Patent ID: 8377019

Claim:
A collecting bag for human body wastes, the collecting bag comprising: a bag member formed by sealing a first film to a second film, said first film having an inner side and a front wall facing outward relative to said collecting bag and said second film having an inner side and a back wall facing outward relative to said collecting bag, said bag member providing a discharge portion including a discharge opening; a first plate member attached to said front wall of said first film and having a face surface and a distal edge; and a second plate member attached to said inner side of said second film and having a face surface and a proximal edge, said distal edge of said first plate member substantially perpendicular to said front wall of said first film and said proximal edge of said second plate member substantially perpendicular to said inner side of said second film, and at least one of said first plate member and said second plate member including a chamfer extending between said face surface and said distal edge, or between said face surface and said proximal edge, respectively; wherein said collecting bag includes an open state in which said discharge opening opens between said distal edge of said first plate member and said proximal edge of said second plate member and a closed state in which said first plate member contacts said second plate member.