Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Dry closets – Receptacle type
Patent
1990-11-08
1992-10-20
Phillips, Charles E.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Dry closets
Receptacle type
108132, 248436, A47K 1106
Patent
active
051558718
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to portable chamberpots and especially but not exclusively, to chamberpots for children or babies and to disposable containers therefor.
Chamber-pots for children (some times better known as Potty's) are generally in the form of round deep containers of plastic material having an upper rim profiled to accommodate the posterior of the user. Such pottys are portable from room to room or from house to house so that the child can perform when the urge takes him or her under adult supervision. While being portable they are nevertheless very bulky and cannot conveniently be packed away into the slim pocket of a hand bag or other carrier.
Furthermore once used they must be conveyed to the nearest sluicing facility for emptying and cleaning. There is always the danger of some spillage en route and furthermore hygenic cleaning is a somewhat bothersome and lengthy process.
It is an object of the invention to provide an improved portable chamber pot.
According to the invention there is provided a portable chamber-pot comprising a generally annular member for supporting a disposable container, the member defining a seating surface with an opening therein, and having inner and outer skirts extending generally normal to said seating surface a plurality of flanges spanning said inner and outer skirts and a pair of side walls each pivotally secured to at least, one corresponding flange and selectively positionable into first and second positions, said first position being one in which said side walls can support the member on a surface and said second position being one in which said side walls are tucked in under the member to extend across said opening for compact storage of the chamber-pot.
According to the invention there is further provided a disposable container for holding waste liquids for disposal, said container comprising a bag-like body which when in use contains absorbent material secured to the inside thereof and projections extending from the bag-like body to enable the bag-like body to be lifted, said projections being capable of being tied together to close the open mouth of the bag-like body prior to disposal.
According to the invention there is further provided a liner for a portable chamber-pot having a seat and a pair of legs, the liner comprising a flexible impervious member defining receptacle having a pair of loops for looping around the legs of said chamber-pot and a pair of flaps for draping over selected portions of the seat of the chamber-pot.
A portable chamberpot and disposable liner both embodying the invention will now be described, by way of example with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the chamberpot when erected but without a liner;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the chamberpot when collapsed.
FIG. 3 is a fragmentary perspective underside view of the chamberpot of FIG. 1 illustrating the coupling between one side wall of the chamberpot and the body of the chamber pot;
FIG. 4 is front elevation of one side wall of the chamber pot in a first position;
FIG. 5 is a front elevation of the side wall of FIG. 4 in a second position;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the chamberpot of FIG. 1 with a liner;
FIG. 7 is a front view of a liner for use with the chamberpot of FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the liner of FIG. 6.
FIG. 9 is a front elevation of an alternative liner for use with the chamber-pot of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the chamber-pot with the liner of FIG. 9.
The chamber-pot shown in the drawings comprises a generally annular body or seat 2 having a profiled seating surface surrounding a central opening 4. The annular body 4 has inner and outer downwardly depending skirts 6 and 8; the outer skirt 8 having a greater drop than the inner skirt 6. The profiled seating surface of the annular body 2 has raised proturburances 10 and 12 at diametrically opposite ends of the chamber-pot to define the front and rear of the chamber-pot as in childrens conventional chamber-pots. The
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