Article to be used by human females when urinating

Claim 2

For use by human females when urinating, an elongated solid body having a relatively large inlet end and an opposed relatively small outlet end adapted to be connected with a tube, said solid body gradually diminishing in cross section from said inlet to said outlet end thereof and being formed with an elongated passage extending from said inlet to said outlet end of said body longitudinally therethrough, said inlet end of said body terminating in a substantially flat end surface and being of an elongated generally oval configuration to be comfortably positioned at a location where the end of said passage at said inlet end will receive urine from the urethra, said solid body having a cross section which diminishes more sharply at an intermediate region of the body substantially midway between the opposed ends thereof than in the region of said opposed ends thereof, and said body being of a generally muttonchop configuration and having between its opposed ends a pair of opposed side edges which are of substantially S-shaped configuration with one of said side edges being curved to a substantially greater degree than the other, and said body having a substantially uniform wall thickness extending between said outlet end and said intermediate region of said body, and said body having between said intermediate region and said inlet end thereof at least along said side edge of greater curvature a thickness which is substantially greater than the thickness of said body from said intermediate region thereof to said outlet end thereof.

Claim 3

For use by human females when urinating, an elongated body having a relatively large inlet end and an opposed relatively small outlet end adapted to be connected with a tube, said body gradually diminishing in cross section from said inlet to said outlet end thereof and being formed with an elongated passage extending from said inlet to said outlet end of said body longitudinally therethrough, said inlet end of said body being of an elongated generally oval configuration to be comfortably positioned at a location where the end of said passage at said inlet end will receive urine from the urethra, the cross section of said body diminishing more sharply at an intermediate region of the body substantially midway between the opposed ends thereof than in the region of said opposed ends thereof, said body being of a generally muttonchop configuration and having between its opposed ends a pair of opposed side edges which are of substantially S-shaped configuration with one of said side edges being curved to a substantially greater degree than the other, said passage being of a generally tapered configuration from said inlet to said outlet end of said body with the latter having a substantially uniform wall thickness at the region of its outlet end and at the region of its inlet end a wall thickness which is substantially greater along one side edge than alOng the opposed side edge, said inlet end of said body having a relatively large portion of substantially oval configuration surrounding said passage and beyond said relatively large oval portion a substantially smaller oval portion connected with said relatively large oval portion by a relatively narrow intermediate neck portion.

Claim 4

For use by human females when urinating, an elongated body having a relatively large inlet end and an opposed relatively small outlet end adapted to be connected with a tube, said body gradually diminishing in cross section from said inlet to said outlet end thereof and being formed with an elongated passage extending from said inlet to said outlet end of said body longitudinally therethrough, said inlet end of said body being of an elongated generally oval configuration to be comfortably positioned at a location where the end of said passage at said inlet end will receive urine from the urethra, the cross section of said body diminishing more sharply at an intermediate region of the body substantially midway between the opposed ends thereof than in the region of said opposed ends thereof, said body being of a generally muttonchop configuration and having between its opposed ends a pair of opposed side edges which are of substantially S-shaped configuration with one of said side edges being curved to a substantially greater degree than the other, said passage being of a generally tapered configuration from said inlet to said outlet end of said body with the latter having a substantially uniform wall thickness at the region of its outlet end and at the region of its inlet end a wall thickness which is substantially greater along one side edge than alOng the opposed side edge, said inlet end of said body having a relatively large portion of substantially oval configuration surrounding said passage and beyond said relatively large oval portion a substantially smaller oval portion connected with said relatively large oval portion by a relatively narrow intermediate neck portion.

Claim 5

An article as recited in claim 2 and wherein said relatively small oval portion of said inlet end of said body is formed with a substantially central indentation for receiving the clitoris to assist in properly locating the body.

Claim 6

For use by human females when urinating, an elongated solid body having a relatively large inlet end and an opposed relatively small outlet end adapted to be connected with a tube, said solid body gradually diminishing in cross section from said inlet to said outlet end thereof and being formed with an elongated passage extending from said inlet to said outlet end of said body longitudinally therethrough, said inlet end of said body being of an elongated generally oval configuration to be comfortably positioned at a location where the end of said passage at said inlet end will receive urine from the urethra, the body being adapted to be used by a female in a prone position with said body extending substantially horizontally, said body having a generally muttonchop configuration and generally S-shaped edges which respectively form upper and lower edges when said body extends substantially horizontally, with said upper edge being more sharply curved than said lower edge and said passage being situated substantially in the region of said lower edge of said body and said body having above said passage between the latter and said upper edge a thickness in the region of said inlet end which is substantially greater than the thickness of said body below said passage.

Claim 7

For use by human females when urinating, an elongated solid body having a relatively large inlet end and an opposed relatively small outlet end adapted to be connected with a tube, said solid body gradually diminishing in cross section from said inlet to said outlet end thereof and being formed with an elongated passage extending from said inlet to said outlet end of said body longitudinally therethrough, said inlet end of said body being of an elongated generally oval configuration to be comfortably positioned at a location where the end of said passage at said inlet end will receive urine from the urethra, the body being adapted to be used by a female in a prone position with said body extending substantially horizontally, said body having a generally muttonchop configuration and generally S-shaped edges which respectively form upper and lower edges when said body extends substantially horizontally, with said upper edge being more sharply curved than said lower edge and said passage being situated substantially in the region of said lower edge of said body and said body having above said passage between the latter and said upper edge a thickness in the region of said inlet end which is substantially greater than the thickness of said body below said passage.

Claim 8

An article as recited in claim 4 and wherein said passage has an interior cross section which gradually increases relatively sharply inwardly from said larger end of said body and then gradually diminishes toward said relatively small end of said body with said passage having an internal apex at its region which is nearest to said upper edge of said body at the vicinity of said relatively large inlet end thereof.

Claim 9

An article as recited in claim 5 and wherein said passage is stepped downwardly at the region of said inlet end of said body.

Claim 10

An article as recited in claim 6 and wherein the edges of said body at said inlet end thereof are rounded.

Claim 11

An article as recited in claim 1 and wherein said body is adapted to be used in a generally upright position by a standing female, with said body having rear and front edges of substantially S-shaped configuration, said rear edge being more sharply curved than said front edge and said passage also being of a substantially S-shaped configuration and tapering from said inlet toward said outlet end of said body with the latter having a wall thickness which is greater forwardly of said passage than rearwardly thereof at the region of said relatively large inlet end of said body.

Claim 12

For use by human females when urinating, an elongated body having a relatively large inlet end and an opposed relatively small outlet end adapted to be connected with a tube, said body gradually diminishing in cross section from said inlet to said outlet end thereof and being formed with an elongated passage extending from said inlet to said outlet end of said body longitudinally therethrough, said inlet end of said body being of an elongated generally oval configuration to be comfortably positioned at a location where the end of said passage at said inlet end will receive urine from the urethra, said body being made of a material which is incapable of remaining coherent in water.

Claim 13

For use by human females when urinating, an elongated body having a relatively large inlet end and an opposed relatively small outlet end adapted to be connected with a tube, said body gradually diminishing in cross section from said inlet to said outlet end thereof and being formed with an elongated passage extending from said inlet to said outlet end of said body longitudinally therethrough, said inlet end of said body being of an elongated generally oval configuration to be comfortably positioned at a location where the end of said passage at said inlet end will receive urine from the urethra, said body being made of a material which is incapable of remaining coherent in water.

Claim 14

For use by human females when urinating, an elongated body having a relatively large inlet end and an opposed relatively small outlet end adapted to be connected with a tube, said body gradually diminishing In cross section from said inlet to said outlet end thereof and being formed with an elongated passage extending from said inlet to said outlet end of said body longitudinally therethrough, said inlet end of said body being of an elongated generally oval configuration to be comfortably positioned at a location where the end of said passage at said inlet end will receive urine from the urethra, a liquid-absorbent cover removably carried by said body at said relatively large end thereof and covering at least that part of said relatively large end which extends around said passage with said cover being formed with an opening coinciding with said passage.

Claim 15

For use by human females when urinating, an elongated body having a relatively large inlet end and an opposed relatively small outlet end adapted to be connected with a tube, said body gradually diminishing In cross section from said inlet to said outlet end thereof and being formed with an elongated passage extending from said inlet to said outlet end of said body longitudinally therethrough, said inlet end of said body being of an elongated generally oval configuration to be comfortably positioned at a location where the end of said passage at said inlet end will receive urine from the urethra, a liquid-absorbent cover removably carried by said body at said relatively large end thereof and covering at least that part of said relatively large end which extends around said passage with said cover being formed with an opening coinciding with said passage.

Claim 16

An article as recited in claim 10 and wherein said cover has an edge flange extending along and partly overlapping an exterior surface of said body which extends from said relatively large end thereof.

Claim 17

An article as recited in claim 11 and wherein said flange is formed with a notch receiving part of said body adjacent said relatively large end thereof with said cover covering only that part of said relatively large end which surrounds said passage.

Claim 18

An article as recited in claim 10 and wherein said cover is formed with a flange extending into said passage.

Claim 19

An article as recited in claim 10 and wherein said body carries a holding means for releasably holding said cover on said relatively large end of said body.

Claim 20

The article of claim 14 and wherein said holding means is in the form of a wire hingedly connected to said body for swining movement to and from a position holding said cover on said body, said body being formed with grooves for receiving said wire and part of said cover displaced by said wire into said grooves.

Claim 21

An article as recited in claim 15 and wherein said wire extends along opposite sides of said passage at said relatively large end of said body.

Claim 22

An article as recited in claim 16 and wherein said wire is made of stainless steel.