Ostomy pouch drying container

An apparatus for drying an ostomy pouch comprising:

• a) a plurality of panels, including a top panel, a bottom panel, a back panel and a pair of side panels, joined together along adjacent outer edges to form a hollow, box-shaped structure, and further including a front panel attached to one of said bottom, top and side panels, and moveable from a closed position adjacent said top, bottom and side panels, to an open position providing access to an interior of said box-shaped structure, with each of said top, front and side panels having a plurality of perforations therethrough and permitting air to flow to the interior of said box-shaped structure;
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• b) a substantially L-shaped extensor rod positioned within the interior of said box-shaped structure, said extensor rod including a first segment attached to an inner surface of said back panel and extending substantially horizontally therefrom, said extensor rod further including a flexible second segment attached to said first segment and extending downwardly and vertically toward said bottom panel and having a lower end which is spaced above said bottom panel, said extensor rod further including a raised ridge on an upper surface thereof where the first and second segments are joined together, with said extensor rod configured to receive and hold an ostomy pouch thereon by passing a mouth rim of the ostomy pouch over the lower end of the second segment, along the second segment and over the raised ridge with said mouth rim resting securely on the first segment behind the raised ridge and with the ostomy pouch hanging along and held open by the first segment of said extensor rod and thereby permitting the ostomy pouch to be dried.

An apparatus for drying an ostomy pouch comprising:

• a) a plurality of panels, including a top panel, a bottom panel, a back panel and a pair of side panels, joined together along adjacent outer edges to form a hollow, box-shaped structure, and further including a front panel connected by at least one hinge along a first vertical edge of said front panel to a front vertical edge of one of said side panels, with said front panel moveable from a closed position adjacent said top, bottom and side panels, in which said front panel is latched by a latching means along a second vertical edge of said front panel to a latch receiving means along a front vertical edge of the other of said side panels, to an open position providing access to an interior of said box-shaped structure, and with each of said top, front and side panels having a plurality of perforations therethrough and permitting air to flow to the interior of said box-shaped structure;
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• b) a substantially L-shaped extensor rod positioned within the interior of said box-shaped structure, said extensor rod including a first segment attached to an inner surface of said back panel and extending substantially horizontally therefrom, said extensor rod further including a flexible second segment attached to said first segment and extending downwardly and vertically toward said bottom panel and having a lower end which is spaced above said bottom panel, said extensor rod further including a raised ridge on an upper surface thereof where the first and second segments are joined together, with said extensor rod configured to receive and hold an ostomy pouch thereon by passing a mouth rim of the ostomy pouch over the lower end of the second segment, along the second segment and over the raised ridge with said mouth rim resting securely on the first segment behind the raised ridge and with the ostomy pouch hanging along and held open by the first segment of said extensor rod and thereby permitting the ostomy pouch to be dried.