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US 8,117,681 B2Granted
Folding device for male child urination
OwnerWilfred Aguilainventor
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Abstract
A foldable, hanging urinal includes a back surface, hooks and a receptacle. The foldable hanging urinal folds flat for transportation, inventory and disposal. Hooks on the back of the foldable hanging urinal fold out and the foldable hanging urinal hangs on a toilet fixture. The receptacle folds out to form a cup during use and the cup is positioned at a height lower than the rim of the toilet fixture thereby enabling urination by a person that is too short to reach the rim of the toilet fixture.
Claims16
A foldable hanging urinal comprising:
- a back shield;
- two foldable hooks hingedly interfaced to a back surface of the back shield;
- and
- a foldable receptacle interfaced to a front surface of the back shield, a top end of the foldable receptacle retractably extends outwardly from the back shield for accepting urine and the foldable receptacle is closed and water tight at a bottom end for holding the urine, the foldable receptacle unfolds to form a cup;
- whereas, the foldable hooks fold out and hook over an edge of a toilet/urinal and the foldable receptacle is extended and located at a point lower than the edge of the toilet/urinal to facilitate urination by a user who is not tall enough to reach over the edge of the toilet/urinal and whereas, the two foldable hooks also fold flat against the rear surface of the back shield and the foldable receptacle folds flat against the front surface of the back shield.
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A foldable hanging urinal comprising:
- a back shield;
- two hooks hingedly interfaced to a back surface of the back shield;
- and
- a foldable receptacle on a front surface of the back shield, the foldable receptacle having a rim, the foldable receptacle unfolds to form a cup and the receptacle having a water-tight base for holding urine;
- wherein the hooks have two positions, a closed position in which the hooks lay flat against the back shield and an open position in which the hooks extend from the back surface of the back shield, whereas in the open position, the hooks removably attach the foldable hanging urinal over an edge of a toilet/urinal and the receptacle is located at a point lower than the edge of the toilet/urinal to facilitate urination by a person who is too short to reach the edge of the toilet/urinal.
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A foldable hanging urinal comprising:
- a back shield made from planar cardboard stock;
- two hooks made from the planar cardboard stock, the two hooks hingedly interfaced to the back section by folds between the hooks and the back section;
- and
- a receptacle, the receptacle formed from folded planar cardboard stock, the receptacle attached to a front surface of the back shield, the receptacle extendable from the back shield, the receptacle having an upper rim the foldable receptacle unfolds to form a cup with and a closed, water-tight base for holding urine;
- wherein the hooks and receptacle have two modes of operation, a storage mode in which the hooks and receptacle lay flat against the back shield and a use mode in which the hooks and receptacle extend outwardly from the back shield and, whereas, the hooks extend outwardly from the back shield and hold the foldable hanging urinal over a rim of a toilet/urinal and the upper rim of the receptacle extends outwardly from the back shield at a lower position than the rim of the toilet thereby enabling urination by a person too short to reach the rim of the toilet/urinal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.