Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • 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
  • A61F5/451—Genital or anal receptacles
  • A61F5/455—Genital or anal receptacles for collecting urine or discharge from female member
  • A61F5/4556—Portable urination aids, e.g. to allow females to urinate from a standing position

Definitions

• a disposable funnel-like urinary device for use by a standing female
• the present invention relates to a disposable funnel-like urinary device for use by a standing female.
• urinary devices for females are known in the art which are made of a liquid-resistant material, e.g. a punched cardboard, that is made available in the form of a flat-folded item to be unfolded and erected to provide a urine exhaust conductor to be applied with one larger end thereof around the urinary tract of a standing female user, thereby providing a urine exhaust duct arranged to direct urine stream falling away from the standing user at its other, usually narrower, end.
• the larger end of the known urinary devices is ill shaped and fails to assure liquid-tight adherence to the female user's body.
• An object of the present invention is to provide a disposable funnel-like urinary device which makes it possible for a woman to urinate in a standing position without facing any discomfort or hygienic problem.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a disposable funnel-like urinary device which is quite easy and simple to use and can be produced at competitive costs.
• a disposable funnel-like urinary device comprising a punched sheet of a relatively flexible, although stiff to such an extent as to keep its shape, material including: - a first and a second pair of substantially identical normally flat sections sequentially united to one another along an intermediate longitudinal fold line and two side fold lines, respectively, extending convergent towards an apex point on an extension of said intermediate fold line,
• said first pair of flat sections having one larger rear end thereof curved and its other smaller front end straight but inclined with respect to, and converging towards, said intermediate fold line
• said second pair of flat sections having each a major portion of its outer margin substantially extending in a direction converging toward said apex point and a front portion in alignment with the front portion of its adjacent flat section of said first pair of flat sections, and an identical rear rounded flap foldable along a respective fold line extending inclined with respect to said intermediate fold line
• - one of said second pair of flat section comprising a relatively small side wing extending along at least a portion of its outer flat section of said second pair of flat sections
• - securing means for fixing said side wing to said other flat section of said second pair of flat sections, to obtain a foldable funnel-like arrangement which in its erected condition constitutes a tubular exhaust duct having a proximate anatomic major urine receiving end designed to be applied around a urinary tract of a standing female user and a distal smaller urine draining end.
• Figure 1 shows a lay-out of a punched paper sheet in its extended condition
• Figure 2 shows a perspective view of a funnel-like urinary device according to the invention in its erected condition ready for being used;
• Figure 3 is a perspective view of the urinary device of Figure 2 in its fully folded condition for packaging and storing purposes
• Figure 4 is a perspective view of the urinary device in an intermediate condition while being erected from its fully folded condition.
• a funnel-like urinary device is obtained by folding a punched sheet 2 (Fig.2) made of a suitable material which is relatively flexible but sufficiently stiff to regain its shape after a mild deformation, e.g. paper or thin card, and by joining together, such as by gluing, seaming or stitching, two end portions of the sheet 2.
• the punched sheet 2 has a first pair of substantially identical normally flat inner section 3 and 4 united along an intermediate longitudinal fold line 5, which constitutes the bottom line of the urinary device when erected and is thus V-shaped in cross section.
• Each flat section 3, 4 has a larger curved rear end 6 5 and a smaller straight front end 7.
• the two front ends 7 are inclined with respect to the fold line 5 and converge towards a common point 8 on the fold line 5.
• the punched sheet 2 also has a second pair of substantially identical normally flat outer sections 8 and 9 each united to a respective inner section along a respective side fold line 10, 11 , which converge substantially towards an apex point
• Each outer section 8, 9 has a major portion 8a and 9a, respectively, of its outer margin extending in a direction also substantially converging towards said apex point on the fold line 5, and a front margin 12 in alignment with its adjacent front portion 7.
• the outer sections 8, 9 also have an identical rear rounded flap 13, 14,
• One of the outer section e.g. section 8, comprises a relatively small side wing 15 extending along the margin 8a which is also a fold line thereof.
• the side wing 15 extending along the margin 8a which is also a fold line thereof.
• a foldable funnel-line arrangement which in its erected condition constitutes a tubular exhaust duct having a proximate or rear end which has a substantially anatomic shape and is arranged to be applied around a urinary
• a urinary device 1 can be folded in a collapsed condition for packaging and storing purposes as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, i.e. the flaps 13 and 14 and their respective outer section s 8 and 9 are folded along fold lines 10 and 11 so
• the urinary device 1 thus collapsed can be folded around a transverse fold line 16, so as to be reduced to a flat trapezoidal configuration of reduced overall dimensions.

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