Patent ID: 6338166
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A urinary receptacle for comfortably adapting to a user's anatomy for receiving urine comprising, in combination:a container having a generally rectangular configuration, the container having a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of opposed long side walls, a pair of opposed short side walls together forming a liquid holding interior,; a neck portion comprising an aperture directed through the top wall of the container inwardly of one of the pair opposed short walls, the neck portion having a generally cylindrical configuration, the neck portion extending angularly upward from the container, the neck portion having an open upper end, the open upper end having an annular protrusion disposed interiorly therearound, the open upper end being a receiving end for the male anatomy; a female adaptor portion being formed of a contoured plastic molded shaped with varying thicknesses of plastic, the female adaptor portion having a cylindrical lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion including a periphery having a generally linear anterior extent and a posterior extent including a pair of tapering side portions, the tapering side portions of the posterior extent of the periphery being lined with a hollow pad formed of a soft rubber which is integrally coupled to the side portions of the posterior extent of the periphery, the pad having a closed loop cross-section along a length thereof which is defined by a horizontally oriented top portion and a pair of converging tapered side portions, the upper portion further including an elongated posterior protrusion positioned between ends of the pad and situated along an axis which remains in parallel with a longitudinal axis of the container, the elongated posterior protrusion having a length which is greater than a width of the pad, the upper portion of the female adapter further including an anterior dam which extends along an entire length of the linear anterior extent of the periphery of the upper portion, the anterior dam preferably having a height equal to that of the elongated protrusion; and a handle portion formed integrally with the neck portion, the handle portion extending from the neck portion in an essentially parallel relationship with the top wall of the container, a lower surface of the handle portion having grips formed therein.