Stool-type apparatus for sampling and assay of urine with swingable carriage

A toilet system with urine assay function comprising:

• a toilet stool having a toilet bowl and a urine-sampling cavity open at its top, said sampling cavity being in open flow communication with the upper surface of said bowl and located above the normal level of water in said bowl for sampling a small quantity of urine flowing along the surface of the bowl;
• a toilet flushing device;
• a frame mounted on said toilet stool substantially at the rear part thereof;
• a swingable carriage pivoted to said frame for swinging movement about a vertical axis between a first position in which said carriage is oriented toward said sampling cavity and a second position in which said carriage is oriented to a lateral side of the stool;
• a movable arm supported by said carriage for sliding movement with respect to the carriage along a plane passing through said vertical pivot axis, the lower end of said arm being adapted to releasably hold a testing sheet carrying a reagent which is reactive with a biological substance contained in the sampled quantity of urine;
• and,
• an analyzer having an analyzer station mounted to said frame, said analyzer being capable of quantitatively analyzing said biological substance to indicate the health condition of the user of said apparatus.

A toilet system with urinalysis function for the self-diagnosis of the health condition comprising:

• a toilet stool having a toilet bowl and a urine-sampling cavity open at its top, said sampling cavity being in open flow communication with the upper surface of said bowl and located above the normal level of water in said bowl for sampling a small quantity of urine flowing along the surface of the bowl;
• a toilet flushing device;
• a frame mounted on said toilet stool substantially at the rear part thereof;
• a swingable carriage pivoted to said frame for swinging movement about a vertical axis between a first position in which said carriage is oriented toward said sampling cavity and a second position in which said carriage is oriented to a lateral side of the stool;
• a movable arm supported by said carriage for sliding movement with respect to the carriage along a plane passing through said vertical pivot axis, the lower part of said arm having a clamping member for releasably clamping a testing sheet carrying a reagent which is reactive with a biological substance contained in urine;
• and,
• an analyzer having an analyzer station mounted to said frame, said analyzer being capable of quantitatively analyzing said biological substance and being adapted to display the results of analysis to indicate the health condition.

A sheet handling device, for use in a toilet system with urine assay function, for the handling of a testing sheet adapted to detect a urinary substance indicative of the health condition of human, said toilet system having a urine sampling station for the sampling of a quantity of urine, said device comprising:

• a frame adapted to be affixed to said toilet system;
• a swingable carriage pivoted to said frame for swinging movement about a vertical axis between a first position in which said carriage is oriented toward said urine sampling station and a second position in which said carriage is oriented to a lateral side of the toilet system;
• and,
• a slidable arm supported by said carriage for sliding movement with respect to the carriage along a plane passing through said vertical pivot axis, the lower end of said arm having means for releasably holding said testing sheet.