Foldable measuring container
AssigneeLife-Tech, Inc.
InventorsAlfred C. Coats, Don Gaither
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide for a foldable container adapted to measure a volume of liquid. The container comprises a box and a bag. The bag is preferably a substantially transparent plastic bag that lines an interior of the box. The box is convertible between a substantially flat configuration and a stable, volume-defining configuration. In one embodiment the box is a substantially transparent plastic box. In another embodiment the box is a paperboard or opaque plastic box having a window comprised of a substantially transparent material. One or more graduations are provided to indicate the volume of liquid in the container when the box is in the volume-defining configuration.
Claims15
A urine measuring container adapted to measure a volume of urine, which has been urinated into the container, comprising:
- a box convertible between a substantially flat configuration and a stable, volume-defining configuration, the box having a window, an open top, a bottom, an interior, and an exterior;
- the bottom of the box comprises at least two flaps adapted to interlock when the box is in the volume-defining configuration;
- a liquid-impermeable, substantially transparent bag lining, and conforming to, the interior of the box, and a portion of the bag extends outwardly through the top of the box and contacts the exterior of the box;
- wherein the bag is attached to the exterior of the box with an adhesive;
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- one or more graduations adapted to indicate the volume of liquid in the container when the box is in the volume-defining configuration.
A urine measuring container adapted to measure a volume of urine, which has been urinated into the container, comprising:
- a substantially transparent plastic box, having an open top, a bottom, an interior, and an exterior, convertible between a substantially flat configuration and a stable, volume-defining configuration;
- the bottom of the box comprises at least two flaps adapted to interlock when the box is in the volume-defining configuration;
- a substantially transparent plastic bag lining, and conforming to, the interior of the box, and a portion of the bag extends outwardly through the top of the box and contacts the exterior of the box;
- wherein the bag is attached to the exterior of the box with an adhesive;
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- one or more graduations adapted to indicate the volume of liquid in the container when the box is in the volume-defining configuration.
A foldable urine measuring container adapted to measure a volume of urine, which has been urinated into the container, comprising:
- a clear plastic box, having an open top, a bottom, an interior, and an exterior convertible between a substantially flat configuration and a stable, volume-defining configuration, the bottom of the box including a first, second, and third flaps adapted to form a slot and a fourth flap including a tongue adapted to be inserted into the slot when the box is in the volume-defining configuration;
- a clear plastic bag lining, and conforming to, the interior of the box, and a portion of the bag extends outwardly through the top of the box and contacts the exterior of the box;
- wherein the bag is attached to the exterior of the box with an adhesive;
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- one or more graduations adapted to indicate the volume of liquid in the container when the box is in the volume-defining configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.