Urinals Only Patents (Class 4/301)
  • Patent number: 6061842
    Abstract: The hand support device comprises a structure mounted to a bathroom wall over the commode or urinal. The support device comprises a generally flat base portion and a horizontally extending adjustable post mechanism attached to the base portion. Adjustable post mechanism is mounted between a palm contact substrate and a brace. The post mechanism includes a hollow horizontal tube having a horizontal rod adjustably disposed within the tube. The tube is formed with a plurality of apertures of a diameter for selectively receiving a spring-loaded pin formed on a surface of the rod to establish a plurality of hand support positions. One end of the adjustment rod contains a ball bearing embedded within a brace partially in the base plate thereby allowing the post to pivot about a vertical and horizontal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: James E. Randolph, Sr.
  • Patent number: 6000943
    Abstract: A training commode for young girls or young boys is adaptable to be used also as a training urinal for young boys. The training commode can be used much the same way as a conventional training potty but, in addition and unlike conventional training potties, is readily converted to a training urinal to train young boys to urinate standing up. The height of the training urinal can be selectively adjusted to accommodate various sized young boys. The training commode is comprised of an outer structural shell having a base. Projecting upwardly from the center of the base is a telescopic stem. A bowl, which is mounted atop the stem, has a peripheral rim and a port for a collection reservoir which is in fluid communication with the bowl. Finally, a removable seat is selectively coupled to the rim of the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Inventor: Loretta Dawson
  • Patent number: 5848443
    Abstract: An automobile urinal having a portable elevated flushing solution container, a portable bowl, (which when in use is positioned in the seat) and a portable disposable collecting bladder. The flushing solution container and the disposable collecting bladder are separately connected to the bowl by valved tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Inventor: Aston Waugh
  • Patent number: 5822804
    Abstract: A portable urinal for a male toddler. The urinal includes a frame structure including a removable flush tank and a flow control device for regulating the flow of water from said tank to flush the urinal after it has been used. The flow control device is regulated by a handle. In the lower part of the urinal below a front opening is located a drain plate including a drain opening through which the urine flows into a drawer which can be pulled out and cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Inventor: Marcia Hauflaire
  • Patent number: 5819331
    Abstract: A urinal attachment for a toilet is provided which consists of a valve assembly mounted to an interior of a tank for the toilet to direct a water supply to a flexible pouch mounted at an underside of the lid of the toilet. A supply hose is connected from the valve assembly to the flexible pouch to rinse the pouch of waste therein and discharge the waste water through an opposite end of the pouch into a drain for the toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Inventor: Edward Miuccio
  • Patent number: 5806107
    Abstract: A splatterless urinal having a chamber for the reception of urine in the form of a truncated right circular cone. One side of the cone shaped interior chamber is positioned vertically so that the base of the cone is at an angle to the vertical, whereby the incoming urine stream is captured and retained within the body of the urinal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Tilton & Madison, Ltd.
    Inventors: Roger H. Tilton, Robert Hynes
  • Patent number: 5787517
    Abstract: A standing urinal includes an elongate, generally cylindrical housing having an elongate opening in a side of the housing. The opening extends radially a suitable but not exaggerated distance to provide side wall components of the housing, and the housing is positionable at an oblique angle to a wall to which it can be mounted, and is of such a size that when mounted to the wall a male can straddle the housing and urinate into the opening. A drain is provided in the lower portion of the housing. A supply of water can be provided for discharge inside the housing during urination so as to rinse urine away down the lower drain of the housing, and the water rinsing can be activated by an automatic switch for each urinal user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Inventor: Tajwar Shadikhan
  • Patent number: 5737779
    Abstract: A hand held movable urinal assembly which can be readily attached to a conventional toilet bowl assembly. The hand held movable urinal assembly includes 1) a flush fluid supply assembly readily connected to a main float valve assembly to receive a flushing fluid therefrom; 2) a movable funnel receiver assembly connected to the flush fluid supply assembly through a fluid discharge line; and 3) a discharge fluid flush assembly connected to the movable funnel receiver assembly having a discharge hose member to transfer fluid to a base reservoir member on the toilet bowl assembly. The movable funnel receiver assembly includes a funnel receiver member having a main body member with a funnel enclosure lid member pivotally connected thereto. The main body member is connected to the discharge hose member to transfer fluids for discharge with normal waste products during a toilet bowl flushing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Inventor: Robert H. Haddock
  • Patent number: 5711037
    Abstract: A waterless urinal meeting U.S. sanitation code requirements and providing advantages of cost savings, water conservation and easy maintenance is particularly beneficial in public or institutional urinal facilities. An odor trap cartridge unit is configured as a coaxial dual chamber bell trap that eliminates the need for conventional P or J type traps required in water-flushed urinals. In the odor trap, a body of oily liquid sealant, floating on a body of trapped residual urine, serves as an odor barrier but allows entering urine to immediately permeate downwardly through the sealant and proceed to a drain without requiring flushing. The odor trap is molded from two plastic parts that are assembled together to form a cartridge unit that fits readily into a receptacle cavity of urinal bowl configured for wall mounting. The cartridge stays in place by friction and gravity, and can be easily removed with a special tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Waterless Company
    Inventors: Klaus H. Reichardt, Ditmar L. Gorges
  • Patent number: 5680658
    Abstract: A urinal flushing control device, including a three-way pipe having a first end connected to a water intake pipe, a second end connected to a water outlet pipe through a mixing cylinder, and a third end in the middle mounted with a spring-supported ball valve and connected to an ozonizer. The spring-supported ball valve is drawn inwards by a vacuum suction force when water is discharged from the water intake pipe to the water outlet pipe, to open the passage between the third end of the three-way pipe and the ozonizer, permitting ozone to flow from the ozonizer into the three-way pipe for mixing with water passing therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Liu Chang International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsi-Yin Ho
  • Patent number: 5655230
    Abstract: An auxiliary urinal retrofittable to an existing commode. The urinal is connected to a base plate which is placed between the base of the toilet and the floor and allows the urinal to drain liquid into the drain used by the commode. The urinal has a cup shaped head with a flush ring therein and a free standing semi-rigid drain line connected thereto and to the base plate to effect drainage. The semi-rigid drain line has limited travel segments to allow the user to manually position the urinal head to an optimum use position. In an alternative embodiment, the urinal is housed in a cover and placed against a wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Inventor: John H. Corbin
  • Patent number: 5590426
    Abstract: A urinal cover for out-of-order urinals in public restrooms. The urinal cover is made of hard plastic. It contains a clamp so that it may easily be attached to the urinal. The cover encloses the urinal and by a lower front area which is convex upwardly and forwardly, deters the throwing of trash onto the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Inventors: Mark C. Moffre, Alyssa B. LaPointe
  • Patent number: 5551097
    Abstract: A sanitary, compact urinal system is provided that can be used in confined spaces such as in trucks, boats, planes, and the like. Other applications may be found in nursing homes, hospitals, and other medical facilities. The system includes a flushing tank for storing a flushing fluid and a remote receptacle head for receiving urine from a user. A pump, which is actuated by a switch mounted on the receptacle head, pumps flushing fluid through a flushing line from the flushing tank into the receptacle head. A waste line drains urine and flushing fluid from the receptacle head into a waste tank, which may be housed with the flushing tank in a single, portable tank unit. The receptacle head is preferably composed of a clear material to enhance visibility and includes an illuminating device as well as indicators to indicate fluid level in the tanks. Additionally, a second receptacle head may also be provided for the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignees: Johnny W. Short, L. Ralph Jones
    Inventor: Johnny W. Short
  • Patent number: 5398347
    Abstract: A urinal mat provided with upstanding baffles to decelerate a stream of urine impinging thereon. The base of the mat is contoured and flexible to conform generally to the geometry within the urinal. Openings through the base are provided to permit liquids to drain through. Optionally provided are upstanding posts to receive a cake of deodorant thereon. An alternative embodiment provides a depression in the base into which deodorant may be deposited during manufacture. A flexible flange depends from an edge of the mat to engage the urinal sidewall in order to direct flush water over the mat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Inventors: Richard C. Luedtke, Kandiah Mahanandan
  • Patent number: 5390374
    Abstract: A water conserving urinal for male and female use attachable to a toilet. The urinal includes a urinal bowl which is supported on a flexible member secured at its lower end to a pivot member. Water is supplied to the bowl from the toilet water supply line via a flexible supply line. A flush valve is provided in the water line and distributes a low volume of water around the interior of the bowl through an interiorly extending flush ring. A waste line extends from discharge of the urinal bowl through the center of the flexible support and through the toilet bowl to the sewer. Fluid waste is thus discharged directly to the sewer line without the necessity of a full flush of the toilet resulting in substantial water savings. The pivot support and flexible support permit the urinal to be moved forward to the desired position and height to accommodate the physical requirements of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Inventors: Sylvan E. Hubrig, Donald K. Lachowitzer
  • Patent number: 5313672
    Abstract: A urinal mat provided with upstanding baffles to decelerate a stream of urine impinging thereon. The base of the mat is contoured and flexible to conform generally to the geometry within the urinal. Openings through the base are provided to permit liquids to drain through. Optionally provided are upstanding posts to receive a cake of deodorant thereon. An alternative embodiment provides a depression in the base into which deodorant may be deposited during manufacture. A flexible flange depends from an edge of the mat to engage the urinal sidewall in order to direct flush water over the mat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Inventors: Richard C. Luedtke, Kandiah Mahanandan
  • Patent number: 5282283
    Abstract: A urination station with a pair of foot mats straddling a urinal basin. Each mat accommodates a foot at a height from the floor which discourages the user from stepping partially on a mat and partially on the floor. Each mat has an adhesive layer which fixes it in position on the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignee: Mr. Tux, Inc.
    Inventor: Irving Atkin
  • Patent number: 5224222
    Abstract: A plumbing fixture for installation in restrooms that enables female individuals to urinate from a standing position. An elongate flexible hose has a urine collecting funnel at one end and the other end communicates with a bowl of the fixture. A sanitary liner is received by the rim of the funnel so that the funnel does not contact the body of the user. The liner is knocked off the funnel after use by a passive ejector arm when the funnel is suspended between a pair of hanger arms. The hanger arms each include a pair of arm members that guide and receive the funnel. Also, the fixture includes a trough formed in an upper portion of an inside surface to direct flushing water supplied to the fixture onto the suspended funnel for cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Inventor: Kathie K. Jones
  • Patent number: 5111539
    Abstract: A toilet device with a system for inspecting the health condition of the toilet user includes a toilet having a bowl surface with a urine reservoir for holding a urine sample, a box having at least a water tank disposed rearwardly and upwardly of the toilet, the box having an outlet opening in a bottom thereof, a slider for holding a urine test paper piece, the slider being movable from within the box toward the urine reservoir to immerse the urine test paper piece in the urine sample in the urine reservoir, a urine analyzing device disposed in the box, for analyzing constituents of the urine sample attached to the urine test paper piece, a lifting and lowering mechanism for reciprocally lifting and lowering the slider through the outlet opening along a substantially vertical inclined path between the urine analyzing device and the urine reservoir, and a display panel for controlling the lifting and lowering mechanism and the urine analyzing device and for displaying results of a urine analysis effected by th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Hiruta, Naoki Tsukamura, Yoshinobu Uchimura, Toshifumi Shigematsu, Hironori Yamasaki, Toshio Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 5044020
    Abstract: A urinal provided for the convenience and training of juvenile boys in accordance with this invention requires no plumbing, and comprises a support means having front and rear surfaces. The rear surface is adapted for attachment to a vertical surface, and the front surface has a receptacle-receiving lower portion. A dish shaped urine-receiving receptacle is utilized, with its lower portion having a configuration closely complementary to the lower portion of the support means. The receptacle has a full height rear wall and a front wall of abbreviated height, with the upper portions of the wall portions terminating in a generally oval front opening. The receptacle is insertable at an angle to the vertical into the lower portion of the support means, and likewise is able to be withdrawn for emptying by lifting upwardly at substantially the same angle to the vertical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Inventors: David G. Lewandowski, Edward J. Guard
  • Patent number: 4985940
    Abstract: A plumbing fixture for installation in women's rooms that enables female individuals to urinate from a standing position. An elongate flexible hose has a urine-collecting funnel at its top end and its bottom end is in communication with a water-holding bowl that is flushed by a siphoning action. A sanitary cuff lines the rim of the funnel so that the funnel does not contact the body of the user, and the cuff is knocked off the funnel after use by a passive ejector arm when the funnel is suspended between the arms of a hanger member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Inventor: Kathie K. Jones
  • Patent number: 4932083
    Abstract: An open top basin for receiving urine is inserted into the front portion of a conventional single cavity toilet bowl. The basin has a normally closed valve in the bottom of the basin to release the accumulated urine. A float rests on the surface of the water in the toilet bowl and is connected to the valve. When the toilet bowl is flushed, the water level drops, the float drops and opens the valve to release the accumulated urine into the toilet to be flushed away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Inventor: Andrew A. Arozena
  • Patent number: 4819280
    Abstract: A handheld urinal and remote flush system for the same is adapted for use by the handicapped. The system comprises a portable bottle and a complementary water closet. The bottle has an upper inlet opening and a lower drain. The lower drain is normally fluid-tightly closed by a valve. The remote closet includes manually operated plumbing that detachably receives the bottle to effect its draining and flushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Inventor: Paul Rickard
  • Patent number: 4750219
    Abstract: A urinal installation includes a urinal bowl, with a flexible conduit member connected to a drainage pipe normally present in bathrooms or the like, and a means to flush the urinal with water. The urinal bowl is mountable on a support such that part of the conduit forms a trap during storage. When lifted from the support for use, the conduit is straightened, removing the trap and permitting drainage. When returned to the support after use, the device is flushed and the trap restored. Alternatively, a portion of the conduit may be a rigid pipe forming a trap regardless of urninal bowl position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1988
    Inventor: Douglas A. Williams
  • Patent number: 4709426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for producing a water or fluid splatter shield across an open top area of a toilet bowl, urinal or the like. This is accomplished by supplying a fluid such as water or air under pressure to a nozzle, an annular ring type housing or pipe that is disposed about the top portion of the toilet bowl or urinal. Outlet means is formed about the interior of the nozzle, the annular ring housing or pipe such that fluid is dispersed therefrom and form a continuous, relatively thin sheet of flowing fluid above the bottom of the toilet bowl or urinal. Consequently, urine being directed into the toilet bowl or urinal is prevented from splattering out by the presence of the fluid shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Inventor: Oliver W. Godwin, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4683598
    Abstract: The present invention is a urinal for use by females which allows urination in a generally upright position and in a sanitary manner. The invention comprises a flexible tube with a flared upper end shaped to conveniently fit around the vaginal area and collect urine which drains down the inside of the flexible tube to a collected bowl. The collecting bowl may be located on the floor or against the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Inventor: Kathleen K. Jones
  • Patent number: 4653125
    Abstract: A portable sanitary facility is disclosed which, in one embodiment is particularly adapted for use by males needing only to relieve themselves of liquid body wastes. A sanitary unit is carried by a trailer to achieve portability between a use station and a disposal site. The sanitary unit includes a main compartment more or less encompassed by a trough with apertures being provided in the compartment walls to drain liquid introduced into the trough into the compartment interior. The main compartment is divided into a plurality of sub-compartments by transverse vertical baffles which include a series of apertures for establishing liquid communication between the subcompartments. The baffles serve to prevent shifting of the liquid load and thus stabilize the trailer during transport to a disposal site. A valved outlet is provided to permit draining the facility at a disposal site. Removable access covers permit entry into the facility interior during fabrication, maintenance and cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Inventor: Robert M. Porter
  • Patent number: 4631061
    Abstract: A shallow collection vessel with liquid sensors and a resilient lip allows air around the genital-urinary area when not activated. Liquid urine in the vessel causes the sensors to activate a vacuum pump drawing the lip against the body of the user for a liquid tight seal and pumping the urine from the vessel through a tube and one-way valve to a temporary storage tank. Close and random spacing of the sensors creates a very sensitive device activated when the device is in any spacial orientation which might cause urine to contact the body by a minimal amount of urine, effecting the vacuum pump to remain active evaporating the urine within the vessel until the vessel is substantially dry. Paired electrical contacts or paired fibre optic elements are alternate liquid sensor means. Liquid level indicators within the tank signal a desired level for emptying and cause the pump to shut off upon reaching a dangerously full level. A condensation collecting trap keeps liquid out of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1986
    Inventor: Frank D. Martin
  • Patent number: 4612676
    Abstract: A main body (22) has a downwardly-directed outlet opening (28) and a forwardly-directed inlet opening (30). A vertical wall (34) depends downwardly from opposite sidewalls (26) of body (22), is spaced rearwardly from inlet opening (30), and engages the inner vertical surface (8) of toilet bowl rim (6). A sloping horizontal wall (36) extends forwardly from the top edge of wall (34). A flexible vertical leg (38, 40) depends downwardly from the front of wall (36) and engages the outer vertical surface (10) of rim (6). Rim (6) is securely gripped between wall (34) and leg (38, 40). Body (22) preferably has a top wall (42) and a top lip (44) that help to form a moisture catching recess (46) when the attachment (20, 20') is upside down. A funnel-like portion (32, 32') extends down into toilet bowl (4) and may have a cutout (52) to make water in bowl (4) visible to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1986
    Inventor: Victoria E. Whitman
  • Patent number: 4611356
    Abstract: A flushing apparatus for urinals comprises: a housing including a first passage and a second passage adapted to communicate with the flush pipe; an automatic flush device including an electromagnetic valve having a valve stem biased by a first spring, a pressure sensing film provided with a pressure releasing hole and a ring flange, having at least one pressure balancing hole, and mounted below said valve stem with said pressure releasing hole adjoined beneath said valve stem; and a manual flush device having a manual button, a push rod, and a stop valve; whereby, automatic and manual flush operations will be effected without incurring any error action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1986
    Assignee: Hocheng Pottery Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yeh-Huong Lin
  • Patent number: 4595346
    Abstract: Two flanged sleeves, closed and valved at one end, and a bonnet with two gudgeons act as a cylinder-piston mechanism for pumping. The upper sleeve is movable and spring-loaded, accepts and is filled with liquid. When the bonnet is depressed, through its gudgeons, upper valve is closed, upper sleeve is pushed down, lower valve is constrained open, and the content is pumped into a discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1986
    Inventor: Edward Bozoyan
  • Patent number: 4549321
    Abstract: A urinal comprises a flattened urinal mounted within a toilet seat cover and a geared lever extending along the periphery of the cover which is coupled to the flatenned urinal. The geared lever engages a gearing arrangement which moves the urinal outwardly from the forward position of the cover while locking the cover in a raised position when the lever has been pulled through an angle of 180 degrees. The urinal opening comprises a funnel-shaped aperture which projects outwardly from the cover and is moved along a track by the gearing arrangement. When the lever is moved back to the closed position, an interconnected flushing valve is activated which sprays a jet of water on the entire inside of the urinal. The urinal retracts into the cover and the cover can be moved up or down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1985
    Inventor: Roger Douillard
  • Patent number: 4494581
    Abstract: A forestream sample of a urine void is isolated from a subsequently collected midstream specimen by means of a valve controlled by material which swells to many times its original volume when exposed to urine. The material is disposed in a forestream receiving chamber having a normally open inlet aperture toward which void urine is directed by a funnel, or the like. Upon contact between the liquid and the material in the chamber, the material absorbs the liquid and swells to many times its original volume while forcefully urging a movable member against the aperture to block further entry of liquid into the chamber. Subsequently received liquid is redirected into a midstream specimen collection container. The void stream is initially received by a funnel having a discharge spout which terminates below the level of an overflow opening from which the subsequently received void portion is redirected into the midstream specimen container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1985
    Assignee: Whitman Medical Corporation
    Inventor: Marvin Gordon
  • Patent number: 4492258
    Abstract: Sterile urine specimen collection is achieved by collecting the initial or forestream portion of a void in a chamber and then directing the midstream overflow into a specimen container in which the chamber is partially disposed. Overflow from the specimen container is drained to ambient or to an overflow container. This specimen container is selectively disengageable from the apparatus and can be sealed with a sterile cap which is secured to the apparatus in a sterile manner before it is deployed on the specimen container. Collection of the forestream and terminal portions of the void eliminates dripping from the unit when the specimen container is removed. When the terminal portion is drained to ambient, the drain tube is provided with a drip prevention structure. Void urine is received in a funnel having an oval entrance and a discharge spout which projects into the forestream chamber to a level above overflow holes defined in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1985
    Assignee: Whitman Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Lichtenstein, Vincent Vaillancourt
  • Patent number: 4490863
    Abstract: The present invention entails a hand-held urine receiver that is constructed in the general form of a reservoir and is communicatively connected to a flexible hose. The flexible hose extends from the urine receiver and is communicatively connected to a drain line that forms a part of the plumbing network of a residential structure. In order to adapt the urine receiver of the present invention for female use, there is provided a vaginal insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1985
    Inventor: Grover C. Pate
  • Patent number: 4488321
    Abstract: A concealed recessed urinal system in which a urinal is hidden from view by means of a frame mounted in a wall with hinged doors which, when opened, allow a drip guard to pivot outwardly. The system is flushed by a conventional water supply and activated by a valve. The urinal is a sanitary device for catching and disposing of human liquid waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1984
    Inventor: Bruce A. Brunton
  • Patent number: 4450595
    Abstract: A liquid waste disposal system for use with a water closet or the like communicating through a trap to a sewer line comprising a plate mounted within the water closet bowl, a duct extending from said plate, around the trap and to the sewer line, and means for orienting said plate such that the shape and orientation of the plate causes a liquid falling onto the plate to flow into the duct and directly to the sewer line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1984
    Inventor: Geno Saccomanno
  • Patent number: 4423743
    Abstract: A gravity held ashtray formed with an upwardly opening cup shaped tray and a downwardly projecting stem formed with a downwardly opening hexagonal socket for close fitting over the hex head included in the plumbing fixture leading to a stand-up urinal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1984
    Inventor: Alfonse Spielvogel
  • Patent number: 4365363
    Abstract: A urine collection and storage device adapted to be fitted to wheelchairs for non-ambulatory patients comprising means to collect the urine in one of two collection pans immediately below the sitting patient where the collection arms direct the collected urine to a rear storage facility. The urine may be collected at either end of the wheelchair seat, or preferably near the central portion of the seat. Collection near the central portion is permitted if the seat is an open weave material, or by puncturing the seat to allow passage of the urine from the patient to the collection means immediately below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1982
    Inventor: Joseph R. Windauer
  • Patent number: 4360933
    Abstract: A urine suction and collection device for a vacuum suction type urinating aid which contains a urine receiver provided with a urine suction opening to be applied to a urinating region includes, a urine transport tube connected, at one end, with the urine receiver and connected, at the other end, with a urine tank, and a vacuum suction tube communicating with a vacuum suction device and, connected to the top of the urine tank. The vacuum comprising: said vacuum suction device positioned in a housing at the one side thereof. A cover fastened to the top of the housing at the other side thereof freely pivots around an axis at one end of the cover. Urine feed ports and air suction ports respectively are provided at the top of the urine tank put in the housing and at the bottom of the cover, and the urine feed port and the air suction port of the cover respectively are connected to the urine transport tube and the vacuum suction tube through passages in the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1982
    Assignee: Kimura Bed Mfg. Company Limited
    Inventors: Ryusuke Kimura, Shuichi Saito, Kenshun Ishii
  • Patent number: 4345342
    Abstract: A vacuum suction type urinating aid, includes the urine transport tubes of plural urine suction units connected to a common urine tank through corresponding solenoid valves. The urine tank is connected at its upper part, to a vacuum suction device. Each of the plural urine suction units is composed of a urine receiver provided with a urine suction opening to be applied to a urinating region, an air suction hole separate from the urine suction opening, and a urine outlet, with one of the urine transport tubes being connected to the urine outlet of a respective urine receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1982
    Assignee: Kimura Bed Mfg. Company Limited
    Inventor: Shuiichi Saito
  • Patent number: 4345341
    Abstract: A vacuum suction type urinating aid comprises a urine transport tube connected, at one end, with a urine receiver provided with a urine suction opening to be applied to a urinating region, and connected, at the other end, with a urine tank communicating to a vacuum suction device. The vacuum suction device is provided with a partition and support plate around a motor mounted with an impeller, to fit the motor by the support plate to a casing forming an air passage. The suction and the delivery side of the air passage communicate through the impeller. The casing is internally provided with plural silencing partition plates at the suction side and the delivery side of the air passage to divert the air current passing therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1982
    Assignee: Kimura Bed Mfg. Company Limited
    Inventor: Shuichi Saito
  • Patent number: 4321714
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for continuously defecating a urinal by means of foam provided on the inside face thereof is provided. Urine odor is sealed in the urinal and hygienically removed immediately after urination and transferred out of the urinal. The urine is sealed and lubricated by the foam, without the need for a large quantity of water.The urinal is provided with a casing including a foaming tank provided with an air stone and an air delivery pipe therefor, a foam supply pipe connected with the urinal and a water replenishing tank for controlling the level of water within the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1982
    Assignee: Nepon Kabushiki Kaisha (NEPON Inc.)
    Inventors: Souichi Takai, Yukinori Watanabe, Kaname Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 4309782
    Abstract: A relatively inexpensive, simple and practical device for interposition between the seat of a toilet stool bowl and the upper edge of the bowl, for collecting, when in position, the fecal discharge of a patient whose feces is to be examined; the device normally being folded and stored in a sterile mailer together with a wooden spatula; the specimen collecter being produced from biodegradable materials, and including a foldable base plate which has a forward margin spaced from the forward portion of the toilet bowl to permit ready discharge of urine without contaminating or diluting the fecal sample, and the base element, when disposed in an unfolded or flat condition, having a rear tab clamped beneath the stool seat and disposing a bag-like element, adhesively secured to the base plate in an optimum position to receive the fecal specimen; the bag-like element being produced from a disposable paper-product material similar to that from which disposable diapers are produced; the bag-like element having a transv
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1982
    Inventor: Esteban Paulin
  • Patent number: 4282611
    Abstract: A urinal adapted for attachment to a toilet bowl has an apertured bracket arm connected to the seat anchor bolts and extends laterally of the toilet bowl. A swing arm is pivotally connected to the bracket arm and supports a funnel, which has a non-use position and is adapted for movement into registry with said bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1981
    Inventor: Gerald L. O'Day
  • Patent number: 4276889
    Abstract: A device for collecting a urine specimen, which is particularly adapted for females, is configured and adapted for use while the user is sitting on a toilet in the normal position for voiding. The device comprises a collector and a specimen container, preferably integrally assembled together. In use the device selectively collects the clean, contaminant-free mid-stream portion of urine in the container. The urine specimen container is releasably secured to the collector at a bleed-off conduit extending from a collection exit in a urine receiving chamber of the collector. This exit is positioned in the chamber above a urine bleed-off exit in the conduit adapted for receiving and discarding the first-voided portion of urine at a controlled rate. Means are provided for directing into the toilet all of the voided urine in excess of that which is retained in the specimen container, including the discarded first-voided portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1981
    Assignee: SHS Enterprises, Ltd.
    Inventors: David H. Kuntz, James A. Ingram
  • Patent number: 4133062
    Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for lifting a toilet seat of a conventional toilet to convert a conventional toilet into a urinal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1979
    Inventor: Burley R. Fulbright, Jr.