Urine bag

Abstract

The present invention is a urine bag comprising a bag portion and a collar comprised of a single piece of plastic and having a top edge, a medial edge, two distal edges, and an inside face. A tab extends outward from each of the distal edges. The collar further comprises a lip that extends at least partially around the top edge two sets of ridges on the inside face of the collar. The ridges are positioned such that they form a closure mechanism when the collar is folded along the medial edge. The plastic collar extends into the bag portion approximately one-fifth of the length of the bag portion.

1 . A urine bag comprising:
 (a) a bag portion; and   (a) a collar comprised of a single piece of plastic and having a top edge, a medial edge, two distal edges, and an inside face, wherein a tab extends outward from each of the distal edges, further comprising a lip that extends at least partially around the top edge, and further comprising two sets of ridges on the inside face of the collar, wherein the ridges are positioned such that they form a closure mechanism when the collar is folded along the medial edge.   
     
     
         2 . The urine bag of  claim 1 , wherein the bag portion has a length, wherein the plastic collar lies inside of the bag portion and is adhered to a portion of the bag portion, and wherein the plastic collar extends into the bag portion approximately one-fifth of the length of the bag portion. 
     
     
         3 . The urine bag of  claim 1 , wherein the bag portion has a length, wherein the plastic collar lies inside of the bag portion and is adhered to a portion of the bag portion, and wherein the plastic collar extends into the bag portion approximately one-eighth to approximately one-third of the length of the bag portion. 
     
     
         4 . The urine bag of  claim 1 , wherein the bag contains a composition comprised of a superabsorbent polymer, an odor control agent, and/or a decay catalyst. 
     
     
         5 . The urine bag of  claim 4 , wherein the superabsorbent polymer is sodium polyacrylate. 
     
     
         6 . The urine bag of  claim 4 , wherein the odor control agent is zeolite. 
     
     
         7 . The urine bag of  claim 4 , wherein the decay catalyst is an enzyme found in yeast. 
     
     
         8 . The urine bag of  claim 7 , wherein the enzyme is selected from the group consisting of sucrase, zymase, maltase, lactase, hexosephosphatase, reductase, carboxylase, melibiase, and endo-tryptase. 
     
     
         9 . The urine bag of  claim 4 , wherein each of the superabsorbent polymer, odor control agent, and decay catalyst has a percentage by weight of the composition, and wherein the percentage by weight of the superabsorbent polymer is in the range of 0.1% to 99%, the percentage by weight of the odor control agent is in the range of 0.1% to 25%, and the percentage by weight of the decay catalyst is 0.1% to 15%. 
     
     
         10 . The urine bag of  claim 8 , wherein the percentage by weight of the superabsorbent polymer is 84%, the percentage by weight of the odor control agent is 15%, and the percentage by weight of the decay catalyst is 1%. 
     
     
         11 . The urine bag of  claim 4 , wherein the composition comprises approximately 0.0302 pounds of sodium polyacrylate, approximately 0.0055 pounds of zeolite, and approximately 0.0003 pounds of yeast. 
     
     
         12 . The urine bag of  claim 1 , wherein both the bag portion and the plastic collar are comprised of a biodegradable material.