Feminine urinary device
OwnerVivian Lipman, Joyce Nimetzinventors
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Abstract
A feminine urinary device is disclosed. It comprises a thin, water resistant sheet having a front and a portion. The size and shape of these are such as to allow a user to place the rear portion between her legs while grasping the edges of the front portion so as to turn these edges upward so as to form a trough for directing the direction of discharge of her urine. A tissue and water impermeable envelope for storing the device are also provided. The device allows a female to comfortably urinate while standing, thereby eliminating the problems associated unsanitary or unavailable restroom facilities.
Claims4
A feminine urinary device comprising:
- a thin, water resistant sheet having a top and a bottom surface, a front end adjoining a front portion, a rear end adjoining a rear portion, and side edges with a centerline extending between said ends,
- wherein the size and shape of said rear portion of said sheet being such as to allow a user to place said rear portion between said user's legs when said device is used and said top surface is held in a generally horizontal plane,
- wherein said side edges of said front portion are configured so as to allow a user to hold with her hands said front portion, side edges and have the user's hands be a distance from said centerline that is at least as great as the distance from said centerline to said side edges for said rear portion of said sheet, and the size and the shape of said front portion of said sheet being such as to allow a user when using said device to turn upward said front portion side edges so as to form a trough for directing the direction of discharge of said user's excrements,
- a biodegradable tissue for placement on said sheet top surface when said sheet is in use,
- wherein said sheet further having a plurality of slots therein and into which portions of said tissue are placed so as to secure the placement of said tissue to said sheet top surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.