# US 5,343,570 A · Portable urinal

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- Number: US 5,343,570 A
- Document ID: US5343570A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/143,659
- Filed: 1993-11-01
- Granted: 1994-09-06
- Earliest claimed: 1992-12-02
- Inventors: Josephine J. Arpaia; Paschal J. Arpaia
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5343570A

## CPC

- A61G 7/0507: {Side-rails}
- A47K 11/12: Urinals without flushing
- A61G 7/0503: {Holders, support devices for receptacles, e.g. for drainage or urine bags (hanging-up devices for infusion A61M5/1414 )}
- A61G 7/0524: {characterised by integrated accessories, e.g. bed control means, nurse call or reading lights}
- A61G 9/006: {Urinals}
- 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)
- A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES

## Abstract

A portable urinal includes a front wall, back wall, and side walls, and a vertical exterior recess in the back wall. A handle connects to the upper portion of the back wall with a gripping finger so the urinal hangs on a horizontal bar with stability. The vertical recess is for stable engagement by a vertical bed rail member. The front wall is narrower than the back wall to facilitate placement of the urinal for use.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A portable urinal including:
a vessel with a back wall, a perimeter wall connected to opposite sides of said back wall, and a bottom wall;
a handle having a first end depending from an upper portion of said back wall and a second end spaced from said back wall to serve as a means to hang said urinal upon a horizontal bar of a bed rail;
said back wall including a central vertical exteriorly concave recess underlying said handle for engagement by a vertical bar of a bed rail when said handle is hung from a horizontal bar of the bed rail;
said perimeter wall being narrower than said back wall to facilitate placement of said urinal between the legs of a user.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A portable urinal as defined in claim 1, said handle including a resilient gripping finger on the inside thereof to grip the horizontal bar.