Support for a continuous drain unit connected with a catheter

Claim 2

In combination with a chair having a seat elevated above a floor and a back extending upwardly from one edge of said seat: a. a continuous, flexible drainage tube having a catheter at one end for fitting on a person seated on said seat; b. a receptacle connected with the other end of said drainage tube; c. a portion of said tube between said catheter and said receptacle being flexed to form horizontally extending lengths one above the other connected at one of their ends by a return bend and the other end of the upper length connected with said catheter with the other end of the lower length connected with said receptacle; d. means removably supported on the back of said chair supporting said drainage tube including the lengths of said portion thereof extEnding downwardly from said seat to said receptacle and supporting said receptacle in a position rearwardly of said seat and below the level thereof.

Claim 3

The combination as defined in claim 1 in which: e. said chair is a conventional wheel chair having a pair of main wheels supporting it for movement over the floor; f. said receptacle and said portion of said tube being supported by said last mentioned means between said main wheels and the entire length of said tube being supported on said chair above the floor.

Claim 4

A hanger for supporting a continuous drainage unit that includes the drain-receiving receptacle and a continuous drain tube connecting said receptacle with a catheter fitted on a person seated in a chair having a seat and back, comprising: a. a vertically extending receptacle and tubesupporting member; b. tube supporting means on said member at its lower end for supporting horizontally extending lengths of said continuous drain tube intermediate said receptacle and said catheter in position spaced one above the other and connected at one of their ends by a return bend with each of said lengths included downwardly in a down-stream direction for continuous drainage of urine therethrough in said direction; c. receptacle supporting means on said member for releasably supporting said receptacle in a position below the lowermost of said lengths; d. member supporting means for removably supporting said member on said chair in a position in which said tube supporting means is spaced below the level of the seat on said chair, whereby continuous drainage from said catheter to said receptacle will be effected when said lengths and bag are supported on said member in said respective positions and the catheter is fitted on a person seated in said chair; e. said vertically extending member comprising an upper portion and a lower portion in longitudinal alignment connected for movement of said lower portion to different adjusted positions projecting downwardly from said upper portion, and means for releasably securing said lower portion to said upper portion in each adjusted position; f. said bag supporting means and said tube supporting means being secured on said lower portion whereby their positions relative to each other will remain the same in each of said adjusted positions.

Claim 5

A hanger for supporting a continuous drainage unit that includes the drain-receiving receptacle and a continuous drain tube connecting said receptacle with a catheter fitted on a person seated in a chair having a seat and back, comprising: a. a vertically extending receptacle and tubesupporting member; b. tube supporting means on said member at its lower end for supporting horizontally extending lengths of said continuous drain tube intermediate said receptacle and said catheter in position spaced one above the other and connected at one of their ends by a return bend with each of said lengths included downwardly in a down-stream direction for continuous drainage of urine therethrough in said direction; c. receptacle supporting means on said member for releasably supporting said receptacle in a position below the lowermost of said lengths; d. member supporting means for removably supporting said member on said chair in a position in which said tube supporting means is spaced below the level of the seat on said chair, whereby continuous drainage from said catheter to said receptacle will be effected when said lengths and bag are supported on said member in said respective positions and the catheter is fitted on a person seated in said chair; e. said vertically extending member comprising an upper portion and a lower portion in longitudinal alignment connected for movement of said lower portion to different adjusted positions projecting downwardly from said upper portion, and means for releasably securing said lower portion to said upper portion in each adjusted position; f. said bag supporting means and said tube supporting means being secured on said lower portion whereby their positions relative to each other will remain the same in each of said adjusted positions.