Patent ID: 9737433
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A urinary collection apparatus comprising: an elongate, tubular main body having an upper portion with a closed upper end and a lower portion with an open lower end; a tubular port projected from a wall of the upper portion and connected to the upper portion of the main body at a position spaced from the closed upper end, and configured to receive a user's penis therein in a fluid-tight manner such that urine discharged from a penis flows into the main body via the tubular port and is prevented from leaking from the upper portion of the main body above the tubular port; a urine collection receptacle connectable to the lower portion of the main body, and which receives and stores urine which flows out of the open lower end of the lower portion; and fastening means for securing at least one of the main body and the urine collection receptacle to a user or a garment worn by the user, wherein the main body, tubular port, and storage receptacle are formed of flexible, waterproof material and are configured to collapse flat against a user's body, wherein an end of the tubular port has an opening configured to receive the user's penis therein, and an elastic material is provided around a circumference of an open end of the tubular port which urges the circumference radially inward relative to other portions of the tubular port, and wherein the fastening means is provided at the closed upper end of the main body and is spaced away from the tubular port such that when the fastening means is attached to the garment worn by the user at the same level as a waistline of the garment, the tubular port is disposed at the same level as the user's penis, and wherein the tubular port is tapered along a length thereof with a largest diameter portion directly adjacent to the main body and a smallest diameter portion furthest away from the main body and having an end opening, whereby the end opening of the tubular port in configured to snugly fit the penis.