Urinal for boys

Abstract

A portable urinal device for potty training young boys made of lightweight and durable thermoplastic material that can easily be attached to a wall or some other stationary object using hook and loop fasteners. The device is proportionately sized for young boys of potty training age and introduces the concept of what a urinal is and how it is used. A second embodiment utilizes a removable bowl that can be conveniently used to empty accumulated urine from the device.

We claim:  
     
         1 . A portable urinal device for potty training young boys, comprising: 
 a vertical backwall integral with a base extending from the backwall and having a pair of opposing arcuate sidewalls curving downward from the top of the backwall to the base;    said base having a cavity defined therein against the backwall; and    a securing means for securing the urinal device to a vertical support.    
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein said securing means is a plurality of strips of hook and loop fastening material fixedly attached to said vertical backwall, said plurality of strips being adapted for releasable attachment to mating strips of hook and loop material attached to a vertical support.  
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein said device is made of thermoplastic material.  
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein said vertical support is an outside wall.  
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein said vertical support is an adjacent portable toilet.  
     
     
         6 . A portable urinal device for potty training young boys, comprising: 
 a vertical backwall integral with a base extending from the backwall and having a pair of opposing arcuate sidewalls curving downward from the top of the backwall to the base;    said base having a cavity defined therein against the backwall; and    a securing means for securing the urinal device to a vertical support.    
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 6 , wherein said securing means is a plurality of strips of hook and loop fastening material fixedly attached to said vertical backwall, said plurality of strips being adapted for releasable attachment to mating strips of hook and loop material attached to a vertical support.  
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 6 , wherein said device is made of thermoplastic material.  
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 6 , wherein said vertical support is an outside wall.  
     
     
         10 . The device according to  claim 6 , wherein said vertical support is an adjacent portable toilet.  
     
     
         11 . The device according to  claim 6 , wherein said device further comprising a bowl removably housed in the cavity defined in said base.