Automatic urine collecting apparatus

Claim 1

An automatic urine collecting apparatus comprising a tubular urine receiving unit having an inlet at its upper end and an outlet at its lower end; an annular rubber tube connected to said inlet for contacting a patient's skin; an apertured fitting cloth receiving said unit and retainingly engaging said rubber tube; said urine receiving unit having at its intermediate outer top a plurality of apertures through which air enters; a first flexible tube at one end connected to said unit adjacent said apertures; an electronic sensor connected to the outlet of said unit for alternatively sensing the existence and non-existence of urine respectively; a urinal having an upper end; a urine suctioning second plastic tube connecting said sensor to said urinal; an electric power unit including a suction pump having an intake and an air pressure outlet; a third plastic tube interconnecting said pump intake with said urinal at its upper end above the level of any liquid therein; said sensor being electrically connected to said power unit to energize and deenergize said pump in response respectively to the existence and nonexistence of urine in said urine receiving unit; a bottle filled with warm water; a warm water feeding pipe at one end projected into said bottle and at its other end adapted for connection to the other end of said first plastic tube; and a rubber bulb connected to said bottle for applying air pressure into said bottle for selectively directing warm water through said feeding pipe into said urine receiving unit.