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US3603366A
US3603366A US833927A US3603366DA US3603366A US 3603366 A US3603366 A US 3603366A US 833927 A US833927 A US 833927A US 3603366D A US3603366D A US 3603366DA US 3603366 A US3603366 A US 3603366A
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G9/00—Bed-pans, urinals or other sanitary devices for bed-ridden persons; Cleaning devices therefor, e.g. combined with toilet-urinals
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    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/44—Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge; Portable urination aids; Colostomy devices
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    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • COLLAPSIBLE DRAINAGE BOTTLE Drainage bottles made of flexible plastic materials are frequently used in hospitals to collect drainage fluids from body cavities as in the case of urinary drainage. Such bottles may rest on the floor or be suspended from a side rail of a bed. It is desirable to have a collapsible container, for economy of space in storage or shipment while having adequate capacity, in use, so that frequent emptying or replacement is not needed.
  • the present invention relates to a plastic bottle in which the bottom half is square with vertical sidewalls, and the top half is slightly pyramidal with its base connected to the bottom half by a narrow horizontal shelf, the bottom half being somewhat stiffer than the upper portions and the relative sizes being such that the walls of the top half can be turned inside out as it collapses into the bottom half.
  • FIG. I represents a side elevation of the bottle in expanded position, parts being cut away and in section;
  • FIG. 2 represents a top plan view of the bottle, expanded as in FIG. 1:
  • FIG. 3 represents a side elevation of the bottle in collapsed position
  • FIG. 4 represents a top plan view of the bottle, collapsed as in FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 5 represents a vertical section on the line V--V of FIG. 4,
  • FIG. 6 represents a detail side elevation of the bottom portion of the bottle, viewed from the opposite side as compared to FIGS. l and 3.
  • the bottle is shown as having a lower portion 1 of approximately square shape in plan view with flat vertical sidewalls 2 and a stepped bottom, about twothirds of which (3) lies at a lower level and one-third (4) at a higher level, the said levels being connected by the vertical wall 5.
  • the bottom steps slant slightly downward toward the region of the wall 5.
  • the material in the lower portion 1 is thick enough to give this portion some dimensional stability; the sidewalls 2 and bottom 3, 4, 5 are somewhat flexible but not readily bent.
  • the upper portion 7 is of pyramidal form, its bottom edge 8 lying within the upper edge 9 of the portion 1 and being connected thereto by a thin web 10.
  • the sides 11 of the upper portion are also thin and easily bent, while the top wall 12 is stiffer.
  • An inlet connection nipple 13 is molded integrally with the top wall and an air vent 14 (adapted to receive filtering material) is provided adjacent the nipple I3. Since drainage bottles of this type may be suspended from a bed rail or carried by ambulatory patients, a pair of handles I5 may conveniently be molded in the upper wall each side of the air vent and inlet nipple.
  • the outlet spout 6 is normally provided with an outlet tube, closed by a clamp, and one end of the bottom step is shown (FIG. 6) recessed at 17 with a tube storage cap 18 molded into the side of the recess to receive the free end of the outlet tube when it is not being used to empty the bottle.
  • the bottle In use the bottle may be suspended by the handles 15 or placed on a supporting surface (e.g., floor), a drainage tube from the patient is connected to the inlet nipple I3 and liquid is permitted to drain into the bottle. If the bottle is collapsed, the rising level of liquid will float the collapsed portion up to its expanded position; if the bottle has been pulled out to expanded position the liquid merely enters and collects in the usual manner. In either event air from within the bottle is vented as required through the filter air vent I4. Whenever necessary the contents of the bottle can be removed through the outlet spout 6.
  • a drainage tube from the patient is connected to the inlet nipple I3 and liquid is permitted to drain into the bottle. If the bottle is collapsed, the rising level of liquid will float the collapsed portion up to its expanded position; if the bottle has been pulled out to expanded position the liquid merely enters and collects in the usual manner. In either event air from within the bottle is vented as required through the filter air vent I4. Whenever necessary the contents
  • the bottle described above may conveniently be made by blow molding of a thermoplastic material such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride or polyurethane.
  • a collapsible container for liquids comprising a lower portion having a bottom and upstanding sidewalls, an upper portion having a top and downwardly extending sidewalls and being provided with a drainage inlet, the respective upstanding and downwardly extending sidewalls being joined along a line intermediate the bottom and the top, a narrow substantially horizontal web forming the connection between the respective sidewalls, and the downwardly extending walls being foldable approximately around said line to lie inside the upstanding walls with the top adjacent the bottom, the bottom being stepped to lie in two planes and being provided with a drainage spout disposed above one of said planes and below the other plane.
  • a collapsible container according to claim I in which the height of the downwardly extending sidewalls is less than the height of the upstanding sidewalls.
  • a collapsible container according to claim I in which the container is formed of a thermoplastic material the thickness of the material in the lower portion being greater than the thickness of the downwardly extending walls.
  • a collapsible container according to claim I wherein the top and the downwardly extending walls are adapted, when the container is collapsed with the top adjacent the bottom, to be returned automatically to the extended position as liquid accumulates in the container.

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A bedside drainage bottle so constructed that the upper half, including an inlet connection, can be telescoped or collapsed into the lower half to constitute a tray in which tubing or other articles may be placed or stored, the upper half rising readily to expanded position to accommodate liquid drained into the bottle. An air vent may be provided in the top and a closable outlet may be provided in the bottom.

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United States Patent [1113 5033 [72] Inventors PeterJ.Albizati [56] References Cited Myersvillfl UNITED STATES PATENTS Samson Asin Westfield' Alfred B. Beers 2.950.029 8 1960 W t d .1 150 5 X New Providence; Thomas A. Child. Basking ms ea 3,312,221 4/1967 Overment 128/275 5'15: Madmm 3,319,684 5/1967 Calhoun 128/272 X [21] Appl No. 833,927 FOREIGN PATIENTS [22] Filed June 17, 1969 1,504,736 /1967 France i. ISO/0.5 Pa d S t, 7 1971 599,766 3/1948 Great Britain 220/drans 1 Assign Primary Examiner-George E. Lowrance Murray Attorney-W. Saxton Seward [54] COLLAPSIBLE DRAINAGE BOTTLE ABSTRACT: A bedside drainage bottle so constructed that 4 CIaImSG Drawmg Figs the upper half, including an inlet connection, can be [52] US. Cl .1 ISO/0.5, telescoped or collapsed into the lower half to constitute a tray 128/275, 215/1 C in which tubing or other articles may be placed or stored. the
[51] Int. Cl 865d l/02, upper half rising readily to expanded position to accom- A6lj 1/00 modate liquid drained into the bottle. An air vent may be pro- Field of Search /.5; vided in the top and a closable outlet may be provided in the 215/1 C; 128/272, 275 bottom.
PATENTED SEP 7 ISYI FIG.3
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COLLAPSIBLE DRAINAGE BOTTLE Drainage bottles made of flexible plastic materials are frequently used in hospitals to collect drainage fluids from body cavities as in the case of urinary drainage. Such bottles may rest on the floor or be suspended from a side rail of a bed. It is desirable to have a collapsible container, for economy of space in storage or shipment while having adequate capacity, in use, so that frequent emptying or replacement is not needed.
The present invention relates to a plastic bottle in which the bottom half is square with vertical sidewalls, and the top half is slightly pyramidal with its base connected to the bottom half by a narrow horizontal shelf, the bottom half being somewhat stiffer than the upper portions and the relative sizes being such that the walls of the top half can be turned inside out as it collapses into the bottom half.
A practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein:
FIG. I represents a side elevation of the bottle in expanded position, parts being cut away and in section;
FIG. 2 represents a top plan view of the bottle, expanded as in FIG. 1:
FIG. 3 represents a side elevation of the bottle in collapsed position;
FIG. 4 represents a top plan view of the bottle, collapsed as in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 represents a vertical section on the line V--V of FIG. 4, and
FIG. 6 represents a detail side elevation of the bottom portion of the bottle, viewed from the opposite side as compared to FIGS. l and 3.
Referring to the drawing, the bottle is shown as having a lower portion 1 of approximately square shape in plan view with flat vertical sidewalls 2 and a stepped bottom, about twothirds of which (3) lies at a lower level and one-third (4) at a higher level, the said levels being connected by the vertical wall 5. To facilitate drainage through the outlet spout 6, extending horizontally from the wall 5 in a middle vertical plane of the bottle, the bottom steps slant slightly downward toward the region of the wall 5. As shown in FIGS. I and 5, the material in the lower portion 1 is thick enough to give this portion some dimensional stability; the sidewalls 2 and bottom 3, 4, 5 are somewhat flexible but not readily bent.
The upper portion 7 is of pyramidal form, its bottom edge 8 lying within the upper edge 9 of the portion 1 and being connected thereto by a thin web 10. The sides 11 of the upper portion are also thin and easily bent, while the top wall 12 is stiffer. An inlet connection nipple 13 is molded integrally with the top wall and an air vent 14 (adapted to receive filtering material) is provided adjacent the nipple I3. Since drainage bottles of this type may be suspended from a bed rail or carried by ambulatory patients, a pair of handles I5 may conveniently be molded in the upper wall each side of the air vent and inlet nipple.
It is not economically practical to store and ship drainage bottles in the expanded position shown in FIG. I and the present bottle is accordingly designed to be collapsed (FIGS. 3, 4 and 5) to about half its expanded size by pushing the top wall down into the bottom portion, the sides 11 thus being turned inside out as they fold downward along the line of the web 10. This operation has the added advantage of forming a tray, in the space 16, within which a drainage tube may be coiled or other accessories placed.
The outlet spout 6 is normally provided with an outlet tube, closed by a clamp, and one end of the bottom step is shown (FIG. 6) recessed at 17 with a tube storage cap 18 molded into the side of the recess to receive the free end of the outlet tube when it is not being used to empty the bottle.
In use the bottle may be suspended by the handles 15 or placed on a supporting surface (e.g., floor), a drainage tube from the patient is connected to the inlet nipple I3 and liquid is permitted to drain into the bottle. If the bottle is collapsed, the rising level of liquid will float the collapsed portion up to its expanded position; if the bottle has been pulled out to expanded position the liquid merely enters and collects in the usual manner. In either event air from within the bottle is vented as required through the filter air vent I4. Whenever necessary the contents of the bottle can be removed through the outlet spout 6.
The bottle described above may conveniently be made by blow molding of a thermoplastic material such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride or polyurethane.
What We claim is:
l. A collapsible container for liquids comprising a lower portion having a bottom and upstanding sidewalls, an upper portion having a top and downwardly extending sidewalls and being provided with a drainage inlet, the respective upstanding and downwardly extending sidewalls being joined along a line intermediate the bottom and the top, a narrow substantially horizontal web forming the connection between the respective sidewalls, and the downwardly extending walls being foldable approximately around said line to lie inside the upstanding walls with the top adjacent the bottom, the bottom being stepped to lie in two planes and being provided with a drainage spout disposed above one of said planes and below the other plane.
2. A collapsible container according to claim I in which the height of the downwardly extending sidewalls is less than the height of the upstanding sidewalls.
3. A collapsible container according to claim I in which the container is formed of a thermoplastic material the thickness of the material in the lower portion being greater than the thickness of the downwardly extending walls.
4. A collapsible container according to claim I wherein the top and the downwardly extending walls are adapted, when the container is collapsed with the top adjacent the bottom, to be returned automatically to the extended position as liquid accumulates in the container.

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1. A collapsible container for liquids comprising a lower portion having a bottom and upstanding sidewalls, an upper portion having a top and downwardly extending sidewalls and being provided with a drainage inlet, the respective upstanding and downwardly extending sidewalls being joined along a line intermediate the bottom and the top, a narrow substantially horizontal web forming the connection between the respective sidewalls, and the downwardly extending walls being foldable approximately around said line to lie inside the upstanding walls with the top adjacent the bottom, the bottom being stepped to lie in two planes and being provided with a drainage spout disposed above one of said planes and below the other plane.
2. A collapsible container according to claim 1 in which the height of the downwardly extending sidewalls is less than the height of the upstanding sidewalls.
3. A collapsible container according to claim 1 in which the container is formed of a thermoplastic material the thickness of the material in the lower portion being greater than the thickness of the downwardly extending walls.
4. A collapsible container according to claim 1 wherein the top and the downwardly extending walls are adapted, when the container is collapsed with the top adjacent the bottom, to be returned automatically to the extended position as liquid accumulates in the container.
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