Patent Application
20230293372
The present disclosure generally relates to a portable urinal container and, more particularly, relates to portable urinal containers that mitigate spillage and include an increased surface for receiving urine.
Portable urinals are used for collecting urine of a user in a container such as a bottles, urinals, bedpans, or chamber pots. These urinal containers are very useful in a scenario where normal/fixed urinals are not available or within the reach of the user. The portable urinal containers have been of great use for patients either in hospitals or at home.
The hospitals are generally crowded and things are done in haste, and thus have the tendency to knock out objects on the floor. It is observed that the portable urinal containers have tendency to get knockout which results in embarrassment to the patients and also creates a mess.
Various types of portable urinals are available for the users in the market. These urinals have their own unique shapes for collecting urine. Further, the portable urinals are designed to provide comfort to the users during use. Most of the available portable urinals provide a narrow opening for receiving urine of the user, which mostly results in spilling on to the floor/clothes and causing hygiene issues.
Most of the portable urinals available in the market are made of light weight material or are made of metals. Metal urinals are complex to use as they tend to be noisy and have higher splash rate. Rubber or plastic made portable urinals are light weighted but have the tendency to falls over and spills.
Therefore, a need exists for a self-righting portable urinal container. Further, the self-righting portable urinal container should have a top with an increased surface area to avoid spilling of urine. Furthermore, the self-righting portable urinal container should have a weighted ballast to prevent swaying.
A need exists for a self-righting urinal container capable of universal application. Accordingly, there is a need for a self-righting urinal container, that may be easily positioned and/or repositioned at the option and intention of the user without complex assembly and setup.
As disclosed in this application, the inventor has discovered novel and unique devices and methods for decorating with door wreaths, which exhibit superlative properties without being dependent on heavy, immobile, components.
The devices disclosed herein avoid many of the drawbacks of existing devices which rely on expensive complexities or complex tools for application of the devices to the door.
Embodiments of the present invention provide for decorative door wreaths as described and defined in the description below and in the annexed claims which provide for improved mobility, setup, and retention characteristics in order to efficiently interchange decorative ornaments of various sizes of interest in a multitude of environments.
It is one prospect of the present invention to provide a novel self-righting urinal container of simple but effective construction which can be utilized by users of different sizes and shapes.
In one embodiment, an improved self-righting portable urinal container is provided having a housing, a semispherical drip lip, a screw top and at least a first loop handle.
The housing defines an inner space. The housing includes a round open top opposite a rounded base and a continuous wall disposed between the round open top and the rounded base. The round open top is sized and configured to receive a penis of a user. The continuous wall includes at least one transparent portion adapted for visualization of a level of urine received into and contained within the housing. The round open top includes an internally threaded neck. The rounded base includes a weighted ballast.
In a preferred embodiment, the semispherical drip lip surrounds at least a portion of portion of the round open top. The semispherical drip forms a urinal receptacle. The screw top includes a top handle and a threaded bottom. The threaded bottom includes a seal. The threaded bottom is removably connected to the internally threaded neck of the round open top. The first loop handle is fixed to a first outer portion of the continuous wall.
In one embodiment, the self-righting portable urinal container includes a retainer cord and an elongated retention rod. The retainer cord has a proximal end opposite a distal end. The proximal end is fixed to a bottom surface of the screw top. The elongated retention rod is attached preferably perpendicular to the distal end of the retainer cord. The elongated retention rod is disposed in the inner space of the housing. The elongated retention rod has a greater axial length than a diameter of the round open top of the housing, which helps to prevent the elongated retention rod from passing through the round open top of the housing.
In another embodiment, the round open top and the rounded base define a common imaginary vertical axis, and the housing preferably includes a pear-shaped configuration relative to the common imaginary vertical axis.
In a preferred embodiment, the self-righting portable urinal container includes at least a second loop handle fixed to a second outer portion of the continuous wall. The second outer portion is preferably disposed on an opposite side of the housing than the first outer portion.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide the round open top with a diameter ranging between 1.25 inches to 1.50 inches. The inner space of the housing comprises a volume of at least 90 fluid ounces.
In a preferred embodiment, the housing of the self-righting portable urinal container has a planar base and a continuous wall defining at least a first hand aperture and at least a second hand aperture. The at least first hand aperture and the at least second hand aperture are sized and configured to receive at least a portion of a hand of a user. The continuous wall comprises edges continuously fixed to portions of an inner surface of the continuous wall at the at least first hand aperture and at the at least second hand aperture. The first hand aperture and the second hand aperture each form a handle adapted to receive the at least a portion of the hand of the user.
As further disclosed herein, there is provided a self-righting portable urinal container having a housing defining an inner space, where the housing has a flat bottom and a continuous outer wall extending upwardly from the flat bottom. The continuous outer wall comprises at least one transparent portion adapted for visualization of a level of urine received into and contained within the housing. In one embodiment, the housing comprises an internally threaded neck configured to form an offset with the extended continuous outer wall. The internally threaded neck is sized and configured to receive a penis of a user.
Preferably, the internally threaded neck includes a first neck portion diagonally extending from the continuous outer wall. The internally threaded neck also includes a second neck portion extended upwardly from the first neck portion.
In a preferred embodiment, the self-righting portable urinal container has a semispherical drip lip surrounding at least a portion of the internally threaded neck, where the semispherical drip lip forms a urinal receptacle.
In one embodiment, the self-righting portable urinal container comprises a screw top having a top handle and a threaded bottom. The threaded bottom includes a seal, and the threaded bottom is removably connected to the internally threaded neck. In a preferred embodiment, the self-righting portable urinal container comprises at least a first loop handle that is fixed to a first outer portion of the continuous wall, where the at least first loop handle is positioned on an angle that departs from a vertical axis of the housing of the self-righting portable urinal container.
Additional objects, advantages and novel features of this invention shall be set forth in the description that follows, and in part will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the following specification and claims of my invention. The objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities, combinations, and devices particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
The following presents a simplified summary of the present disclosure in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented herein.
Therefore, to achieve the foregoing and other objects and in accordance with the purposes and embodiments of the present invention, there is provided self-righting urinal container devices as further embodied and described herein.
These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following description and appended claims.
Illustrative embodiments of the present invention are described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
For a further understanding of the nature and function of the embodiments, reference should be made to the following detailed description. Detailed descriptions of the embodiments are provided herein, as well as, the best mode of carrying out and employing the present invention. It will be readily appreciated that the embodiments are well adapted to carry out and obtain the ends and features mentioned as well as those inherent herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, persons of ordinary skill in the art will realize that the following disclosure is illustrative only and not in any way limiting, as the specific details disclosed herein provide a basis for the claims and a representative basis for teaching to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed system, structure or manner. It should be understood that the devices, materials, methods, procedures, and techniques described herein are presently representative of various embodiments. Other embodiments of the disclosure will readily suggest themselves to such skilled persons having the benefit of this disclosure.
For purposes of clarity and orientation with respect to a person, referred to herein as a user, it is noted that a transverse (also known as axial or horizontal) plane is an X-Z plane, parallel to the ground. A frontal (also known as coronal) plane is a Y-X plane, perpendicular to the ground, which separates the anterior from the posterior, the front from the back. A sagittal (also known as lateral) plane is an Y-Z plane, perpendicular to the ground, which separates left from right. Objects are coplanar if they all lie in the same plane. For example, one axis is coplanar with another axis when the two axes lie in the same plane.
As used herein, “axis” means a real or imaginary straight line about which a three-dimensional body is symmetrical. A “vertical axis” means an axis perpendicular to the ground (or put another way, an axis extending upwardly and downwardly). A “horizontal axis” means an axis parallel to the ground.
As used herein, homogeneous is defined as the same in all locations, and a homogeneous material is a material of uniform composition throughout that cannot be mechanically separated into different materials. Examples of “homogeneous materials” are certain types of plastics, ceramics, glass, metals, alloys, paper, board, resins, and coatings.
Reference will now be made in detail to the present preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numerals are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
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The housing 102 comprises a round open top 110 opposite a semi-rounded base 112 and a continuous outer wall 114 disposed between the round open top 110 and the semi-rounded base 112. The round open top 110 is sized and configured to receive a penis of a user. The continuous outer wall 114 includes at least one transparent portion 113 adapted for visualization of a level 115 of urine received into and contained within the housing 102.
In one embodiment, the round open top 110 comprises an internally threaded neck 116, as illustrated in
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In a preferred embodiment, the semispherical drip lip 104 surrounds at least a portion of the round open top 110, as exemplified in
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In one exemplary embodiment, the seal 124 is made up of a graduated rubber, and the round open top 110 preferably has a diameter length between 1.25 inches to 2.50 inches.
It would be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that various material & size of the housing 102, the drip lip 104, the screw top 106 and the loop handle 108 may be envisioned without deviating from the scope of the present invention.
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In one embodiment, the round open top 110 and the rounded base 112 defines a common imaginary vertical axis. The housing 102 is configured as a pear-shaped configuration relative to the common imaginary vertical axis. It would be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that various shapes of the housing 102 may be envisioned to attain self-righting property, without deviating from the scope of the present invention.
In one embodiment, the self-righting portable urinal container 100 further includes at least a second loop handle (not shown in
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The round open top 408 is sized and configured to receive a penis of a user. The continuous wall 414 has a transparent portion 413 adapted for visualization of a level of urine received into and contained within the housing 402. The round open top 408 includes an internally threaded neck 416. The planar base 410 includes a weighted ballast 418.
The semispherical drip lip 404 surrounds at least a portion of the round open top 408. The semispherical drip lip 404 forms a urinal receptacle. The functionality and shape of the semispherical drip lip 404 is similar to the semispherical drip lip 104, and as shown and explained in detail in conjunction with
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In one embodiment, the self-righting portable urinal container 400 further includes a retainer cord 430 attached to a retention rod 432. The retainer cord 430 has a proximal end opposite a distal end. The proximal end is fixed to a bottom surface of the top 407. The functionality and shape of the retainer cord 430 is same as the retainer cord 132, and as shown and explained in detail in conjunction with
The round open top 408 and the planar base 410 define a common imaginary vertical axis 401. The housing 402 includes a substantially cylindrical-shaped configuration relative to the common imaginary vertical axis. The housing 402 includes a substantially cylindrical-shaped configuration relative to the common imaginary vertical axis.
The round open top 408 includes a diameter in range of 1.25 inches to 1.50 inches. The inner space of the housing 402 is configured to store or collect ½ Gallon or 4.25 LBS by weight or 90 fluid ounces. It would be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that various type of material may be envisioned to create housing 402 without deviating from the scope of the present invention.
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The present invention allows a user to urinate into the portable self-righting urinal container 100, 400, without spillage. The disclosed self-righting containers 100, 400 are able to respectively retain an original upright position from a knocked down position. Further, the self-righting containers allow a user to urinate inside the housing without dripping, due to the respective drip lip 104, 404.
Product information and promotional information is preferably applied to the housing 102, 402, as tailored to the user's desired marketing strategies. Advertising with the self-righting portable urinal container 100, 400 provides mechanisms to promote specific marketing initiatives, including promoting various hospital related services and medicines.
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In a preferred embodiment, the self-righting portable urinal container 100 has a semispherical drip lip (shown in
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In a preferred embodiment, the self-righting portable urinal container has at least a first loop handle (108, shown in
Except as may be expressly otherwise indicated, the article “a” or “an” if and as used herein is not intended to limit, and should not be construed as limiting, the description or a claim to a single element to which the article refers. Rather, the article “a” or “an” if and as used herein is intended to cover one or more such elements, unless the text expressly indicates otherwise.
The drawings and the forgoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may be very well combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment. For example, the orders of the processes described herein may be changed and are not limited to the manner described herein. Moreover, the actions of any flow diagram need not be implemented in the order shown; nor do all of the acts necessarily need to be performed.
Also, those acts that are not dependent on other acts may be performed in parallel with the other acts. The scope of embodiments is by no means limited by these specific examples. The components of the system including the devices and related technologies mentioned above are collectively used to improve performance of the insulated cap device.
Numerous variations, whether explicitly given in the specification or not, such as differences in structure, dimension, and use of material, are possible. Benefits, other advantages, and solutions to problems have been described above with regard to specific embodiments. However, the benefits, advantages, solutions to problems, and any component(s) that may cause any benefit, advantage, or solution to occur or become more pronounced are not to be construed as a critical, required, or essential feature or component of any or all the claims.
