Female urine collection apparatus

A hands-free female and male urine collection apparatus has a body with connected side, front, rear and bottom wall, with the side and front walls inclined inwardly. Portions of the bottom wall are inclined downwardly from the front wall towards the back wall and opposed portions of the bottom wall are inclined downwardly and inwardly from the side walls. The bottom wall terminates in a funnel shaped drain having a depending outlet. An adapter depends from the bottom wall and includes a flange to slidably receive a flanged cup. A plurality of right angularly related mount strips or other mount device extends radially outward from the body and are adapted to supportably bear upon a toilet bowl.

FIELD OF INVENTION 
The present invention relates to female urine collection apparatus, and 
more particularly to hands-free collection apparatus supportably mounted 
upon a toilet bowl. 
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
Previously many efforts have been made in providing for female urine 
specimens many of which have been unsatisfactory, including vessels and 
cups due to the difficulty of holding, filling, transport and storage in a 
sanitary manner. 
Various efforts have been made to provide a device either hand-held or 
otherwise supported upon a toilet bowl in order to minimize the personal 
effort involved in providing a urine specimen. 
Difficulties have been encountered in properly mounting the apparatus so 
that it is self-supporting upon a toilet bowl and for the collection of a 
urine specimen therein and for its transport or storage of the specimen 
therein or for transfer to a second container. 
PRIOR ART 
Various patent efforts have been made to disclose devices particularly 
useful in the collection of urine specimens and in many cases female urine 
collection apparatus, though not limited thereto. The following patents 
are illustrative of prior art efforts: 
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Patent No. 
Inventor Title 
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D 267,342 
Laible Design for Specimen Collection 
3,131,403 
Hill Adult Urine Specimen Collector 
3,625,654 
Van Duyne Urine Collection Device 
4,203,169 
Dale Urine Collection Device 
4,422,188 
Strutton, Micturition Adaptor for Conversion 
et al. of a Male Bed Urinal to Female Use 
4,531,245 
Lowd, et al. 
Personal Urinal Device 
4,559,649 
Turnett Urine Specimen Collection System 
4,815,151 
Ball Urinary Guide Apparatus and 
Method of Using the Same 
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Publication: 
Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigations, 1962, B. 
Isson, Device for the Separate Collection of Human Urine and Feces, Page 
4-18. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
An important feature of the present invention is to provide an improved 
hands-free easy to use female urine collection apparatus which is 
mountable upon a toilet bowl for convenient use. 
An important feature is to provide open top body with connected side, 
front, rear and bottom walls with the respective side and front walls 
inclined downwardly and inwardly and with the bottom wall suitably 
inclined towards central portions thereof and towards the rear wall 
terminating in a funnel shaped drain spaced from the rear wall and having 
a depending outlet. 
As another feature an adapter extends from and is connected to the bottom 
wall of the apparatus body underlying the outlet. The adapter includes a 
pair of opposed L-shaped mount flanges adapted to supportably receive the 
top flange of a flanged cup which is slidably and removably positioned 
upon the mount flanges in registery with the outlet for collecting 
liquids. 
Still another feature is to provide upon the apparatus body a plurality of 
right angularly related mount strips at their one ends connected to said 
body and extending radially outward thereof adapted for supportive 
positioning over a toilet bowl. 
As another feature the back wall of the body is straight and interconnects 
the adjacent ends of the side walls thereof. 
As still another feature the side walls are curved inwardly and merge with 
the front wall and wherein the side and front walls are arranged 
substantially in the shape of a parabola. 
As still another feature, the present apparatus is constructed of a 
material of a throw away nature and discardable such as paper or plastic 
or of a sterilizable material such as Vitreous China and stainless steel. 
As still another feature, the invention is directed to the combination with 
a toilet bowl having a generally continuous top flange and a toilet seat, 
of the present female urine collection apparatus and wherein a plurality 
of mount strips connected to the body are so arranged as to supportably 
overlie the top flange of the toilet bowl so that the apparatus extends 
across the front half of the toilet bowl opening. 
As still another feature, the adapter which underlies the apparatus and the 
outlet for the funnel-shaped drain includes a back wall portion limiting 
assembly of the flanged cup thereon so as to centrally position the cup 
with respect to said outlet. 
These and other objects and features will be seen from the following 
specification and claims in conjunction with the appended drawing:

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION 
Referring to the drawing, the present female urine collection apparatus is 
generally indicated at 11 and includes an open top collector body 13 in 
the general shape in plan of a parabola. 
Said body includes a pair of generally curved opposed side walls 14 which 
merge in the arcuate front wall 15. The respective side and front walls 
are inclined inwardly and downwardly, FIG. 1, and terminate in the bottom 
wall 17. 
The back wall 16 is straight and extends across the rear ends of the 
respective opposed side walls 14. 
The respective side walls and front wall are inclined downwardly and 
inwardly and merge with bottom wall 17. Front portions 18 of the bottom 
wall are inclined downwardly and inwardly from the front wall 15 and 
extend toward back wall 16. Opposed side portions 20 of bottom wall 17 are 
inclined downwardly and inwardly from side walls 14. 
The bottom wall 17 is generally inclined downwardly and inwardly and toward 
back wall 16. The respective portions 18 and 20 of the bottom wall 
terminate in a funnel shaped drain 21 arranged adjacent to and centrally 
of and spaced from back wall 16. Said drain includes an outlet opening 19. 
Adapter 23 or cup holder of semicircular shape underlies and partly 
surrounds the funnel shaped drain 21 centrally of outlet 19 and is secured 
to said bottom wall. The adapter includes a semicircular mount flange 25 
adapted to supportably receive the top flange 31 of cup 29. 
Adapter 23 includes a stop portion 27, FIG. 3, to limit forward assembly of 
cup 29 and its flange 31 onto mount flange 25 so that the cup is centrally 
positioned relative to outlet 19 of drain 21. 
In order to support the apparatus body 13 upon toilet bowl 35, having a 
conventional seat 39 and a top flange 41, there are provided upon body 13 
a plurality of right angularly related radially extending mount strips 33. 
Said strips at their one ends are connected to the body and extend 
radially outward therefrom. The said strips 33, sometimes referred to as 
support bars or support ears, provide a suspension and mounting for the 
body 13 holding it in a horizontal position upon the toilet bowl flange 41 
normally occupying the front one half of the toilet opening 43, centrally 
thereof. The ears or tabs 33 may be preshaped and protrude outwardly from 
each corner of said body. 
In normal use the seat 39 is hinged to the horizontal position shown in 
FIG. 2 for the convenience of the user. The seat overlies the respective 
support bars or strips 33 for retaining them against accidental 
displacement and for maintaining the body 13 centrally of the toilet bowl 
and its opening 43. 
Thus, the present female urine collection apparatus is adapted for 
hands-free operation and with its open top supportably positioned upon the 
front half of the toilet bowl 35, FIG. 1, for use in the collection of a 
urine specimen within the removably positioned cup 29. 
The present adapter 23 with its stop wall portion 27 assures that the cup 
will centrally underlie the funnel shaped drain 21 and its opening 19 for 
accurately collecting any fluids which accumulate in the body 13 of the 
apparatus. Adaptor 23 forms 180.degree. of a circle with allowance for 
overflow of excess urine. 
Thereafter, the cup may be easily removed from the adapter and suitably 
covered with a conventional air tight cover for whatever investigative use 
is required by the physician. 
In order to conform the present apparatus to a particular toilet bowl 
flange dimensions, the respective support bars or strips 33 are flexible 
to some extent to facilitate proper assembly and central positioning of 
the apparatus with respect to the toilet bowl opening 43 as best shown in 
FIGS. 1 and 2. 
The arrangement of the adapter 23 and its inturned mount flanges 25 
provided a convenient means for accurately mounting the cup 29 and its 
flange 31 so as to underlie the funnel-shaped drain 21 and its outlet 19 
for the accurate delivery of a urine specimen into the cup. 
Having described our invention, reference should now be had to the 
following claims.