Urine disposing apparatus and method
OwnerGreg Hillisinventor
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Abstract
A urine disposing apparatus and method utilizes a cart-like structure to permit a bed-ridden patient to utilize a single urinal for multiple urinations. Following each use, the contents of the urinal are poured into a director, from which they empty into a receptacle located within the disposing apparatus. The empty urinal may then be re-used and emptied as needed. After a period of use, a caregiver may remove the receptacle, clean the component portions of the apparatus as required, and re-position the apparatus and empty urinal for use by the patient.
Claims19
A urine disposing apparatus comprising, in combination:
- a housing;
- a director removably coupled to said housing;
- wherein said director has a substantially cylindrical upper portion and a substantially funnel-shape lower portion terminating in a spout at a lower end thereof;
- a cover adapted to fit over said upper portion of said director and to extend downward along at least a portion of an outside surface of said upper portion;
- and
- a receptacle positionable within said housing below said spout.
A urine disposing apparatus comprising, in combination:
- a housing;
- a director removably coupled to said housing;
- a side opening along an upper portion of said director;
- wherein said director has a substantially funnel-shape configuration having an open upper end and terminating in a spout at a lower end thereof;
- and
- a receptacle positionable within said housing below said spout.
A urine disposing apparatus comprising, in combination:
- a housing;
- a director removably coupled to said housing;
- wherein said director has a substantially funnel-shape configuration having an open upper end and terminating in a spout at a lower end thereof;
- and
- a receptacle positionable within said housing below said spout;
- wherein said receptacle is positioned within a drawer coupled to said housing;
- and
- wherein said drawer has at least two side walls and a front wall so that, when said drawer is in a closed position relative to said housing, said receptacle is concealed from view within an interior portion of said housing.
A urine disposing apparatus comprising, in combination:
- a housing;
- a handle coupled to said housing;
- four legs coupled to said housing;
- at least one wheel coupled to a lower portion of each of said four legs.
- a director removably coupled to said housing;
- wherein said director has a substantially funnel-shape configuration having an open upper end and terminating in a spout at a lower end thereof;
- a side opening along an upper portion of said director;
- and a receptacle positionable within said housing below said spout;
- wherein said receptacle is positioned within a drawer coupled to said housing.
A method for disposing of urine comprising:
- positioning a housing proximate a bed having a patient thereon;
- wherein said housing has a director removably coupled thereto;
- wherein said director has a substantially funnel-shape configuration having an open upper end and terminating in a spout at a lower end thereof and wherein said director further has a side opening along an upper portion thereof;
- positioning said side opening proximate said patient;
- positioning a receptacle within said housing below said spout;
- wherein said receptacle is positioned within a drawer coupled to said housing.
- providing said patient with a urinal and permitting said patient to pour contents of said urinal into said director, and to then re-use said urinal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.