CA2838997A1 - Portable female urinal - Google Patents
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A collector has a bottom and an open top and a peripheral wall. The collector has an outlet opening. The bottom and the peripheral wall form a chamber. The chamber has a front and rear and sides and a peripheral edge adjacent to the open top. The peripheral edge is positionable intra-labially between the labia Majorca to cover a user's genitalia including the user's clitoris and urethral orifice, with the chamber front overlying the user's rigid pubic symphysis and with the chamber rear overlying soft tissue in proximity to the labia majora, vagina and anus. The collector is held in place during use solely by the fingers of the user adhesive free and insert free.
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. CA 02838997 2014-01-08 PORTABLE FEMALE URINAL
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Related Application The present application is a continuation-in-part of pending U.S. Patent Application Number 13/742,926 filed 01/16/2013, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable female urinal and more particularly pertains to facilitating intra-labial positioning and urine collecting, the positioning and collecting being done in a sanitary, safe, discreet, convenient and economical manner.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the disadvantages inherent in the known types of urinals now present in the prior art such as U.S. Patent Number 6,592,560 to Snyder, the present invention provides an improved portable female urinal. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved portable female urinal and method which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a portable female urinal. The portable female urinal includes a collector having a bottom and an open top and a peripheral wall.
The collector has an outlet opening. The bottom and the peripheral wall form a chamber. The chamber has a front and rear and sides and a peripheral edge adjacent to the open top. The peripheral edge is positionable intra-labially between the labia majora to cover a user's genitalia including the user's clitoris and urethral orifice, with the chamber front overlying the user's rigid pubic symphysis and with the chamber rear overlying soft tissue in proximity to the labia majora, vagina and anus. The collector is held in place during use solely by the fingers of the user adhesive free and insert free.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims attached.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced %.
and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved portable female urinal which has all of the advantages of the prior art urinals and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved portable female urinal which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved portable female urinal which is of durable and reliable constructions.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved portable female urinal which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such portable female urinal economically available to the buying public.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved portable female urinal for facilitating intra-labial positioning and urine collecting, the positioning being within the labia majora allowing the collecting to be done in a sanitary, safe, discreet, convenient and economical manner.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
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Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a portable female urinal system constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
Figure 2 shows the area of the female anatomy where the urinal of the present invention is received.
Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a plan view taken along line 5-5 of Figure 1.
Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the container and tube of Figure 1.
Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view of the container and tube of Figure 6 but after use.
Figure 8 is an exploded view similar to Figure 6 but illustrating an alternate embodiment of the invention.
The same reference numerals refer to the same parts throughout the various Figures.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to Figure 1 thereof, the preferred embodiment of the new and improved portable female urinal embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
In the preferred embodiment of the invention, a female portable urinal 10 is provided for facilitating intra-labial positioning and urine collecting. The positioning and collecting is done in a sanitary, safe, discreet, convenient and economical manner. The system includes an intra-labial collector 14, a container 16, a container closure 18 and a tube 20. The collector initially receives the urine from the user. The container accepts the initially received urine from the collector for disposal or usage. The tube couples the collector and the container.
The intra-labial collector has a generally rectilinear configuration with a bottom 24. An opening is in the bottom for draining. The collector has an open top 26. Note Figure 3 which illustrates the inter-labial collector from the bottom. Figure 5 illustrates the inter-labial collector rom the top. Figure 4 is a cross sectional view vertically through the center of the inter-labial collector.
The bottom and the open top are separated centrally by a depth of 5.56 centimeters plus or minus 25 percent. The intra-labial collector has a left side wall 28 and a parallel right side wall 30 separated by a width of 3.69 centimeters plus or minus 25 percent. The intra-labial collector has a front wall 32 and a rear wall 34 separated by a length of 4.70 centimeters plus or minus 25 percent. The intra-labial urinal has a bottom outlet continuous with an opening in the side of the cylinder 36 extending laterally from the bottom. The cylinder is configured to extend laterally, then downwardly at a 90 degree angle.
Such configuration facilitates convenient positioning of the collector during use by the fingers of the user. The bottom and side walls and front and rear walls and cylinder are fabricated of a generally rigid plastic material with limited flexibility.
The side walls and front and rear walls form a peripheral edge 38 adjacent to the open top. A soft, pliable air-filled chamber 40 covers the peripheral edge. The air filled chamber has a diameter of 5.00 millimeter plus or minus 25 percent. The peripheral edge is adapted to be formed of any of a plurality of other soft, pliable materials such as a rolled edge or a foam elastomer. The intra-labial collector during use is laterally positionable and held intra-labially solely by a user's fingers, adhesive free and insert free between the labia majora 42 to cover a user's genitalia including clitoris 44 and urethral orifice 46 forwardly of the vagina 48, with the collector in proximity to the front wall overlying the labia minora 50 and the rigid pubic symphysis 52 and with the chamber adjacent to the rear and side walls overlying soft tissue adjacent to the labia majora and anus 54.
The container has a closed base 56 and an upper opening 58 and a periphery. The upper opening has male threads 60. The container is adapted to be supported between the thighs of the user during use. The container is fabricated of a plastic material and adapted to receive urine from the intra-collector;.
The container closure has a cylindrically-shaped component 64 with female threads 66 removably received on the male threads of the container. The cylindrically-shaped component has a raised central section 68 with a central passageway 70 and air exit vent holes 72. The container closure has a dome-shaped component 74. The dome-shaped component has an interior sealing ring 76 positionable on the raised central section. The dome-shape component also have an intermediate sealing ring 76 positionable on the cylindrically-shaped component adjacent to the raised central section. The dome-shaped component also having an exterior sealing ring 80 positionable on the cylindrically-shaped component remote from the raised central section. More or less sealing rings are adapted to be utilized as may be needed or desired. The container closure has a living hinge 82 coupling the cylindrically-shaped component and the dome-shaped component. The dome-shaped component is spaced from the cylindrically-shaped component prior to and during use. The dome-shaped component covers the cylindrically-shaped component after use. The container closure is fabricated of a plastic material.
The flexible tube 86 having an upper end received on the outlet cylinder of the collector. The flexible tube has a lower end positionable in the container. The flexible tube has an intermediate extent positionable through the central passageway of the container closure during use. The entire flexible tube is positioned within the container after use with the dome-shaped component positioned in a leakproof manner over the cylindrically-shaped component and the container.
An alternate container 104 is fabricated of an elastomeric material. Such alternate container, prior to use, is configured generally flat with parallel inner and outer flat side faces 106 positionable between the user's thighs. In this manner, urine entering the alternate container will expand the side faces into a three dimensional shape. The alternate container includes a support pouch 120 in a rectilinear configuration with a closed bottom and closed sides and an open top removably receiving the container. The support pouch is constructed to include a mesh material for facilitating expansion during use. A strap 108 with free ends 110, hook and loop strips 114 on the strap adjacent to the free ends is adapted for positioning around a user's thighs.
Hook and loop patches 112 on the support pouch and on the strap remote from the free ends to facilitate positioning of the alternate container between the user's thighs.
Hook and loop fasteners, such as Velcro-type fasteners, are disclosed as the preferred mechanisms for releasably coupling the various components of the system. Velcro is a trademark of Velcro Industries B.V. Limited Liability Company of Netherlands.
It should be understood, however, that a wide variety of releasable fasteners such as hooks and eyes, snaps, buttons and loops, clasps and the like could readily be utilized.
In all of the embodiments, the urinal is laterally positionable to cover the user's genitalia including clitoris and urethral orifice. The urinal has a front wall positionable overlying the labia minora and the rigid pubic symphysis of the user. Also, the urinal has rear and side walls positionable overlying soft tissue adjacent to the labia majora.
It should be understood that the container or multiple containers may be filled, sealed, and collected for disposal or use at a later time and/or location. Use of urine in the generation of electricity is the subject of current experimentation.
As to the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Related Application The present application is a continuation-in-part of pending U.S. Patent Application Number 13/742,926 filed 01/16/2013, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable female urinal and more particularly pertains to facilitating intra-labial positioning and urine collecting, the positioning and collecting being done in a sanitary, safe, discreet, convenient and economical manner.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the disadvantages inherent in the known types of urinals now present in the prior art such as U.S. Patent Number 6,592,560 to Snyder, the present invention provides an improved portable female urinal. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved portable female urinal and method which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a portable female urinal. The portable female urinal includes a collector having a bottom and an open top and a peripheral wall.
The collector has an outlet opening. The bottom and the peripheral wall form a chamber. The chamber has a front and rear and sides and a peripheral edge adjacent to the open top. The peripheral edge is positionable intra-labially between the labia majora to cover a user's genitalia including the user's clitoris and urethral orifice, with the chamber front overlying the user's rigid pubic symphysis and with the chamber rear overlying soft tissue in proximity to the labia majora, vagina and anus. The collector is held in place during use solely by the fingers of the user adhesive free and insert free.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims attached.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced %.
and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved portable female urinal which has all of the advantages of the prior art urinals and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved portable female urinal which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved portable female urinal which is of durable and reliable constructions.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved portable female urinal which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such portable female urinal economically available to the buying public.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved portable female urinal for facilitating intra-labial positioning and urine collecting, the positioning being within the labia majora allowing the collecting to be done in a sanitary, safe, discreet, convenient and economical manner.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
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Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a portable female urinal system constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
Figure 2 shows the area of the female anatomy where the urinal of the present invention is received.
Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a plan view taken along line 5-5 of Figure 1.
Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the container and tube of Figure 1.
Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view of the container and tube of Figure 6 but after use.
Figure 8 is an exploded view similar to Figure 6 but illustrating an alternate embodiment of the invention.
The same reference numerals refer to the same parts throughout the various Figures.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to Figure 1 thereof, the preferred embodiment of the new and improved portable female urinal embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
In the preferred embodiment of the invention, a female portable urinal 10 is provided for facilitating intra-labial positioning and urine collecting. The positioning and collecting is done in a sanitary, safe, discreet, convenient and economical manner. The system includes an intra-labial collector 14, a container 16, a container closure 18 and a tube 20. The collector initially receives the urine from the user. The container accepts the initially received urine from the collector for disposal or usage. The tube couples the collector and the container.
The intra-labial collector has a generally rectilinear configuration with a bottom 24. An opening is in the bottom for draining. The collector has an open top 26. Note Figure 3 which illustrates the inter-labial collector from the bottom. Figure 5 illustrates the inter-labial collector rom the top. Figure 4 is a cross sectional view vertically through the center of the inter-labial collector.
The bottom and the open top are separated centrally by a depth of 5.56 centimeters plus or minus 25 percent. The intra-labial collector has a left side wall 28 and a parallel right side wall 30 separated by a width of 3.69 centimeters plus or minus 25 percent. The intra-labial collector has a front wall 32 and a rear wall 34 separated by a length of 4.70 centimeters plus or minus 25 percent. The intra-labial urinal has a bottom outlet continuous with an opening in the side of the cylinder 36 extending laterally from the bottom. The cylinder is configured to extend laterally, then downwardly at a 90 degree angle.
Such configuration facilitates convenient positioning of the collector during use by the fingers of the user. The bottom and side walls and front and rear walls and cylinder are fabricated of a generally rigid plastic material with limited flexibility.
The side walls and front and rear walls form a peripheral edge 38 adjacent to the open top. A soft, pliable air-filled chamber 40 covers the peripheral edge. The air filled chamber has a diameter of 5.00 millimeter plus or minus 25 percent. The peripheral edge is adapted to be formed of any of a plurality of other soft, pliable materials such as a rolled edge or a foam elastomer. The intra-labial collector during use is laterally positionable and held intra-labially solely by a user's fingers, adhesive free and insert free between the labia majora 42 to cover a user's genitalia including clitoris 44 and urethral orifice 46 forwardly of the vagina 48, with the collector in proximity to the front wall overlying the labia minora 50 and the rigid pubic symphysis 52 and with the chamber adjacent to the rear and side walls overlying soft tissue adjacent to the labia majora and anus 54.
The container has a closed base 56 and an upper opening 58 and a periphery. The upper opening has male threads 60. The container is adapted to be supported between the thighs of the user during use. The container is fabricated of a plastic material and adapted to receive urine from the intra-collector;.
The container closure has a cylindrically-shaped component 64 with female threads 66 removably received on the male threads of the container. The cylindrically-shaped component has a raised central section 68 with a central passageway 70 and air exit vent holes 72. The container closure has a dome-shaped component 74. The dome-shaped component has an interior sealing ring 76 positionable on the raised central section. The dome-shape component also have an intermediate sealing ring 76 positionable on the cylindrically-shaped component adjacent to the raised central section. The dome-shaped component also having an exterior sealing ring 80 positionable on the cylindrically-shaped component remote from the raised central section. More or less sealing rings are adapted to be utilized as may be needed or desired. The container closure has a living hinge 82 coupling the cylindrically-shaped component and the dome-shaped component. The dome-shaped component is spaced from the cylindrically-shaped component prior to and during use. The dome-shaped component covers the cylindrically-shaped component after use. The container closure is fabricated of a plastic material.
The flexible tube 86 having an upper end received on the outlet cylinder of the collector. The flexible tube has a lower end positionable in the container. The flexible tube has an intermediate extent positionable through the central passageway of the container closure during use. The entire flexible tube is positioned within the container after use with the dome-shaped component positioned in a leakproof manner over the cylindrically-shaped component and the container.
An alternate container 104 is fabricated of an elastomeric material. Such alternate container, prior to use, is configured generally flat with parallel inner and outer flat side faces 106 positionable between the user's thighs. In this manner, urine entering the alternate container will expand the side faces into a three dimensional shape. The alternate container includes a support pouch 120 in a rectilinear configuration with a closed bottom and closed sides and an open top removably receiving the container. The support pouch is constructed to include a mesh material for facilitating expansion during use. A strap 108 with free ends 110, hook and loop strips 114 on the strap adjacent to the free ends is adapted for positioning around a user's thighs.
Hook and loop patches 112 on the support pouch and on the strap remote from the free ends to facilitate positioning of the alternate container between the user's thighs.
Hook and loop fasteners, such as Velcro-type fasteners, are disclosed as the preferred mechanisms for releasably coupling the various components of the system. Velcro is a trademark of Velcro Industries B.V. Limited Liability Company of Netherlands.
It should be understood, however, that a wide variety of releasable fasteners such as hooks and eyes, snaps, buttons and loops, clasps and the like could readily be utilized.
In all of the embodiments, the urinal is laterally positionable to cover the user's genitalia including clitoris and urethral orifice. The urinal has a front wall positionable overlying the labia minora and the rigid pubic symphysis of the user. Also, the urinal has rear and side walls positionable overlying soft tissue adjacent to the labia majora.
It should be understood that the container or multiple containers may be filled, sealed, and collected for disposal or use at a later time and/or location. Use of urine in the generation of electricity is the subject of current experimentation.
As to the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
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1. A portable urinal comprising:
a collector having a bottom and an open top and a peripheral wall, the collector having an outlet opening, the bottom and the peripheral wall forming a chamber, the chamber having a front and rear and sides and a peripheral edge adjacent to the open top, the peripheral edge being positionable intra-labially between the labia majora to cover a user's genitalia including the user's clitoris and urethral orifice, with the chamber front overlying the user's rigid pubic symphysis and with the chamber rear overlying soft tissue in proximity to the labia majora, vagina and anus, the collector being held in place during use solely by the fingers of the user adhesive free and insert free.
a collector having a bottom and an open top and a peripheral wall, the collector having an outlet opening, the bottom and the peripheral wall forming a chamber, the chamber having a front and rear and sides and a peripheral edge adjacent to the open top, the peripheral edge being positionable intra-labially between the labia majora to cover a user's genitalia including the user's clitoris and urethral orifice, with the chamber front overlying the user's rigid pubic symphysis and with the chamber rear overlying soft tissue in proximity to the labia majora, vagina and anus, the collector being held in place during use solely by the fingers of the user adhesive free and insert free.
2. A portable urinal comprising:
an intra-labial urinal having a bottom and an open top, the intra-labial urinal having a peripheral wall, the intra-labial urinal having an outlet cylinder, the peripheral wall formed with a peripheral edge at the open top, a covering at the peripheral edge, the intra-labial urinal having a left side wall and a right side wall separated by a width, the intra-labial urinal having a front wall and a rear wall separated by a length, the intra-labial urinal having an outlet cylinder extending downwardly from the intra-labial urinal, the bottom and side walls and front and rear walls forming a chamber and being fabricated of a generally rigid plastic material with limited flexibility, the side walls and front and rear walls forming the peripheral edge at the open top, the peripheral edge of the open top of the side walls of the intra-labial urinal being laterally positionable intra-labially between the labia majora to cover a user's genitalia including the user's clitoris and urethral orifice, with the chamber adjacent to the front wall overlying the user's rigid pubic symphysis and with the chamber adjacent to the rear and side walls overlying soft tissue adjacent to the labia majora, vagina and anus, the peripheral edge of the open top of the side walls of the intra-labial urinal being held in place adhesive and insert free during use solely by the user;
a container having an upper opening and a periphery; and a flexible tube with an upper end received on the outlet cylinder of the intra-labial urinal, the flexible tube having a lower end positionable in the container, the flexible tube having an intermediate extent positionable through the central passageway of the container upper opening during use.
an intra-labial urinal having a bottom and an open top, the intra-labial urinal having a peripheral wall, the intra-labial urinal having an outlet cylinder, the peripheral wall formed with a peripheral edge at the open top, a covering at the peripheral edge, the intra-labial urinal having a left side wall and a right side wall separated by a width, the intra-labial urinal having a front wall and a rear wall separated by a length, the intra-labial urinal having an outlet cylinder extending downwardly from the intra-labial urinal, the bottom and side walls and front and rear walls forming a chamber and being fabricated of a generally rigid plastic material with limited flexibility, the side walls and front and rear walls forming the peripheral edge at the open top, the peripheral edge of the open top of the side walls of the intra-labial urinal being laterally positionable intra-labially between the labia majora to cover a user's genitalia including the user's clitoris and urethral orifice, with the chamber adjacent to the front wall overlying the user's rigid pubic symphysis and with the chamber adjacent to the rear and side walls overlying soft tissue adjacent to the labia majora, vagina and anus, the peripheral edge of the open top of the side walls of the intra-labial urinal being held in place adhesive and insert free during use solely by the user;
a container having an upper opening and a periphery; and a flexible tube with an upper end received on the outlet cylinder of the intra-labial urinal, the flexible tube having a lower end positionable in the container, the flexible tube having an intermediate extent positionable through the central passageway of the container upper opening during use.
3. The system as set forth in Claim 2 wherein the covering at the peripheral edge is a covering chosen from the class of coverings including an air-filled tube, a rolled edge and foam.
4. The system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the intra-labial urinal is fabricated of a plastic material.
5. The system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the container is fabricated of a plastic material.
6. The system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the container is fabricated of a thermochromic material to indicate recent usage.
7. The system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the upper opening of the container has threads and wherein the system further includes:
a container closure including a first component with female threads removably received on the male threads of the container, the first component having a central passageway and at least one air exit vent hole, the container closure having a second component positionable on the first component, the container closure having a living hinge coupling the first component and the second component, the container closure being fabricated of a plastic material.
a container closure including a first component with female threads removably received on the male threads of the container, the first component having a central passageway and at least one air exit vent hole, the container closure having a second component positionable on the first component, the container closure having a living hinge coupling the first component and the second component, the container closure being fabricated of a plastic material.
8. The system as set forth in claim 8 wherein the entire flexible tube is positioned within the container after use with the second component positioned in a leakproof manner over the first component and the container.
9. The system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the bottom of the intra-labial urinal is planar.
10. The system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the container (16) is fabricated of an elastomer with limited flexibility and includes parallel flat side faces (66) to facilitate positioning of the container in anticipation of use and during use.
11. The system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the container (104) is fabricated of a flexible elastomer, chosen from the class of flexible elastomers including plastic and rubber, natural and synthetic, and blends thereof, the container, prior to use being flat with parallel flat side faces (106) positionable between the user's thighs wherein urine entering the container will expand the side faces into a three dimensional shape, the container including a strap (108) with free ends (110), the container including releasable fastener patches (112) on the strap and on the side faces adapted to removably secure the strap to one side of the container, the strap has free ends with releasable fastener strips (114) for coupling the strap around a user's thigh.to facilitate positioning of the container in anticipation of use and during use.
12. A female portable urinal (10) for facilitating intra-labial positioning and urine collecting, the positioning and collecting being done in a sanitary, safe, discreet, convenient and economical manner, the system comprising, in combination:
an intra-labial collector (14), a container (16), a container closure (18) and a tube (20);
the intra-labial collector having a generally rectilinear configuration with a bottom (24), an opening in the bottom to the drain and an open top (26), the bottom and the open top being separated centrally by a depth of 5.56 centimeters plus or minus 25 percent, the intra-labial collector having a left side wall (28) and a parallel right side wall (30) separated by a width of 3.69 centimeters plus or minus 25 percent, the intra-labial collector having a front wall (32) and a rear wall (34) separated by a length of 4.70 centimeters plus or minus 25 percent, the intra-labial urinal having an outlet cylinder (36) extending from the bottom, the bottom and side walls and front and rear walls being fabricated of a generally rigid plastic material with limited flexibility, the side walls and front and rear walls forming a peripheral edge (38) adjacent to the open top, a soft pliable air-filled chamber (40) covering the peripheral edge, the air filled chamber having a diameter of 5.00 millimeter plus or minus 25 percent, the intra-labial collector during use being laterally positionable and held intra-labially solely by a user's fingers, adhesive free and insert free between .
the labia majora (42) to cover a user's genitalia including clitoris (44) and urethral orifice (46) forwardly of the vagina (48), with the collector in proximity to the front wall overlying the labia minora (50) and the rigid pubic symphysis (52) and with the chamber adjacent to the rear and side walls overlying soft tissue adjacent to the labia majora and anus (54);
the container having a closed base (56) and an upper opening (58) and a periphery, the upper opening having male threads (60), the container adapted to be supported between the thighs of the user during use, the container being fabricated of a plastic material and adapted to receive urine from the intra-collector;
the container closure having a cylindrically-shaped component (64) with female threads (66) removably received on the male threads of the container, the cylindrically-shaped component having a raised central section (68) with a central passageway (70) and air exit vent holes (72), the container closure having a dome-shaped component (74), the dome-shaped component having an interior sealing ring (76) positionable on the raised central section, the dome-shape component also have an intermediate sealing ring (78) positionable on the cylindrically-shaped component adjacent to the raised central section, the dome-shaped component also having an exterior sealing ring (80) positionable on the cylindrically-shaped component remote from the raised central section, the container closure having a living hinge (82) coupling the cylindrically-shaped component and the dome-shaped component, the dome-shaped component being spaced from the cylindrically-shaped component prior to and during use, the dome-shaped component covering the cylindrically-shaped component after use, the container closure being fabricated of a plastic material;
the flexible tube (86) having an upper end received on the outlet cylinder of the collector, the flexible tube having a lower end positionable in the container, the flexible tube having an intermediate extent positionable through the central passageway of the container closure during use, the entire flexible tube positioned within the container after use with the dome-shaped component positioned in a leakproof manner over the cylindrically-shaped component and the container; and a container (104), fabricated of an elastomeric material and configured, prior to use, generally flat with parallel inner and outer flat side faces (106) positionable between the user's thighs wherein urine entering the container will expand the side faces into a three dimensional shape, the container including a support pouch (120) in a rectilinear configuration with a closed bottom and closed sides and an open top removably receiving the container, the support pouch being constructed to include a mesh material for facilitating expansion during use, a strap (108) with free ends (110), hook and loop strips (114) on the strap adjacent to the free ends adapted for positioning around a user's thigh, hook and loop patches (112) on the support pouch and on the strap remote from the free ends to facilitate positioning of the container between the user's thighs.
an intra-labial collector (14), a container (16), a container closure (18) and a tube (20);
the intra-labial collector having a generally rectilinear configuration with a bottom (24), an opening in the bottom to the drain and an open top (26), the bottom and the open top being separated centrally by a depth of 5.56 centimeters plus or minus 25 percent, the intra-labial collector having a left side wall (28) and a parallel right side wall (30) separated by a width of 3.69 centimeters plus or minus 25 percent, the intra-labial collector having a front wall (32) and a rear wall (34) separated by a length of 4.70 centimeters plus or minus 25 percent, the intra-labial urinal having an outlet cylinder (36) extending from the bottom, the bottom and side walls and front and rear walls being fabricated of a generally rigid plastic material with limited flexibility, the side walls and front and rear walls forming a peripheral edge (38) adjacent to the open top, a soft pliable air-filled chamber (40) covering the peripheral edge, the air filled chamber having a diameter of 5.00 millimeter plus or minus 25 percent, the intra-labial collector during use being laterally positionable and held intra-labially solely by a user's fingers, adhesive free and insert free between .
the labia majora (42) to cover a user's genitalia including clitoris (44) and urethral orifice (46) forwardly of the vagina (48), with the collector in proximity to the front wall overlying the labia minora (50) and the rigid pubic symphysis (52) and with the chamber adjacent to the rear and side walls overlying soft tissue adjacent to the labia majora and anus (54);
the container having a closed base (56) and an upper opening (58) and a periphery, the upper opening having male threads (60), the container adapted to be supported between the thighs of the user during use, the container being fabricated of a plastic material and adapted to receive urine from the intra-collector;
the container closure having a cylindrically-shaped component (64) with female threads (66) removably received on the male threads of the container, the cylindrically-shaped component having a raised central section (68) with a central passageway (70) and air exit vent holes (72), the container closure having a dome-shaped component (74), the dome-shaped component having an interior sealing ring (76) positionable on the raised central section, the dome-shape component also have an intermediate sealing ring (78) positionable on the cylindrically-shaped component adjacent to the raised central section, the dome-shaped component also having an exterior sealing ring (80) positionable on the cylindrically-shaped component remote from the raised central section, the container closure having a living hinge (82) coupling the cylindrically-shaped component and the dome-shaped component, the dome-shaped component being spaced from the cylindrically-shaped component prior to and during use, the dome-shaped component covering the cylindrically-shaped component after use, the container closure being fabricated of a plastic material;
the flexible tube (86) having an upper end received on the outlet cylinder of the collector, the flexible tube having a lower end positionable in the container, the flexible tube having an intermediate extent positionable through the central passageway of the container closure during use, the entire flexible tube positioned within the container after use with the dome-shaped component positioned in a leakproof manner over the cylindrically-shaped component and the container; and a container (104), fabricated of an elastomeric material and configured, prior to use, generally flat with parallel inner and outer flat side faces (106) positionable between the user's thighs wherein urine entering the container will expand the side faces into a three dimensional shape, the container including a support pouch (120) in a rectilinear configuration with a closed bottom and closed sides and an open top removably receiving the container, the support pouch being constructed to include a mesh material for facilitating expansion during use, a strap (108) with free ends (110), hook and loop strips (114) on the strap adjacent to the free ends adapted for positioning around a user's thigh, hook and loop patches (112) on the support pouch and on the strap remote from the free ends to facilitate positioning of the container between the user's thighs.
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