JPH0337620Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] The present invention relates to a collapsible urine collection device for women, particularly a collapsible urine collection device suitable for use by women who have difficulty bending at the waist to relieve themselves. .

[Prior Art] Urination is extremely difficult for women with lower back or knee disorders such as hip arthritis, hip dislocation, polio, femur fracture, rheumatoid arthritis, and the like. People with these disorders do not have to be bedridden and can walk by wearing appropriate equipment if necessary, but it is very difficult to bend at the waist, making it easy to even use a Western-style toilet. Not.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, a strain bottle has been used for urinating by people with physical disabilities, and this bottle has a shape as shown in FIG. The urination bottle 31 has a substantially elliptical opening 33 projecting upward from the front of the main body 32, and is adapted to be used for urinating by bringing the opening 33 close to the body.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, since the opening 33 of the strainer bottle is approximately elliptical, even if an attempt is made to make it fit closely against the body, it will not necessarily work well due to the structure of the body. Therefore, some of the urine inevitably leaks to the outside from the opening 3.
Also, since it is difficult to bend at the waist, many people have no choice but to urinate while standing.
2 is so wide that it is almost impossible to use the bottle while standing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a collapsible urine collection device for women who have difficulty bending over to relieve themselves.

In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a collapsible female urine collection device that is suitable for such women to urinate while standing and is convenient to carry.

[Means for solving the problem] In view of the above objectives, as a result of intensive research, we have reduced the overall width of the urine collection device and shaped the top opening so that it fits tightly against the body during use, thereby completely preventing leakage. We came up with the idea of this invention after discovering that the urine collection device can be easily urinated without having to urinate, and that by making the body of the urine collection device out of a collapsible material, it can be folded so that it is not bulky when carried.

That is, the collapsible female urinary collection device of the present invention has a relatively narrow shape with an opening at the upper end, and the opening is configured such that the entire edge of the opening comes into close contact with the body during use. The urine collection device is characterized by having a concave curve in the front-rear direction, the front part being slightly higher than the rear part, and creases being formed at each edge of the urine collection device body.

[Example] The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the foldable female urine collection device of the present invention. This urine collection device 1 has a narrow truncated pyramid shape and has an opening 2 at the upper end. Further, the main body 3 includes both side walls 4, 4, a front wall 5, and a rear wall 6. The opening 2 has a pair of side edges 7, 7',
It consists of a leading edge 8 and a trailing edge 9. A pair of side edges 7, 7'
is concavely curved and the leading edge 8 is somewhat higher than the trailing edge 9. Therefore, these edges 7,
The opening 2 formed by 7', 8, and 9 has a shape that fits closely against a woman's body during use. This state of curvature of the opening 2 is best shown in FIG. Due to the female body shape characteristics, the anteroposterior length of the opening 2 (the length of the side walls 7, 7') must be long enough to completely cover the pubic cleft during use, and the opening The width of the portion 2 (the length of the front and rear walls 8, 9) needs to be long enough to laterally cover the cleft between the thighs. Since a woman's physique differs depending on her age, etc., choose an appropriate size to fit the user's body.

The distance between the side walls 4, 4 gradually widens as one goes downward. This corresponds to the fact that the distance between the thighs gradually increases downward during use.

Alternatively, it is preferable that the bottom portion 10 is flat so that the device can be placed without falling over after use.

Further, a pair of handles 12 are attached to the front wall 5 via attachment portions 11. This helps to keep the urine collection device 1 in close contact with the body during urination.

Each side of the main body 3 (both side walls 4, 4, front wall 5, and rear wall 6) is made of a sufficiently strong sheet, and each edge is formed with a crease so that it can be bent freely. By way of example, it is preferred that the entire body 3 is made of cardboard lined with plastic film, with a somewhat wider crease at each edge. The cardboard is sufficiently strong so that the outer shape of the urine collection container does not change even when it is filled with urine. Furthermore, once the cardboard is folded, it tends to maintain its original state. Since the shape of the side walls 4, 4 is not rectangular but trapezoidal, it is necessary to increase the width of the fold or to make the fold line multiple to make folding easier. Of course, the cardboard may also be covered with a plastic film on the outside.

The attachment part 11 can also be made of cardboard lined with plastic film.
In that case, the bonding may be simply carried out by thermocompression bonding to the main body 3. The handles 12, 12 protrude from both sides of the attachment part 11, and are bent and held together at the time of use.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment. In this example, the attachment part 11 is joined to the side walls 4,4. In this case as well, the urine collector is held by holding both handles 12, 12 together. In this example, the handle 12,1
Since the side walls 4, 4 are also held while the main body 2 is held, the outer shape of the main body 3 is firmly held.

The handle attachment device can be configured in various other ways. For example, a joint part of the cardboard of the main body 3 may be provided on the front wall 5, and a handle may be attached to the joint part.

The bottom 10 should be made of a flexible material in folding relation. Plastic sheets are preferred for this purpose and may be thermally bonded to a cardboard backing of plastic film. Furthermore, if the plastic film is made sufficiently strong, it may be used as the bottom part 10 as is.

When using the female urine collection device 1, since it is difficult to bend the waist, the urine collection device 1 is inserted between the thighs while standing and brought into close contact with the body so that the opening 2 sufficiently covers the genital cleft. Therefore, there is no need to worry about leakage from the urine collection device even if urine is passed around later.

Although the female urinary collection device of the present invention has been described based on the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto.

If the collapsible female urine collection device of the present invention is available in various sizes, women of any physique, age, or urine volume can select an appropriate size.

[Effects of the Invention] The foldable female urinary collection device of the present invention has the above-mentioned structure and thus has the following effects.

(1) The width is narrow, the opening is curved concavely, and the front part is slightly higher than the rear part, so when used, it fits tightly against the body to completely cover the slit, and there is no need for urine to leak. There is no allocation.

(2) Because it is narrow, it can be used while standing without having to bend your back, making it easy to relieve yourself at home or when you go out.

(3) Since it is foldable, you can easily carry as many urine collection containers as needed when going out.

(4) By forming the urine collection device body from cardboard lined with plastic film, the manufacturing cost is reduced and it can be made disposable.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a collapsible female urine collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the collapsible female urine collection device of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a collapsible female urine collection device according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional urinal bottle. 1...Foldable female urine collection device, 2...Opening, 3...Main body, 4...Side wall, 5...Front wall, 6
...Rear wall, 7,7'...Side edge, 8...Front edge, 9...
... Trailing edge, 10 ... Bottom, 11 ... Mounting part, 1
2...Handle.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) An integrated female urine collection device having a truncated pyramid shape with a narrow width and an opening extending over the entire upper end, the device having the shape of a truncated pyramid with a narrow width, and which has an opening extending over the entire upper end; The opening is concavely curved in the front-rear direction so that the entire edge substantially comes into close contact with the body;
A collapsible female urine collection device, characterized in that the front of the opening is somewhat higher than the rear, and creases are formed on each ridge of the urine collection device body. (2) A collapsible female urine collection device according to claim 1, wherein the bottom portion is made of a flexible material. (3) In the collapsible female urinary collection device set forth in paragraph 1 or 2 of the claims for utility model registration,
A collapsible female urine collection device, characterized in that the width of the urine collection device gradually increases from top to bottom. (4) The collapsible female urine collection device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 of the claims for registration as a utility model, characterized in that a pair of handles are joined to the front wall via an attachment part. A collapsible female urine collection device. (5) The collapsible female urine collection device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a handle is joined to each of the side walls via an attachment part. A collapsible female urine collection device. (6) A collapsible female urine collection device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the urine collection device body is made of cardboard lined with plastic. A flexible urine collection device for women.