Flexible Spout for a Portable Urinal

Abstract

A urinal includes a urine receiving reservoir and a spout extending therefrom for receiving urine. In a preferred embodiment, the spout may be composed of a bendable resilient material and the reservoir may be composed of the same resilient material. A method of modifying a standard portable urinal by replacing the supplied cap with a flexible extender spout is also disclosed.

1 . A flexible supplemental spout, for use with a portable urinal, comprising:
 a spout body made of a flexible material;   a position holding device interfacing the spout body, wherein the position holding device temporarily holds the spout body in a fixed position, allowing a user to select a desired use position for the flexible supplemental spout.   
   
   
       2 . The flexible supplemental spout of  claim 1 , wherein the position holding device includes flexible ridges, facilitating positioning of the spout body at a selected angle. 
   
   
       3 . The flexible supplemental spout of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible supplemental spout can self-support in multiple selected angles, defining multiple use positions that can be selected by a user. 
   
   
       4 . The flexible supplemental spout of  claim 3 , wherein a first end of the supplemental spout is removably attached to an integral spout provided on the portable urinal. 
   
   
       5 . The flexible supplemental spout of  claim 4 , wherein the first end of the supplemental spout threadedly attaches to the integral spout of the portable urinal. 
   
   
       6 . The flexible supplemental spout of  claim 5 , wherein a second end of the supplemental spout includes threads for receiving a cap thereon. 
   
   
       7 . The flexible supplemental spout of  claim 1 , wherein the portable urinal includes a body portion with multiple flat surfaces and the flexible supplemental spout can be adjusted to multiple desired use positions that accommodate supporting the portable urinal by different ones of the multiple flat surfaces without spilling contents of the portable urinal. 
   
   
       8 . The flexible supplemental spout of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible supplemental spout is removably attached to an integral spout provided on the portable urinal with a collar that concentrically holds a first end of the supplemental spout. 
   
   
       9 . A urinal comprising:
 a urinal body portion defining a reservoir therein and a length thereof;   a flexible spout connected to the urinal body portion and defining a spout length, wherein the spout length is variable between a first relatively shorter length and a second relatively longer length.   
   
   
       10 . The urinal of  claim 9 , wherein the flexible spout is formed of a resilient material and includes flexible ridges such that the spout may be positioned at a selected angle. 
   
   
       11 . The urinal of  claim 10 , wherein the flexible spout is self supporting at the selected angle. 
   
   
       12 . The urinal of  claim 11 , wherein the flexible spout is integrally formed with the urinal body portion. 
   
   
       13 . The urinal of  claim 10 , wherein the urinal body portion is formed of the same material as the flexible spout. 
   
   
       14 . The urinal of  claim 10 , wherein when the flexible spout defines the first relatively shorter length, the first relatively shorter length is less than about two-thirds of the length of the urinal body portion. 
   
   
       15 . The urinal of  claim 10 , wherein when the flexible spout defines the second relatively longer length, the second relatively longer length is greater than about two-thirds of the length of the urinal body portion. 
   
   
       16 . The urinal of  claim 10 , wherein when the flexible spout defines the first relatively shorter length, the first relatively shorter length is less than about one-half of the length of the urinal body portion. 
   
   
       17 . The urinal of  claim 10 , wherein when the flexible spout defines the second relatively longer length, the second relatively longer length is greater than about one-half of the length of the urinal body portion. 
   
   
       18 . A urinal comprising:
 a urinal body defining a reservoir therein;   a flexible spout connected to the urinal body, wherein the flexible spout is angularly adjustable and self-supporting in multiple transverse directions with respect to a longitudinal axis of the flexible spout.   
   
   
       19 . The urinal of  claim 18 , wherein the flexible spout is longitudinally adjustable, defining a variable length.