Patent ID: 8166579
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: A61F,E03D

Abstract:
1. A power-operated urinal apparatus to be used with a toilet, the toilet having an aperture for receiving human waste, comprising: a. a supply of flushable funnels, each flushable funnel having a top open end and a bottom open end, and a passage between said two ends; b. a power-driven dispenser activated by a user, said dispenser being movable under power from a stored position where the dispenser allows unimpeded use of the aperture, and an extended position where the dispenser locates and holds one of said flushable funnels in a suspended position with the top end of the flushable funnel above the aperture and the bottom end of the flushable funnel located relative to the aperture to direct fluids from said flushable funnel into the aperture without requiring any contact between the user and said apparatus during the use of said apparatus; c. said power-driven dispenser further being operable to move said power-driven dispenser under power to cause said dispenser to release said flushable funnel into the toilet and to move said dispenser from said extended position to said stored position, without requiring any contact between the user and said apparatus during use of said apparatus.