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US 5,687,429 AGranted
Urinal
AssigneeJan Tholstrup
InventorS.o slashed.ren Rahlff
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AssigneeJan Tholstrup
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A urinal for women having an elongated inlet member to be inserted between the labia majora of the woman. The inlet member comprises an inlet opening with a periphery which forms a complete or partial seal around the female urethral orifice during use. The inlet member further comprises a flow duct between the inlet opening and the outlet opening delimited by a front and rear wall as well as by a right and left lateral wall, where the lateral walls are preferably arranged symmetrically around a longitudinal plane of symmetry. Furthermore, the inlet member is sealingly connected to a collecting container such as a bag at the outlet opening, so that the liquid can pass through the flow duct and into the collecting container. The external surfaces of the lateral walls diverge in a direction away from the inlet opening at least in an area directly around the periphery of the inlet opening. Such a urinal, which is particularly developed for non-portable use, does not require substantial parting of a woman's legs when positioning the urinal and it ensures sealed contact.
Urinal for a woman comprising an elongated inlet member to be inserted between the labia majora of a woman, said inlet member comprising an inlet opening with a periphery, the latter forming at least a partial seal around a female urethral orifice during use, said inlet member further comprising a flow duct between the inlet opening and an outlet opening delimited by a right and left lateral wall, said lateral walls preferably being arranged symmetrically around a longitudinal plane of symmetry, and by a front and rear wall, said inlet member furthermore being sealingly connected to a collecting container, at the outlet opening so that the liquid can pass through the flow duct and into the collecting container, external surfaces of the right and left lateral walls diverging in a direction away from the inlet opening at least in an area directly around the periphery of the inlet opening, the internal wall surfaces of the inlet member diverge in a direction from the inlet opening to the outlet opening, thus forming a reverse funnel.
A hand held urinal for a woman, the hand held urinal comprising an elongated inlet member to be inserted between the labia majora of the woman, and having first and second lateral walls and first and second end walls, said walls defining therebetween a flow duct extending between an inlet opening and an outlet opening, the latter being adapted to be connected to a urine collecting container, the lateral side walls having opposite external side surfaces, which at least closely adjacent to the inlet opening diverge from the inlet opening towards the outlet opening, a longitudinal extension of the inlet member connected to the first end wall thereof forming a handle, the second end wall and at least adjacent parts of the first and second side walls defining close to the inlet opening a sealing surface for sealing engagement with labia minora of a woman, wherein the internal wall surfaces of the inlet member defining the flow duct diverge in a direction from the inlet opening to the outlet opening so as to define a reverse funnel, whereby she may grip the handle and position and hold the inlet member in proper engagement with her labia majora and minora while she is urinating.
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