Patent ID: 9622930
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61G

Claim:
1. A urinal having a hollow interior forming a urine receptacle for use between thighs of a user, the urinal comprising: a body having a hollow interior, said body having a front portion, a rear portion having a rear wall, two opposed side walls, a bottom wall, and a top portion having a top wall and a curved portion; said front portion, said rear wall, said two opposed side walls, said bottom wall, and said top portion bounding said hollow interior of said body, said body being adapted to contain liquid within said hollow interior; said bottom wall tapering smoothly from said rear wall in a direction toward said front portion; said top portion including a handle, wherein said curved portion of said top portion supports said handle, and wherein said curved portion of said top portion joins said top wall; and said top wall having a generally flat portion joining an upper edge of said rear wall; said front portion of said body having an opening in communication with said hollow interior; said front portion of said body having a front wall curving along a generally semicircular arc; said front wall having an S-shaped region, said S-shaped region having a central portion forming a lower part of said S-shaped region wherein said central region bulges outwardly such that it extends beyond said bottom wall as well as above said bottom wall; said S-shaped region of said front wall having an upper portion which curves sharply toward said opening, wherein said upper portion of said front wall then curves upward away from said bottom wall along said opening and then curves sharply outward away from said opening while continuing to rise away from said bottom wall; wherein said opening is bounded on a rear side by curved portion of said top portion, and is bounded on other sides by said upper portion of said S-shaped region of said front wall; said rear portion being larger than said front portion; and said rear wall of said rear portion having a trapezoidal shape which is largest where said rear wall meets said bottom wall; said two opposed side walls being connected at their lowermost ends to said bottom wall, said two opposed side walls sloping toward each other in a direction from said bottom wall toward said top wall where they meet said top portion; said two opposed side walls sloping away from each other in a direction from said front portion of said body toward said rear wall; whereby said two opposed side walls are adapted to fit between and partially beneath the thighs of a user; said opening being adapted for entry of a male body portion; said upper portion of said S-shaped region forming a ledge for resting said male body portion; said opening having a rim portion rising away from said bottom wall in a direction from said upper portion of said S-shaped region toward said rear wall; and wherein said rear portion of said body being at a greater height than said front portion of said body when said body is in use as a urinal.