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US 8,945,077 B2Granted
Female urination device with a retractable tip
AssigneeVEMA, S.p.A.
InventorVincent Valenti
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Abstract
The female urination device assists a female in urinating from a standing position and directs the urine a suitable distance from the female. The device comprises a first end having a first opening for discharging urine and a second end having a second opening for receiving the urine. The second opening is larger than the first opening. The device further comprises a retractable tip to extend the length of the device.
Claims10
A disposable device for assisting a female in urinating from a standing position and for directing urine a distance from the female, comprising:
- two collapsible opposing upper panels forming an upper longitudinal crease and two collapsible opposing lower panels forming a lower longitudinal crease, the upper longitudinal crease and the lower longitudinal crease move towards each other in response to a pressure applied thereto to deploy the disposal device by forming an elongated shaped funnel;
- a first end of the elongated shaped funnel having a first opening for discharging urine;
- a second end of the elongated shaped funnel having a second opening for receiving the urine and being larger than the first opening;
- a retractable tip for extending the first end of the elongated shaped funnel to lengthen the disposable device;
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- a retraction tab for sliding the retractable tip in and out of the first opening of the elongated shaped funnel, the retraction tab is slidable towards the first opening to slide the retractable tip out of the first opening to increase a length of the first end of the disposable device and slidable away from the first opening to retract the retractable tip into the first opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.