US3072125A
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Continuous urinal for females
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1959-07-27
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Granted: 1963-01-08
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Expires: 1979-07-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Evelyn I O'brien
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:52
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G9/00; A61G9/006; A61G2200/00; A61G2200/10; A61G2200/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
419 words
A CONTINUOUS URINAL FOR FEMALES COMPRISING A URINAL BODY AND A RESERVOIR, SAID URINAL BODY HAVING A HOLLOW ELONGATED FORM WITH THE PROXIMAL AND DISTAL SURFACES PRESENTING A SOMEWHAT PEAR-SHAPED OUTLINE LATERALLY TO COINCIDE WITH THE UROGENITAL CLEFT OF THE FEMALE PATIENT WHEN SHE IS IN A DORSAL RECUMBENT POSITION, THE MINIMAL WIDTH OF THIS PEAR-SHAPED OUTLINE FORMING THE VERTEX OF A PARABOLA-SHAPED BODY OPENING AND THE APEX OF THE URINAL BODY UNIT WHICH IS ROUNDED TO COINCIDE WITH THE FRONT ANGLE OF THE PREPUCE IN THE FEMALE UROGNITAL CLEFT, THE APICAL PORTION OF SAID ELONGATED FORM TAPERING TO THE MAXIMUM WIDTH TWO-THIRDS OF THE LENGTH FROM THE MEDIAN OF THE APEX AND TERMINATING AT THE TOP LINE OF THE BASE OF THE BODY UNIT, A LIP PROJECTING FROM THE LOWER BOUNDARY OF SAID BODY OPENING, SAID PARABOLA-SHAPED BODY OPENING BEING FORMED IN THE PROXIMAL SURFACE OF THE TAPERED APICAL PORTION AND ITS PERIPHERAL EDGE INCLUDING SAID PROJECTING LIP BEING INSERTED IN THE VAGINAL ORIFICE TO COMPLETELY SURROUND ALL PARTS OF THE UROGENITAL CLEFT WHICH ARE ENCLOSED WITHIN THE LABIA MAJOR ANTERIOR TO THE VAGINAL ORIFICE, SAID PROJECTING LIP BEING A CONCAVO-CONVEX EQUILATERAL STRUCTURE EXTENDING OBLIQUELY VERTICALLY AND TERMINATING IN A VERTICAL PLANE AND DISTALLY TO THE BODY OPENING, SAID BASE COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY THE LOWER ONE-THIRD OF THE LENGTH OF THE URINAL BODY UNIT AND BEING OBVERSELY FORMED LATERALLY WITH THE PROXIMAL SIDE OF SAID BASE BEING FLATTENED AND THEN TAPERING SOMEWHAT DISTALLY TO TERMINATE WITH ITS SYNCLINIC LATERAL AND DISTAL SURFACES IN THE FORM OF AN OBTUSELY DOWN-ANGLED CONNECTOR SECTION TO WHICH SAID RESERVOIR IS ATTACHED, SAID RESERVOIR BEING CONIC IN SHAPE AND INTEGRALLY INCORPORATING AN OBTUSELY UP-ANGLED CONNECTOR SECTION, CORRELATIVE TO THE CONNECTOR SECTION ON THE URINAL BODY UNIT, EXTENDING FROM ITS ROUNDED APEX, THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID RESEVOIR TAPERING TO A MINIMAL DIAMETER TO FORM THE CONNECTOR SECTION BY WHICH A SUITABLE HOSE MAY BE CONNECTED TO ALLOW DRAINAGE INTO A CONTAINER PLACED ON THE FLOOR OR FASTENED TO THE SIDE OF THE BED, SAID URINAL BODY INTEGRALLY INCORPORATING AN AIR VENT WHICH IS A SLENDER CYLINDRICAL TUBE EXTENDING VERTICALLY FROM THE DISTAL APEX AND BEING OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO AVERT ANY ENCUMBRANCE OF THE LABIA, SAID URINAL BODY INCORPORATING A FLEXIBLE STEEL WIRE ELEMENT HAVING THE UNIQUE SHAPE REQUIRE TO BE MOLDED INTO THE PERIPHERAL EDGE OF THE BODY OPENING AND THE LATERAL EDGES OF THE PROJECTING LIP WITH THE SOLDERED ENDS OF THE WIRE TERMINATING IN THE ENDING CORNERS OF THE PROJECTING LIP.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
419 words
A CONTINUOUS URINAL FOR FEMALES COMPRISING A URINAL BODY AND A RESERVOIR, SAID URINAL BODY HAVING A HOLLOW ELONGATED FORM WITH THE PROXIMAL AND DISTAL SURFACES PRESENTING A SOMEWHAT PEAR-SHAPED OUTLINE LATERALLY TO COINCIDE WITH THE UROGENITAL CLEFT OF THE FEMALE PATIENT WHEN SHE IS IN A DORSAL RECUMBENT POSITION, THE MINIMAL WIDTH OF THIS PEAR-SHAPED OUTLINE FORMING THE VERTEX OF A PARABOLA-SHAPED BODY OPENING AND THE APEX OF THE URINAL BODY UNIT WHICH IS ROUNDED TO COINCIDE WITH THE FRONT ANGLE OF THE PREPUCE IN THE FEMALE UROGNITAL CLEFT, THE APICAL PORTION OF SAID ELONGATED FORM TAPERING TO THE MAXIMUM WIDTH TWO-THIRDS OF THE LENGTH FROM THE MEDIAN OF THE APEX AND TERMINATING AT THE TOP LINE OF THE BASE OF THE BODY UNIT, A LIP PROJECTING FROM THE LOWER BOUNDARY OF SAID BODY OPENING, SAID PARABOLA-SHAPED BODY OPENING BEING FORMED IN THE PROXIMAL SURFACE OF THE TAPERED APICAL PORTION AND ITS PERIPHERAL EDGE INCLUDING SAID PROJECTING LIP BEING INSERTED IN THE VAGINAL ORIFICE TO COMPLETELY SURROUND ALL PARTS OF THE UROGENITAL CLEFT WHICH ARE ENCLOSED WITHIN THE LABIA MAJOR ANTERIOR TO THE VAGINAL ORIFICE, SAID PROJECTING LIP BEING A CONCAVO-CONVEX EQUILATERAL STRUCTURE EXTENDING OBLIQUELY VERTICALLY AND TERMINATING IN A VERTICAL PLANE AND DISTALLY TO THE BODY OPENING, SAID BASE COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY THE LOWER ONE-THIRD OF THE LENGTH OF THE URINAL BODY UNIT AND BEING OBVERSELY FORMED LATERALLY WITH THE PROXIMAL SIDE OF SAID BASE BEING FLATTENED AND THEN TAPERING SOMEWHAT DISTALLY TO TERMINATE WITH ITS SYNCLINIC LATERAL AND DISTAL SURFACES IN THE FORM OF AN OBTUSELY DOWN-ANGLED CONNECTOR SECTION TO WHICH SAID RESERVOIR IS ATTACHED, SAID RESERVOIR BEING CONIC IN SHAPE AND INTEGRALLY INCORPORATING AN OBTUSELY UP-ANGLED CONNECTOR SECTION, CORRELATIVE TO THE CONNECTOR SECTION ON THE URINAL BODY UNIT, EXTENDING FROM ITS ROUNDED APEX, THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID RESEVOIR TAPERING TO A MINIMAL DIAMETER TO FORM THE CONNECTOR SECTION BY WHICH A SUITABLE HOSE MAY BE CONNECTED TO ALLOW DRAINAGE INTO A CONTAINER PLACED ON THE FLOOR OR FASTENED TO THE SIDE OF THE BED, SAID URINAL BODY INTEGRALLY INCORPORATING AN AIR VENT WHICH IS A SLENDER CYLINDRICAL TUBE EXTENDING VERTICALLY FROM THE DISTAL APEX AND BEING OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO AVERT ANY ENCUMBRANCE OF THE LABIA, SAID URINAL BODY INCORPORATING A FLEXIBLE STEEL WIRE ELEMENT HAVING THE UNIQUE SHAPE REQUIRE TO BE MOLDED INTO THE PERIPHERAL EDGE OF THE BODY OPENING AND THE LATERAL EDGES OF THE PROJECTING LIP WITH THE SOLDERED ENDS OF THE WIRE TERMINATING IN THE ENDING CORNERS OF THE PROJECTING LIP.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-01-07 | 1966-07-09 | 1967-01-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-01-07 | 1970-07-09 | 1971-01-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-01-07 | 1974-07-09 | 1975-01-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |