Patent ID: 6775852
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A hands-free urine-collecting device for suspending a container within a conventional toilet comprising:a) a flexible sheet having a top side, an underside and a peripheral edge; b) an elastomeric element disposed along and in communication with said peripheral edge of said flexible sheet in such a manner so as to allow said peripheral edge to expand or contact therewith; c) an aperture in said flexible sheet providing access to a container; d) means for retaining said container beneath said aperture; and e) said container retaining means comprises a first elastic band and a second elastic band, each band having a first end and a second end with said first end of said first elastic band disposed on said underside of said flexible sheet proximal to said access aperture and said second end on the opposing side thereof, said second elastic band is similarly positioned perpendicular to said first elastic band thereby forming a cradle underneath said container access aperture.