Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Flush closet – With disposable container
Reexamination Certificate
2000-04-17
2001-04-10
Fetsuga, Robert M. (Department: 3751)
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Flush closet
With disposable container
C004S144100, C004S341000, C600S573000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06212698
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a urine collection kit and, more particularly, to a kit which diminishes undesirable contact of voided urine onto a seated patient.
Past devices have been proposed to collect a urine sample from a patient. The collection of urine samples, as shown in the cited references, has been a problem for female patients. In turn, handheld devices or devices attached to the toilet bowl have been proposed to assist the patient in providing a urine sample. These devices have been relatively expensive to manufacture and not adaptable for easy coupling with toilet bowls of various configurations. Moreover, such past devices did not positively address the need to avoid the possibility of voided urine back splash/backup onto the seated patient. In the latter situation, the voided urine may overflow the collection cup which makes removal of the collection cup and disposal of the kit a problem.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In response thereto we have invented a urine collection kit which includes a flexible mounting strip adapted to fit atop toilet bowl rims of various configurations. Depending from the strip is a flexible collection trough in the form of a plastic bag having a discharge port preferably at the lowest distended portion of the bag. A collection cup is releasably seated within the primary discharge port. Slots in the collection trough adjacent the primary port allow for discharge of urine backup, relative to the collection, into the toilet bowl. Additionally, a second overflow port adjacent the primary port further directs any urine backup/overflow into the toilet bowl therebelow. A depending tube extending from this second overflow port further directs the urine overflow away from the depending collection cup. The discharge ports and/or overflow slots diminish undesirable back splash of the voided urine onto the seated patient as well as onto a handle of the collection cup. Furthermore, significant urine does not collect in the trough which enhances a hygienic disposal of the entire kit.
It is therefore a general object of this invention to provide a urine collection kit which is releasably connected to toilet bowls of various configurations and diminishes the backup and/or back splash and/or undesirable pooling of voided urine.
Another object of this invention is to provide a urine collection kit, as aforesaid, having a mounting strip adapted to be clamped between the toilet bowl rim and toilet seat.
A still further object of this invention is to provide a urine collection kit, as aforesaid, having a depending collection trough with releasable collection cup attached thereto.
A further object of this invention is to provide a urine collect ion kit, as aforesaid, having slots in the collection trough for discharge of a urine overflow therethrough.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a urine collection kit, as aforesaid, having an overflow port with depending tube in the collection trough for discharge of urine overflow therethrough and away from the urine collection cup.
A still further object of this invention is to provide a urine collection kit, as aforesaid, wherein the kit is easy to manufacture, store, transport, use and dispose.
Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein is set forth by way of illustration and example, a now preferred embodiment of this invention.
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Lowman Sandra S.
Stingley Beverly J.
Chase & Yakimo, L.C.
Fetsuga Robert M.
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