Portable urinal

Abstract

A portable urinal is provided with a container, a flexible hose which will maintain its position in either a contracted or expanded condition or a shape or curve to which it is placed for convenience in use wherein the flexible hose maintains its shape and degree of extension or contraction and including receptacles suitable for use by males and females in various positions including seated, standing and stooping.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A portable urinal, comprising:
 a reservoir container for holding urine, said reservoir container having a low center of gravity when it contains urine and an input opening on an upper portion of said reservoir container and a handle on said reservoir container, said input of said reservoir container being provided with means for sealing said input;   a corrugated hose having a first end and a second end, said corrugated hose being flexible, extendable and contractible, each corrugation of said corrugated hose being releasably lockable in a contracted condition and an extended condition said first end of said corrugated hose being releasably attachable to said input of said reservoir container when said means for sealing said input is not on said input, said second end of said corrugated hose being attachable to a receptacle for receiving urine from a human being; and   said reservoir container being constructed of an opaque plastic except for a vertically arranged elongated substantially transparent area on a sidewall of said reservoir container for viewing the absence or amount of urine in the reservoir container.   
     
     
         2 . A portable urinal in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said receptacle for receiving urine from a human being includes an enlarged vessel for receiving the glans penis with an offset opening for urine flow, said offset opening being curved downward from said vessel and being in communication with said second end of said corrugated hose. 
     
     
         3 . A portable urinal in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein said offset opening of said enlarged vessel for receiving the glans penis is provided with a rubber rim on its outer edge. 
     
     
         4 . A portable urinal in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said receptacle for receiving urine from a human being includes a generally elliptically shaped vessel with flattened ends and a curved upper periphery conforming to the shape of a vulva. 
     
     
         5 . A portable urinal in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein said periphery of said vessel is provided with an edge member softer than the vessel and which further conforms to the shape of the vulva when the vessel is held against the vulva. 
     
     
         6 . A portable urinal in accordance with  claim 5 , wherein said edge member is constructed of rubber. 
     
     
         7 . A portable urinal in accordance with  claim 5 , wherein said edge member is constructed of a plastic which is softer than a plastic out of which the remainder of the vessel is made. 
     
     
         8 . A portable urinal in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said reservoir container is provided with a rectangular base and the length and width of said base is greater than the height of said reservoir container. 
     
     
         9 . A portable urinal in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said corrugated hose is provided with a plurality of corrugations which are flexible, extendable and contractable for at least a radial section portion of said corrugated hose such that said hose may be deformed or curved and said lockable corrugations will retain said hose in a curved shape. 
     
     
         10 . A portable urinal, comprising:
 a container configured to be capable of holding urine, the container having a base portion, a top portion disposed opposite the base portion, a side wall disposed between the base portion and the top portion, and an input configured to be capable of receiving or disposing urine;   a sealing member configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the input and thereby substantially sealing the container such that urine and gas will not leak from the container; and   a flexible hose having a first end and a second end disposed opposite the first end, the first end configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the input, and the second end configured to be capable of receiving urine from a male or a female user in both a seated and a standing position.   
     
     
         11 . The portable urinal of  claim 10 , further comprising a male receptacle having a first end configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the second end of the flexible hose and a second end disposed opposite the first end of the male receptacle. 
     
     
         12 . The portable urinal of  claim 11 , wherein the first end of the male receptacle defines a first diameter and the second end of the male receptacle defines a second diameter, and wherein the second diameter is greater than the first diameter. 
     
     
         13 . The portable urinal of  claim 11 , further comprising a female receptacle having a first end configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the second end of the male receptacle and a second end configured to conform to the shape of a female vulva. 
     
     
         14 . The portable urinal of  claim 13 , wherein the second end of the female receptacle further comprises an edge member, and wherein when the edge member is held against the vulva of the female the edge member substantially seals the vulva such that urine will not leak from the side of the female receptacle when the female is urinating into the female receptacle. 
     
     
         15 . The portable urinal of  claim 14 , wherein the female receptacle is constructed of a first material and the edge member is constructed of a second material, and wherein the second material is softer than the first material. 
     
     
         16 . The portable urinal of  claim 15 , wherein the female receptacle is constructed of plastic and the edge member is constructed of rubber. 
     
     
         17 . The portable urinal of  claim 13 , wherein releasably attaching is threadably attaching. 
     
     
         18 . The portable urinal of  claim 10 , wherein the container further comprises a handle extending from the top portion. 
     
     
         19 . The portable urinal of  claim 10 , wherein the flexible hose comprises a plurality of corrugations configured to allow the flexible hose to be lockable in an extended position, a shortened position, or any position therebetween the extended and shortened positions. 
     
     
         20 . The portable urinal of  claim 11 , wherein the first end of the flexible hose is configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the second end of the male receptacle. 
     
     
         21 . The portable urinal of  claim 11 , wherein the sealing member is configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the second end of the male receptacle. 
     
     
         22 . The portable urinal of  claim 13 , wherein the first end of the female receptacle is configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the input of the container. 
     
     
         23 . The portable urinal of  claim 10 , wherein each of the container, sealing member, and flexible hose are constructed of plastic. 
     
     
         24 . The portable urinal of  claim 11 , wherein the flexible hose is a first flexible hose, the portable urinal further comprising a second flexible hose having a first end and a second end disposed opposite the first end, the first end configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the second end of the first male receptacle, and the second end configured to be capable of receiving urine from a male or a female user in both a seated and a standing position. 
     
     
         25 . A portable urinal, comprising:
 a container configured to be capable of holding urine, the container having a base portion, a top portion disposed opposite the base portion, a side wall disposed between the base portion and the top portion, and an input configured to be capable of receiving or disposing urine;   a sealing member configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the input and thereby substantially sealing the container such that urine and gas will not leak from the container; and   a female receptacle having a first end configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the input and a second end configured to conform to the shape of a female vulva.   
     
     
         26 . The portable urinal of  claim 25 , wherein the second end of the female receptacle further comprises an edge member, and wherein when the edge member is held against the vulva of the female the edge member substantially seals the vulva such that urine will not leak from the side of the female receptacle when the female is urinating into the female receptacle. 
     
     
         27 . The portable urinal of  claim 26 , wherein the female receptacle is constructed of a first material and the edge member is constructed of a second material, and wherein the second material is softer than the first material. 
     
     
         28 . The portable urinal of  claim 27 , wherein the female receptacle is constructed of plastic and the edge member is constructed of rubber. 
     
     
         29 . The portable urinal of  claim 25 , wherein releasably attaching is threadably attaching. 
     
     
         30 . The portable urinal of  claim 25 , wherein the container further comprises a handle extending from the top portion. 
     
     
         31 . The portable urinal of  claim 25 , wherein each of the container, sealing member, and female receptacle are constructed of plastic. 
     
     
         32 . The portable urinal of  claim 25 , further comprising a plug that is configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the female receptacle thereby substantially sealing the container such that urine and gas will not leak from the container. 
     
     
         33 . A method of collecting urine in a portable urinal, the portable urinal having a container configured to be capable of receiving urine through an input and a sealing member configured to be capable of substantially sealing the container such that urine and gas will not leak from the container, the method comprising the steps of:
 releasably attaching a first end of a flexible hose to the input, the first end of the flexible hose disposed opposite a second end; and   configuring the second end of the flexible hose to receive urine from a male or a female user in both a seated and a standing position.   
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33 , further comprising the step of releasably attaching a male receptacle and/or a female receptacle to the second end of the flexible hose, wherein the male receptacle has a first end configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the second end of the flexible hose and a second end disposed opposite the first end of the male receptacle, the second end configured to receive urine from a male user in both a seated and a standing position, and wherein the female receptacle has a first end configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the second end of the male receptacle and a second end configured to conform to the shape of a female vulva. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising the steps of:
 urinating into the male receptacle or the female receptacle;   if the female receptacle is attached to the male receptacle, detaching the female receptacle from the second end of the male receptacle; and   releasably attaching the sealing member to the second end of the male receptacle to substantially seal the flexible hose and container such that urine and gas will not leak from the flexible hose and container.   
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 35 , further comprising the steps of:
 detaching the first end of the flexible hose from the input; and   disposing the urine from the container.   
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 36 , further comprising the steps of:
 detaching the sealing member from the second end of the male receptacle;   detaching the male receptacle from the second end of the flexible hose;   cleaning the container, flexible hose, sealing member, and the male receptacle and/or female receptacle with antiseptic solution or liquid dish soap; and   drying the container, flexible hose, sealing member, and male receptacle and/or female receptacle.   
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising the steps of:
 urinating into the male receptacle or the female receptacle;   detaching the first end of the flexible hose from the input; and   disposing the urine from the container.   
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 38 , further comprising the steps of:
 if the female receptacle is attached to the male receptacle, detaching the female receptacle from the second end of the male receptacle;   detaching the male receptacle from the second end of the flexible hose;   cleaning the container, flexible hose, sealing member, and male receptacle and/or female receptacle with antiseptic solution or liquid dish soap; and   drying the container and flexible hose.   
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 33 , further comprising the step of releasably attaching a male receptacle to the second end of the flexible hose, the male receptacle having a first end configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the second end of the flexible hose and a second end disposed opposite the first end of the male receptacle, the second end configured to receive urine from a male user in both a seated and a standing position. 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 40 , further comprising the step of releasably attaching the sealing member to the second end of the flexible hose to substantially seal the container and the flexible hose such that urine and gas will not leak from the container and the flexible hose. 
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 40 , wherein the flexible hose is a first flexible hose and the male receptacle is a first male receptacle, the method further comprising the steps of:
 releasably attaching a first end of a second flexible hose to the second end of the first male receptacle, the second flexible hose having a second end disposed opposite the first end; and   releasably attaching a second male receptacle to the second end of the second flexible hose, the second male receptacle having a first end configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the second end of the first or second flexible hose and a second end disposed opposite the first end of the second male receptacle, the second end configured to receive urine from a male user in both a seated and a standing position.   
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 33 , further comprising the step of releasably attaching a female receptacle to the second end of the flexible hose, the female receptacle having a first end configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the second end of the flexible hose and a second end configured to conform to the shape of a female vulva, the second end further configured to receive urine from a female user in both a seated and a standing position. 
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 33 , further comprising the steps of:
 detaching the first end of the flexible hose from the input; and   releasably attaching the sealing member to the input to substantially seal the container such that urine and gas will not leak from the container.   
     
     
         45 . A method of collecting urine in a portable urinal, the portable urinal having a container configured to be capable of receiving urine through an input and a sealing member configured to be capable of substantially sealing the container such that urine and gas will not leak from the container, the method comprising the steps of:
 releasably attaching a female receptacle to the input, the female receptacle having a first end configured to be capable of releasably attaching to the input and a second end configured to conform to the shape of a female vulva, the second end further configured to receive urine from a female user in both a seated and a standing position.   
     
     
         46 . The method of  claim 45 , further comprising the steps of:
 urinating into the female receptacle;   detaching the female receptacle from the input; and   releasably attaching the sealing member to the input to substantially seal the container such that urine and gas will not leak from the container.   
     
     
         47 . The method of  claim 46 , further comprising the steps of:
 detaching the sealing member from the input;   disposing the urine from the container;   cleaning the container and female receptacle with antiseptic solution or liquid dish soap; and   drying the container and female receptacle.