US3725962A - Safety urinal - Google Patents

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US3725962A
US3725962A US00079944A US3725962DA US3725962A US 3725962 A US3725962 A US 3725962A US 00079944 A US00079944 A US 00079944A US 3725962D A US3725962D A US 3725962DA US 3725962 A US3725962 A US 3725962A
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  • ABSTRACT A urinal comprising a container and a hollow member having one end communicating with an opening in the container and an opposite end within the container.
  • the member provides a passage for urine into the container and the arrangement is such that when the urinal is filled to its normal level it cannot be drained through the hollow member; it can be drained only after at least a portion thereof is appropriately destroyed.
  • Known articles of this type include a flat-bottomhollow body on top of which rests an inclined filling neck.
  • the upper end of this neck forms a receiver means adapted for use by males or females.
  • urinals are made of heavy brittle transparent glass or of thick translucent plastic material assuming adoubtful shade after some time of use.
  • Others have opaque walls (of stainless steel, and the like) that do not permit visual examination of their contents. They are robust and not cheap. They are designed so that their contents may be emptied out and so that they may be reused. They require careful cleaning each time they are emptied so as to be free from odor and not to constitute a potential contaminating hazard in hospital environment. They tend to slip on the bed sheets. They cannot be seen in the dark.
  • a urinal comprising a container and a hollow member having one end communicating with an opening in the container and an opposite end within the container, said member providing a passage for urine into the container, the arrangement being such that when the urinal is filled to its normal level it cannot be drained through the hollow member.
  • a disposable safety urinal according to the invention can be emptied of its normal contents only after at least a portion thereof is destroyed so that it is no longer liquid-tight. Thus, the urinal cannot be passed off for new after it has been used once. Whenever it is full, it has to be replaced with a new one.
  • a urinal according to the invention guarantees strict hygiene, exhibits an ongoing appearance since it has never been used, is odorless and does not require cleaning after use since it is intended to be disposed of.
  • the urinal will be of light weight and its underneath surface may, if desired, be provided withmeans for improving the steadiness and stability of the urinal on a bed sheet.
  • the walls of a urinal according to the invention are designed to prevent the proliferation of bacteriae deposited thereon and to be visible to the users in the dark.
  • the invention contemplates a urinal which is readily found and/or has a readily ascertainable filling level; the urinal walls may be transparent or translucent.
  • the urinal walls may be brittle or permit only draining outlets impossible to be restoppered by the user or may be at least partly soluble under certain conditions.
  • the container or body of the urinal may have thin walls stiffened by means of ribs, some of which may be used to grip the urinal.
  • the container or body may be produced in particular by injection and blowing,'or by a combined extrusion and blowing. operation using a plastic material suchas transparent polyvinyl chloride, whether or not shockresistant, or a soluble material such as molded collagen.
  • collagen is-a complex protein which constitutes the intercellular substance of the connective tissue which. after suitable extraction and processing, may be molded or formed by any other method.
  • Collagen is typically dissolved in hot water and this is the reason why it may be used most advantageously for the manufacture of a urinal according to the invention'The hollow member, which preferably is a funnel, may be molded.
  • the urinal may be made of specially sized or coated cardboard, combustible and/or biodegradable for example.
  • the urinal is preferably protected by a more. rigid container.
  • the hollow member or funnel referred to above may be attached to an inclined neck of the container or body in any suitable manner.
  • there may be provided flangesaround the free edge of the neck and around the enlarged end of the hollow member or funnel, respectively, and a collar may be crimped on to the flanges to hold them tightly against each other.
  • the collar may be destructible for the purpose of emptying the urinal.
  • the hollow member or funnel can be removed, the urinal will cease to be liquid-tight and can be emptied.
  • member or funnel may be attached to the neck by an irreversible force-fit connection.
  • a groove is preferably provided inside the neck, the profile of the groove being such as to provide an irreversible fit with the hollow member or funnel.
  • Said opposite end of the hollow member or the narrower end of the funnel opens preferably at the center of the container or body of the urinal; when the urinal is substantially horizontal, urine flows by gravity through the hollow member or funnel because of the orientation given thereto for thispurpose. in this way, the urinal may be filled up to its maximum normal level which is slightly below the opening of saidopposite end of the hollow member or of the narrower end of the funnel. To avoid use of an auxiliary conduit, the crosssectional area or diameter of this opening is selected so that any excess air in the urinal may escape countercurrently to the direction of flow of the urine. With the urinal filled to its maximum normal level, it is undrainable no matter how it is turned or what position it has, even if it is turned upside down.
  • the urinal mustbe disposed of full or its liquid-tightness impaired to be drained.
  • the liquid-tightness can be broken and the urinal drained by tearing off the collar.
  • the hollow member or funnel is then no longer integral with the end of the inclined neck of the container or body and there is then provided a drain-neck on which it is impossible for theuser or owner of the urinal to fit a newhollow member or funnel as the user or owner will not possess the necessa ry manufacturing capability.
  • Another procedure to drain the urinal comprises destroying. such asby tearing, a capsule sealed by sticking or crimping on a drain the hollow aperture in the wall of the urinal.
  • a portion bounded by a region or line of weakness may be cut out from the wall of the container or body with a cutting tool. Said portion may be provided with an integral outwardly directed tongue to facilitate tearing off or removal. It is also possible to provide a wart-like projection extending outwards from the wall of the urinal which projection may be cut to form an opening serving as a drain-neck.
  • the urinal When constructed of brittle material, the urinal may be drained by breaking off at least a portion thereof.
  • both container and contents may be disposed of by immersion in hot water.
  • the outer surface of the wall of the urinal may be grained or irregular.
  • a suggested material for the urinal wall is one which includes no adhesive base; it is contemplated that the wall be not made of an anti-adhesive material but that it may contain anti-adhesive substances such as silicones, camphor, paraffin, waxes, and the like, which will prevent strong tight sealing of a'drain hole with, for example, adhesive tape.
  • the capsule-type opening and the wart-like projection have preferably non-circularcross-sections to prevent sealing by means of a common cork.
  • the tongue, wartlike projection and capsule-type opening are advantageously located in the side wall below the maximum filling level.
  • the underneath surface of the base of the urinal is coated with an adhesive. material capable of adhering to the bed sheets after removal of a protective paraffin coated sheet.
  • This safety adhesive base may also be adhered to a thin heavy sole-piece (e.g., of lead, etc.) which would impart steadiness and stability to the otherwise lightweight urinal on the bed sheets.
  • the wall of a safety urinal according to the invention may contain from 0.01 to percent by weight of a bactericidal material such as Thymol (l-methyl-3- hydroxy-4-isopropylbenzene) included during manufacture for the purpose of'destroying the bacteriae deposited on the surface of the urinal.
  • a bactericidal material such as Thymol (l-methyl-3- hydroxy-4-isopropylbenzene) included during manufacture for the purpose of'destroying the bacteriae deposited on the surface of the urinal.
  • the wall may also contain from 0.01 to percent by weight of a phosphorogeneous material, made radioactive or not, such as calcium or zinc sulphide which restores slowly in the dark, in the form of luminescence, the energy previously imparted thereto.
  • a phosphorogeneous material made radioactive or not, such as calcium or zinc sulphide which restores slowly in the dark, in the form of luminescence, the energy previously imparted thereto.
  • a phosphorogeneous material made radioactive or not, such as calcium or zinc sulphide which restores slowly in the dark, in the form of luminescence, the energy previously imparted thereto.
  • a phosphorogeneous material made radioactive or not, such as calcium or zinc sulphide which restores slowly in the dark, in the form of luminescence, the energy previously imparted thereto.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 are cross-sectional views, partly broken away, of two embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a first embodiment of a safety urinal, disposable after use, according to the present invention. It comprises a container or body I of translucent polyethylene, for example, having an inclined neck 2 ending in a flange 3 against which bears flange 4 parent polyvinyl chloride, for example.
  • the flanges 3 of a hollow member in the form of a funnel 5 of transand 4 are secured together by crimping around their body 11 in transparent polyvinyl chloride for example having a tapered neck 12 in which a hollow member in the form of a funnel 13 made of polystyrene, for example, is introduced by force-fitting.
  • the circular edge 14 of funnel 13 is elastically irreversibly engaged and set in a corresponding circular internal groove 15 of body 11.
  • the disposable safety urinal according to the invention may be used by any bed-ridden patient.
  • it offers to them and to hospital personnel the advantage of being always odorless, of having an ongoing appearance and of requiring no cleaning.
  • After use it is impossible to mistake the urinal for a new apparatus. After it has been drained once, it has no longer the liquid-tightness which it had when new.
  • It is believed to be the only article of this type which offers total sanitary guarantee to bed-ridden patients since, in particular, it is technically impossible for hospital personnel to pass off as new such a urinal which has already been used. It can be made stable. It can be made visible in the dark.
  • One or more components of a urinal according to the invention may be made of a material which is destructible, cuttable, frayible, combustible, biodegradable, or soluble under certain conditions.
  • a urinal comprising:
  • a container having a single opening portion thereb. a hollow urine receiving and conducting member having one of its ends connected to said opening portion and its other end located within the container, said member providing a passage for the ingress of urine into the container, said hollow member being positioned with respect to the container such that when the container is filled with urine to a predetermined level, the urine inside the container cannot drain out through the hollow member; and
  • an easily and permanently destructible means on i said urinal for providing a permanent recloseable opening for drainage of the urine collected therein and for preventing the re-use of the container.
  • connecting 1 means are provided for assuring connection between said opening portion of the container and said one end of the hollow member, said connecting means comprising:
  • a urinal according to claim 1 wherein connecting means are provided for assuring said connection between said opening portion of the container and said one end of the hollow member, said connecting means being of the force-fit, irreversible type.
  • a urinal according to claim 3, wherein said connecting means comprises:
  • a urinal according to claim 3, wherein said connecting means comprises:
  • a urinal according to claim 3, wherein said connecting means comprises a shoulder formed by a groove made on the container, said shoulder, being in engagement with said one end of the hollow member.
  • a urinal according to claim 1 wherein the outer surface of the said container is granulated to prevent stoppering of a damaged part.
  • a urinal according to claim 1 wherein the outer surface of the said container is provided with a non-adhesive material to prevent stoppering of a damaged destructible means is located below said predetermined filling level of the urinal.

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FR7027705A FR2101283A6 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1970-07-28 1970-07-28
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US4045828A (en) * 1976-02-06 1977-09-06 Burnham Emily A Female urinal apparatus
US4091476A (en) * 1974-09-27 1978-05-30 Deburgh Ray Portable male urinal
US4121306A (en) * 1977-04-15 1978-10-24 Bringman Bernard B Urinal
USD297462S (en) 1986-02-19 1988-08-30 Jung Corporation Urinal bottle
US5839123A (en) * 1997-09-30 1998-11-24 Dunham, Sr.; David J. Insert for handheld urinals
WO2000013644A1 (de) * 1998-09-09 2000-03-16 Gert Gottsmann Uriniervorrichtung
FR2860140A1 (fr) * 2003-09-29 2005-04-01 Pierre Cadic Double cone antireflux a bille urinal
US20150374535A1 (en) * 2008-06-09 2015-12-31 Zandra A. Davis Flexible spout improvement for a disposable urinal
US9883966B2 (en) * 2007-06-07 2018-02-06 Ladyz By Design Llc Flexible spout improvement for a disposable urinal
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EP0183883A1 (fr) * 1984-12-05 1986-06-11 Jacques Gouget Perfectionnement aux urinaux de sécurité avec procédés et système d'outillage nécessaire
GB2214426A (en) * 1988-01-28 1989-09-06 Peter Julian Mallett Spill resistant receptacle
EP0526676A1 (fr) * 1991-08-05 1993-02-10 Jacques Gouget Urinal perfectionné

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GB189901393A (en) * 1899-01-20 1899-11-11 John Edward Joseph Baxter Improvements in Urinals for Invalids Use.
US703131A (en) * 1902-02-14 1902-06-24 Edmund Jaenel Urine-receptacle.
GB191205067A (en) * 1912-02-29 1913-02-20 John Edward Sears Improvements in Surgical Appliances such as Portable Urinals.
US1337829A (en) * 1919-05-09 1920-04-20 William J Doyle Medical appliance
GB561707A (en) * 1942-11-16 1944-06-01 Doris Eileen Kingdon Mrs A non-spillable urine bottle
CH291670A (de) * 1951-04-13 1953-06-30 Maurice Dr Favarger Krankenurinal.
US3099840A (en) * 1961-05-23 1963-08-06 Ernest K Johnson Urinal
US3163869A (en) * 1964-02-03 1965-01-05 Johnson Portable urinal
US3381315A (en) * 1965-12-02 1968-05-07 P B M Parking Corp Portable child's toilet
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GB189901393A (en) * 1899-01-20 1899-11-11 John Edward Joseph Baxter Improvements in Urinals for Invalids Use.
US703131A (en) * 1902-02-14 1902-06-24 Edmund Jaenel Urine-receptacle.
GB191205067A (en) * 1912-02-29 1913-02-20 John Edward Sears Improvements in Surgical Appliances such as Portable Urinals.
US1337829A (en) * 1919-05-09 1920-04-20 William J Doyle Medical appliance
GB561707A (en) * 1942-11-16 1944-06-01 Doris Eileen Kingdon Mrs A non-spillable urine bottle
CH291670A (de) * 1951-04-13 1953-06-30 Maurice Dr Favarger Krankenurinal.
US3099840A (en) * 1961-05-23 1963-08-06 Ernest K Johnson Urinal
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US3381315A (en) * 1965-12-02 1968-05-07 P B M Parking Corp Portable child's toilet
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US4091476A (en) * 1974-09-27 1978-05-30 Deburgh Ray Portable male urinal
US4045828A (en) * 1976-02-06 1977-09-06 Burnham Emily A Female urinal apparatus
US4121306A (en) * 1977-04-15 1978-10-24 Bringman Bernard B Urinal
USD297462S (en) 1986-02-19 1988-08-30 Jung Corporation Urinal bottle
US5839123A (en) * 1997-09-30 1998-11-24 Dunham, Sr.; David J. Insert for handheld urinals
WO2000013644A1 (de) * 1998-09-09 2000-03-16 Gert Gottsmann Uriniervorrichtung
US6543064B1 (en) * 1998-09-09 2003-04-08 Paul Prall Urination device
FR2860140A1 (fr) * 2003-09-29 2005-04-01 Pierre Cadic Double cone antireflux a bille urinal
US9883966B2 (en) * 2007-06-07 2018-02-06 Ladyz By Design Llc Flexible spout improvement for a disposable urinal
US20150374535A1 (en) * 2008-06-09 2015-12-31 Zandra A. Davis Flexible spout improvement for a disposable urinal
USD976395S1 (en) 2021-02-17 2023-01-24 Margarito Contreras Urinal

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