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The present invention relates to the field of urine collection systems, more specifically, a telescopic urinal holder for a portable or bedside urinal.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a wheeled base that may be positioned on a support surface. The base includes a bottom rod and a top armature that extend upwardly to support a portable urinal. The assembly is adapted to be rolled like a walker or parked adjacent a bed in order for the portable urinal to be supported when not in use.
These together with additional objects, features and advantages of the telescopic urinal holder will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the nonetheless illustrative, embodiments of the telescopic urinal holder when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
In this respect, before explaining the current embodiments of the telescopic urinal holder in detail, it is to be understood that the telescopic urinal holder is not limited in its applications to the details of construction and arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustration. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the concept of this disclosure may be readily utilized as a basis for the design of other structures, methods, and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the telescopic urinal holder.
It is therefore important that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent construction insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the telescopic urinal holder. It is also to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for purposes of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the described embodiments of the application and uses of the described embodiments. As used herein, the word “exemplary” or “illustrative” means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any implementation described herein as “exemplary” or “illustrative” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other implementations. All of the implementations described below are exemplary implementations provided to enable persons skilled in the art to practice the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any expressed or implied theory presented in the preceding technical field, background, brief summary or the following detailed description.
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The wheel 18 is rotatably coupled to a bottom side 20 of the base 12. Additionally, the wheel 18 is positioned proximate the outer edge 16 of the base 12. The wheel 18 abuts the support surface 14 so the base 12 may be rolled along the support surface 14. Moreover, the wheel 18 may be a caster of any conventional design. The wheel 18 is one of a plurality of the wheels 24. Finally, the plurality of wheels 24 is evenly distributed around the base 12.
The plurality of armatures 17 intersect at a union 25. The union 25 is affixed to a bottom rod 26. The bottom rod 26 extends vertically to a coupler 27. The coupler 27 includes a locking member 28 that when rotated secures the bottom rod 26 to a top armature 29. The top armature 29 is slideably engaged with the bottom rod 26. Moreover, the top armature 29 slides into the coupler 27 and a portion of the bottom rod 26. The top armature is slideably engaged with respect to the coupler 27 such that a height 30 may be adjusted.
The top armature 29 has a first bend 31 and a second bend 32. The top armature 29 includes a horizontal portion 33 that defines the height 30. The horizontal portion 33 includes a groove 34 that is adapted to support a portable urinal 200 thereon. The top armature 29 also includes a handle 35 that enables the invention 100 to be used and manipulated as a walker (see
The top armature 29 includes a first shelf 44 that is affixed thereto. Moreover, the first shelf 44 is horizontally oriented with respect to the support surface 14. The first shelf 44 is also located underneath the horizontal portion 33 of the top armature 29. The first shelf 44 may be used to support a secondary object 300 thereon. Located underneath the first shelf 44 is a catheter hook 45. The catheter hook 45 is adapted to support a portion of a catheter line 400 that may be adjacent a patient 500 when the invention 100 in use.
It shall be noted that the invention 100 may be adapted to be placed adjacent to a bed 600 where the patient 500 is situated. The use of the invention 100 in this situation may require the plurality of wheels 24 to be locked. A foot brake 50 is located on the bottom rod 26, and when depressed shall lock at least one of the plurality of wheels 24 thereby rendering the invention 100 immobile. The foot brake 50 may include a brake lever 51 that extends downwardly into the bottom rod 26, and engages the at least one of the plurality of wheels 24 in order to immobilize the invention 100.
With respect to the above description, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationship for the various components of the invention 100, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function, and the manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the invention 100.
It shall be noted that those skilled in the art will readily recognize numerous adaptations and modifications which can be made to the various embodiments of the present invention which will result in an improved invention, yet all of which will fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the following claims. Accordingly, the invention is to be limited only by the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.
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