Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
A male urinal device comprising: a sheath of resilient material adapted to surround a substantial portion of the penis of the user and to be secured thereto, a receptacle for the urine designed for support at a position spaced substantially from the penis, and a flexible tube extending between said sheath and said receptacle for conveying urine from said sheath to said receptacle, said sheath having a long thin body portion having a continuously curved cross-section so as to be capable of being readily rolled and a conical neck portion joined to said body portion and of a thickness sufficiently great to tend to prevent folding or collapsing of said neck portion as a result of normal body movements, said body and neck portions being integral with each other and free of any internally projecting portions, said relatively thick conical portion having a circumferential wall disposed at an angle of less than 45* with respect to the horizontal axis of the sheath and having a diameter at its junction with the body portion which is much greater than that of the body portion to provide an enlarged bulbous portion, and said conical portion having sufficient internal volume beyond said bulbous portion to accommodate sudden discharges of urine resulting from artificial stimulation of the bladder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
214 words
A male urinal device comprising: a sheath of resilient material adapted to surround a substantial portion of the penis of the user and to be secured thereto, a receptacle for the urine designed for support at a position spaced substantially from the penis, and a flexible tube extending between said sheath and said receptacle for conveying urine from said sheath to said receptacle, said sheath having a long thin body portion having a continuously curved cross-section so as to be capable of being readily rolled and a conical neck portion joined to said body portion and of a thickness sufficiently great to tend to prevent folding or collapsing of said neck portion as a result of normal body movements, said body and neck portions being integral with each other and free of any internally projecting portions, said relatively thick conical portion having a circumferential wall disposed at an angle of less than 45* with respect to the horizontal axis of the sheath and having a diameter at its junction with the body portion which is much greater than that of the body portion to provide an enlarged bulbous portion, and said conical portion having sufficient internal volume beyond said bulbous portion to accommodate sudden discharges of urine resulting from artificial stimulation of the bladder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The urinal device of claim 1 in which the thin body portion has a thickness of between 0.005 and 0.012 inches and the conical neck portion has a thickness of between 0.050 and 0.100 inches.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The urinal device of claim 1 in which the change in thickness of the sheath occurs adjacent the junction between said bulbous portion and the body portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The urinal device of claim 1 in which said tube has a detachable coupling therein for permitting detachment of said receptacle and a portion of the tubing for emptying the same, said coupling having a relatively uniform diameter therein which at no point is less than the internal diameter of the tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The urinal device of claim 4 in which said detachable coupling has two telescoping parts secured together by detachable fastening means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The urinal device of claim 1 in which said receptacle has a vent adjacent the upper wall thereof for permitting escape of air but not urine therefrom as urine enters the receptacle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The urinal device of claim 1 in which there are no reentry curves between the body portion of the sheath and said tube so as to minimize any obstruction to the flow of the urine regardless of the body position of the wearer.