicating with the chamber and the cavity through the receptacle opening, said back wall extending over said container opening said container extending along side of the receptacle when in said collection position whereby the container can hold collected liquid when the receptacle is in the collection position;
- a suppport member;
- inlet conduit means extending through an aperture in the back wall to a location below the back wall when the receptacle is located in an upright position, said conduit means extending through the portion of the container which extends over the receptacle opening and aligned with the cavity for draining liquid into the cavity, said conduit means being secured to the support member above the back wall when the receptacle is located in an upright position;
- means for securing the support member to the back wall of the container;
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- means for pivotally connecting the receptacle to the support member between a first lower upright position to collect liquid in the cavity, and a second upper tilted position sufficient to dump collected liquid from the cavity into the chamber.
A urine meter, comprising:
- a receptacle having a wall defining a cavity and an opening at the top of the receptacle when in a collection position communicating with the cavity;
- a container having a front flexible wall and a back flexible wall, said front and back walls being joined together around their periphery to define a chamber in the container, said front wall being secured adjacent the top of the receptacle with a portion of the container extending over the top opening of the receptacle and having an opening communicating with the chamber and the cavity through the receptacle opening, said back wall extending over said container opening said container extending along side of the receptacle when in said collection position whereby the container can hold collected liquid when the receptacle is in the collection position;
- a support member;
- inlet conduit means extending through an aperture in the back wall to a location below the back wall when the receptacle is in an upright position, said conduit means extending through the portion of the container which extends over the receptacle opening and aligned with the cavity for draining liquid into the cavity, said conduit means being secured to the support member above the back wall when the receptacle is located in an upright position;
- means for securing the support member to the back wall of the container;
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- means for slidably connecting the receptacle to the support member between a first lower upright position to collect liquid in the cavity, and a second upper tilted position to dump collected liquid from the cavity into the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.