DE102017117920B4 - Holding device for a container with associated system and rollator - Google Patents

Abstract

A holding device (10) for a container (12) for holding urine, comprising a container holder (14) for holding the container (12), and a rollator holder (16) for attaching the holder (10) to a rollator, the container holder (14) being relative can be pivoted to the rollator holder (16), whereby an angle of inclination can be adjusted and the container (12) can be fixed in a desired urinating position.

Description

The invention relates to a holding device for a container for receiving urine, a system with a holding device and a container and a rollator.

Containers for holding urine, such as urine bottles, have been known for a long time and are mainly used by (mostly male) people with physical limitations (e.g. elderly or sick people in retirement homes, hospitals and other care facilities).

To use these urine bottles, for example when urinating or the subsequent emptying of the urine bottle, nursing staff has so far been required. Especially for people who are physically (but not mentally) limited, it is uncomfortable to have to rely on the help of third parties for the intimate activity of urinating or the subsequent disposal of urine.

This problem is particularly true for people with Parkinson's disease (Parkinson's disease) and / or who have had a stroke. Since they are often unable to hold a corresponding container securely, for example due to shaky hands, there is a risk that the urine may not or only partially get into the container or is then spilled, which is why independent urination is as good as possible not possible. Such people often need a firm hold for both hands, so that there is no longer any possibility of holding a container.

WO 2018/075283 A1 and U.S. 6,065,726 A each disclose a holding device for a container for holding urine, comprising a container holder for holding the container, and a walking bracket holder for attaching the holding device to a walking bracket.

It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a holding device for a container for holding urine, a system with a holding device and a container, and a rollator which, even for physically handicapped people, enable independent urination and / or independent urination in a simple manner. or allows emptying of the container.

This problem is solved by the subjects of the independent claims.

According to the invention, the holding device for a container for receiving urine comprises a container holder for holding the container. The container, in particular a bottle, can thus be safely picked up and held.

In addition, the holding device comprises a rollator holder for fastening the holding device to a rollator. The holding device and thus also a container held in the holding device can thereby be securely attached to the rollator.

This creates a kind of mobile urinal.

The rollator gives the user the opportunity to hold onto the handles with both hands. This gives the user a secure footing while the fixed container can be used to urinate independently. Due to the holding device and the associated fixation of the container, the container does not have to be held while urinating and safe use - without the risk of losing balance, for example - is thereby possible. The brakes of the rollator can prevent the rollator from accidentally driving away or slipping while urinating.

This also enables physically handicapped people to urinate and / or empty the container independently in a simple manner, without third parties being involved. In this way, costs for nursing staff can be saved.

The container holder can be pivoted relative to the rollator holder.

In this way, for example, the angle of inclination can be set. The container can thus be placed in a user-specific urinating position. A fixation can be made in the desired urinating position.

The angle of inclination can be set, for example, via a locking mechanism, an elongated hole and / or a clamp.

In the urinating position, the container can preferably be oriented vertically or be inclined slightly forward in the direction of the user.

Due to the pivotability between the container holder and the rollator holder, an at least partially filled container can also be emptied directly into a toilet, for example, without the container having to be removed.

The user can drive to the toilet with the rollator himself and swivel the container forward. In the tilted pouring position, the urine flows from the container into the toilet below.

In the pouring position, the container can assume an at least substantially horizontal position.

In addition to a stepless adjustability, for example through the use of clamps, clips and / or screws, a stepped adjustability is also conceivable.

Further developments of the invention can also be found in the dependent claims, the description and the accompanying drawings.

According to one embodiment, the container holder comprises a hanging, Velcro, clamping, plugging, latching and / or screwing device for at least temporarily holding the container.

In order not to have to hold the container while urinating, it is connected to a rollator, for example, via the container holder. However, since the container then has to be emptied again, a connection that can be easily detached, in particular without tools, is useful.

A combination of a groove and a sliding block can be used here, for example, so that the container can be pinned to the container holder. The groove can be, for example, a dovetail groove or a T-groove.

In particular, the container can have the sliding block and the container holder the groove and vice versa.

However, a correspondingly shaped support with a border is also conceivable, into which the container underside can be inserted in order to fix the container - at least temporarily - and, if necessary, to remove it again in a simple manner.

The support can also form part of the container and in particular have a groove or a sliding block for attachment to the container holder.

The container can in particular form a unit with the container holder. In particular, the container is fixedly or detachably connected to the container holder.

Alternatively or additionally, a Velcro connection between the container and the container holder is also conceivable.

All possibilities for a detachable fastening aim to ensure that the container can be easily removed, e.g. to be emptied or cleaned.

According to a further embodiment, the rollator holder comprises a hanging, Velcro, clamping, plugging, latching and / or screwing device for at least temporarily attaching the holding device to the rollator.

Since a large number of conventional rollators are already in use, the rollator holder makes it possible to retrofit rollators and equip them with a container.

In order to achieve retrofitting and / or dismantling in the simplest possible way, various possibilities are conceivable. In particular, the assembly or disassembly can take place without tools.

A cross connection, in particular a cross strut or a bench, between the two longitudinal struts of the rollator, which serve as handles, can be used as a fastening point on the rollator. The cross strut can in particular be provided below a seat bench. The bench itself can also serve as an attachment point.

Alternatively, it can also be attached to one or both longitudinal struts.

The rollator holder can, for example, comprise a clamp, a clamp, a screw and / or a Velcro strip.

The container holder and the rollator holder can in particular be designed as a unit and connected to one another. The connection can be rigid or articulated.

According to a further embodiment, the rollator holder comprises a clasp for clasping a bench of a rollator. To securely attach the bracket to the rollator, the rollator's bench can be clasped. The clasping can be fixed, for example, by means of a screw and / or clamping device.

In particular, the fixation can take place without tools. For this purpose, for example, the heads of the screws and / or clamps can consist of enlarged and correspondingly shaped, for example wing-shaped or star-shaped, components. The components can in particular have a material with increased friction and / or corrugations or notches. The hold when loosening or fastening is improved.

It is advantageous, for example, that the rollator itself does not have to be modified when it is attached to the seat bench of the rollator. This can save costs.

According to a further embodiment, the holding device, in particular the container holder and / or the rollator holder, is designed to be height-adjustable.

The height of the container in the urinating position can thus be adjusted to the individual height of the user.

The height adjustment can be made in stages, for example using a predetermined grid, or continuously, e.g. by clamping and / or screwing.

The height can also be adjusted by adjusting the angle of inclination.

If a rollator is converted, a new cross strut can also be used there. The cross strut can form part of the rollator bracket. For example, a height adjustment can be provided in the area of the longitudinal struts.

The invention also relates to a system with a holding device according to the invention and a container for receiving urine.

According to one embodiment, the container has a urinating opening, in particular with a, preferably hinged, pluggable or screwable lid.

The urination opening in particular has a diameter of at least 10 cm, 15 cm, 20 cm, 25 cm or 30 cm. The diameter can be round, oval or angular, in particular rectangular.

The larger the diameter, the easier it is for the user to urinate.

In order to prevent urine from running out of the container or sloshing out, the urinating opening can preferably have a lid. This can e.g. be foldable or pluggable. The lid can thus be opened and closed in a simple manner.

Alternatively, the lid can also be screwed onto the container in order to releasably close the urinating opening.

Alternatively or additionally, the container can have a pouring opening. In principle, the urine can also be poured out of the urination opening. However, it is more convenient and / or more hygienic if the container has a further opening as a pouring opening in addition to the urinating opening.

The pouring opening can also be closed with a lid of the aforementioned type.

The diameter of the pouring opening can be round, oval or angular, in particular rectangular. The diameter of the pouring opening is preferably smaller than the diameter of the urinating opening.

The area of the pouring opening can in particular be designed like a beak or trunk in order to facilitate pouring.

In particular, the container can have a handle, for example a handle. The container can be safely removed from the container holder using the handle. The handle can be hollow inside and serve as a reservoir for a liquid.

The container holder can preferably attack the handle. In this way, the container can, in particular additionally, be connected to the container holder.

The invention also relates to a rollator with a holding device according to the invention or with a system according to the invention.

According to one embodiment, the rollator comprises a spacer which is designed to define a distance between the rollator and a toilet. The spacer can in particular be fastened, e.g. clamped, pinned and / or screwed to a cross connection, e.g. cross strut or bench, of the rollator.

This makes it much easier for the user to position the rollator exactly relative to the toilet. Uncleanliness when emptying the container, for example if the rollator is not positioned exactly in such a way that the liquid contained in the container flows completely into the toilet when it is tipped out in the pouring position, can thus be avoided.

To reduce this risk, a spacer positioned at the front of the rollator can be provided. The spacer can in particular protrude forward.

In particular, the spacer can comprise a bracket, a rod and / or a plate.

The spacer is preferably adapted to the spatial conditions of the toilet and / or to the shape of the toilet bowl itself. For example, the spacer can be shaped in a semicircular inward in the direction of the rollator. Through a corresponding contact between the spacer of the rollator and the toilet bowl the rollator is held at a suitable distance for emptying.

All aspects, embodiments and features of the invention described here can be combined with one another, in particular also detached from the specific embodiment in the context of which they are mentioned. In particular, all subjects of the dependent claims can be combined with one another and with each subject of the independent claims.

• 1 eine Perspektivansicht einer ersten Ausführungsform eines Rollators,
• 2 eine Perspektivansicht einer zweiten Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Rollators,
• 3 eine Detailansicht des Rollators gemäß 2,
• 4 eine Perspektivansicht einer dritten Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Rollators in einer Urinierposition, und
• 5 eine Perspektivansicht des Rollators gemäß 4 in einer Ausgießposition.

The invention is described below by way of example with reference to the drawings. Show it:

• 1 a perspective view of a first embodiment of a rollator,
• 2 a perspective view of a second embodiment of a rollator according to the invention,
• 3 a detailed view of the rollator according to 2 ,
• 4th a perspective view of a third embodiment of a rollator according to the invention in a urinating position, and
• 5 a perspective view of the rollator according to 4th in a pouring position.

First of all, it should be noted that the embodiments shown are purely exemplary in nature. The features of one embodiment can also be combined as desired with features of another embodiment.

If a figure contains a reference number which is not explained in the directly associated descriptive text, reference is made to the corresponding preceding or subsequent explanations in the description of the figures. The same reference numerals are used for the same or comparable components in the figures and these are not explained again.

1 shows a rollator with a holding device 10 for a container 12th . The container 12th has a lid 13th on, which can be screwed on or foldable.

The container 12th is detachable with a container holder 14th tied together.

The holding device 10 is by means of a rollator bracket 16 on a cross brace 26th attached to the rollator. A conventional rollator can thus be retrofitted.

The rollator has an optional bench 30th as well as two rollator brakes 28 on.

The user can first use the rollator brakes 28 actuate. After opening the lid 13th can this in the container 12th urinate.

The container 12th can then be removed from the container holder 14th removed and emptied into a toilet, for example.

In the embodiment shown in 2 shown is the holding device 10 by means of a clasp 20th detachable on the bench 30th attached. The clutch 20th can with a screwing device 17th be attached.

Even conventional rollators can thus be equipped with a holding device 10 for a container 12th can be retrofitted.

The container 12th has a urinating opening 22nd and a pouring opening 24 on.

3 shows a detailed view of the in 2 shown holding device 10 . The container 12th includes next to the urination opening 22nd and the pouring opening 24 also a handle 25th . Also on the handle 25th can the container 12th if necessary additionally secured.

The container holder 14th can have a tongue and groove connection 18th with the rollator bracket 16 be releasably connected.

Thanks to the tongue and groove connection 16 becomes easy removal of the container 12th enables. The height can also be adapted to the needs of a user.

Optionally, the angle of inclination of the container can also be used 12th by means of a swivel device 36 adjusted.

In the embodiment shown in 4th shown is the bench 30th dismantled and replaced by a specially made cross brace 27 replaced.

The cross brace 27 can preferably be below the level of the bench 30th be arranged.

In particular, the cross brace 26th height adjustable on longitudinal struts 32 attached to the rollator.

The height and inclination of the container 12th can be adapted to the needs of the user.

The container 12th is in a predominantly vertical urination position. The container can also 12th be inclined slightly towards the user. It is important, however, that the container 12th is in such a position as to prevent leakage.

To avoid this, a stopper can be used 34 , e.g. a screw, on the bottom of the container 12th or on the cross strut 26th be provided. In the urinating position, the stopper 34 on the cross brace 26th or the container 12th attacks.

In 5 is the container 12th tilted forward into a pouring position. The container 12th is in this case in an essentially horizontal or downward-facing position.

To urinate, the user first applies the rollator brakes 28 in order to prevent the rollator from driving away or slipping away. Then - if available - the lid 13th the urination opening 22nd of the container 12th opened.

While urinating, the user holds securely to the handles above the rollator brakes 28 firmly with both hands.

Then the lid 13th of the container 12th getting closed.

The rollator brakes 28 can now be loosened so that the rollator can, for example, be moved to a toilet and around the container 12th to drain.

Once the user has reached the toilet, the rollator brakes can be used 28 be fixed. Through the swivel device 36 can the container 12th be tipped forward to a pouring position, causing the urine to flow into the toilet.

List of reference symbols

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Holding device

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container

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lid

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Container holder

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Rollator bracket

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Screwing device

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Tongue and groove connection

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Embrace

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Urinating opening

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Pouring opening

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Grab handle

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Cross brace

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Cross brace

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Rollator brake

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Bench

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Longitudinal strut

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Stopper

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Swivel device

Claims (10)

A holding device (10) for a container (12) for receiving urine, comprising a container holder (14) for holding the container (12), and a rollator holder (16) for fastening the holding device (10) to a rollator, wherein the container holder (14) can be pivoted relative to the rollator holder (16), whereby an angle of inclination can be adjusted and the container (12) can be fixed in a desired urinating position. Holding device (10) Claim 1 , characterized in that the container holder (14) comprises a hanging, Velcro, clamping, plugging, latching and / or screwing device (18) for at least temporarily holding the container (12). Holding device (10) Claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that the rollator holder (16) comprises a hanging, Velcro, clamping, plugging, latching and / or screwing device (17) for at least temporarily attaching the holding device (10) to the rollator. Holding device (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rollator holder (16) comprises a clasp (20) for clasping a bench (30) of a rollator. Holding device (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding device (10) is designed to be height-adjustable. System with a holding device (10) according to one of the preceding claims and a container (12) for receiving urine. System according to Claim 6 , characterized in that the container (12) has a urinating opening (22) with a lid and / or a pouring opening (24). Rollator with a holding device (10) according to one of the Claims 1 until 5 . Rollator with a system according to Claim 6 or 7th . Rollator after Claim 8 or 9 , characterized in that the rollator has a Comprises spacer which is designed to define a distance between the rollator and a toilet.

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