Patent ID: 6305033
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
A hand-held cuspidor comprising:a housing, said housing being comprised of a holder and a base, said holder and said base being detachably secured together, said holder having a top edge, said base being for receiving a disposable cup with the top of the cup being below said top edge of said holder, a handle on said housing, said handle being sized to be grasped by the user to carry said hand-held cuspidor, a stop flange within said holder to engage over the top of the cup to releaseably retain a disposable cup within said base, said housing being sized to be held in the hand so that it can be carried along with the user so that, when there is a disposable cup within said housing, the user can expectorate therein;a movable cover pivoted on said housing, said cover having a closed position and an open position and, when it is in said closed position, said cover closes said housing to prevent access to the interior thereof and, when in said open position, permits the user to expectorate into a disposable cup within said housing.