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US3246344A
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Bedpan
Assignee: H M B Inc
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Filing: 1964-02-04
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Granted: 1966-04-19
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Expires: 1984-02-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel M Saulson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:56
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G9/00; A61G9/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A BEDPAN COMPRISING A RECEPTACLE HAVING A REAR WALL OF A WIDTH CONSTITUTING SUBSTANTIALLY THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF THE RECEPTACLE, SAID WALL BEING DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY IN A VERTICAL PLANE AND WITH ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY AT A RIGHT ANGLE TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE RECEPTACLE, A FORWARD WALL OF A WIDTH SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THAT OF SAID REAR WALL, ELONGATED, CURVED SIDE WALLS JOINING THE CORRESPONDING ENDS OF SAID REAR AND FORWARD WALLS, A BOTTOM WALL JOINING SAID REAR, FORWARD AND SIDE WALLS, SAID BOTTOM WALL HAVING A PORTION DISPOSED IN A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL PLANE BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS AND EXTENDING A MAJOR PORTION OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID FORWARD WALL AND SAID REAR WALL, AND HAVING A PORTION OF SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR OUTLINE DISPOSED IN A PLANE INCLINED UPWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST-NAMED PORTION AND EXTENDING THE REMAINDER OF SAID DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID FORWARD WALL AND SAID REAR WALL, AND A TOP WALL EXTENDING
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
A BEDPAN COMPRISING A RECEPTACLE HAVING A REAR WALL OF A WIDTH CONSTITUTING SUBSTANTIALLY THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF THE RECEPTACLE, SAID WALL BEING DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY IN A VERTICAL PLANE AND WITH ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY AT A RIGHT ANGLE TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE RECEPTACLE, A FORWARD WALL OF A WIDTH SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THAT OF SAID REAR WALL, ELONGATED, CURVED SIDE WALLS JOINING THE CORRESPONDING ENDS OF SAID REAR AND FORWARD WALLS, A BOTTOM WALL JOINING SAID REAR, FORWARD AND SIDE WALLS, SAID BOTTOM WALL HAVING A PORTION DISPOSED IN A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL PLANE BETWEEN SAID SIDE WALLS AND EXTENDING A MAJOR PORTION OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID FORWARD WALL AND SAID REAR WALL, AND HAVING A PORTION OF SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR OUTLINE DISPOSED IN A PLANE INCLINED UPWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST-NAMED PORTION AND EXTENDING THE REMAINDER OF SAID DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID FORWARD WALL AND SAID REAR WALL, AND A TOP WALL EXTENDING
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