Female urination aid
OwnerJohn Bahaminventor
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Abstract
A female urination aid to enable a female to urinate from a standing position. The invention, in one embodiment, has a disposable funnel, typically made of paper or similar material, which fits into a reusable holder, which enables the funnel to be held against the body. The funnel may include an attached pad of wiping paper. In a second, reusable or multi-use embodiment, the funnel portion of the apparatus is of a reusable material such as plastic. A fluid container for holding a cleaning solution conveniently snaps onto the funnel, forming an easy to carry kit. Wiping paper may be attached to the funnel, so as to form a readily usable kit.
Claims6
A female urination aid, comprising:
- a disposable, collapsible, elongated funnel portion having an opening to receive a urine stream, tapering to an outlet, said funnel portion and said outlet being integral, and a rim portion encircling said opening;
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- a separate elongated reusable holder formed from a sheet material, said holder having an oblong opening therein with a continuous circumference therearound, said opening sized and shaped to closely accommodate said funnel when said funnel is opened and removably inserted through said opening, said rim portion of said funnel engaging the edge of said opening and preventing said funnel from passing through said opening, and wherein said holder is shaped to permit it to be non-adhesively held closely against the human female anatomy sealing against said human female anatomy sufficiently so that a urine stream can be directed into the opening of said funnel, and wherein after use of the urination aid said funnel portion may be removed from said holder, and said funnel portion disposed of.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.