Telescopic urinal apparatus

Abstract

A urinal apparatus for facilitating urination from a standing position includes a base. A column is mounted to the base and comprises an upper member and a bottom member. The upper member is slidably coupled to the lower member such that the column is telescopically extendable. The upper member is securable to the lower member at various positions to adjust a length of the column. A bowl is coupled to the column opposite the base. The bowl defines a cavity for collecting urine. A tube is mounted in the column and is in fluid communication with the cavity of the bowl at a top end thereof. The tube is open at a bottom end thereof and is configured to drain the urine away from the column through the bottom end.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A urinal apparatus comprising:
 a base;   a column mounted to the base, the column comprising an upper member and a bottom member, the upper member being slidably coupled to the lower member such that the column is telescopically extendable, the upper member being securable to the lower member at various positions to define various lengths of the column;   a bowl coupled to the column opposite the base, the bowl defining a cavity for collecting urine; and   a tube mounted in the column, the tube being in fluid communication with the cavity of the bowl at a top end of the tube, the tube being open at a bottom end thereof, the tube being configured to drain the urine away from the column.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a rear portion of a rim of the bowl is positioned farther from the column than a front portion of the rim. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a rim of the bowl is concave such that the rim is configured to extend around a crotch of a user. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the bowl has a width configured to fit between legs of a user. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the tube is fixed to the upper member of the column and being movable with respect to the lower member of the column. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the lower member defines a slot through which the tube extends, the slot accommodating movement of the tube with respect to the lower member. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the tube has a P-trap section at the bottom end. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a hose coupled to the bottom end of the tube, the hose comprising a flexible material, the hose being open at a distal end thereof with respect to the tube. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the hose is configured to couple to a drain port in a toilet. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the hose has external threads configured to engage internal threads of the drain port. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a clamp coupled to the upper member of the column and engageable with the lower member of the column to secure the upper member to the lower member. 
     
     
         12 . A urinal apparatus comprising:
 a base;   a column mounted to the base, the column comprising an upper member and a bottom member, the upper member being slidably coupled to the lower member such that the column is telescopically extendable, the upper member being securable to the lower member at various positions to define various lengths of the column;   a bowl coupled to the column opposite the base, the bowl defining a cavity for collecting urine, a rear portion of a rim of the bowl being positioned farther from the column than a front portion of the rim, the rim being concave such that the rim is configured to extend around a crotch of a user, the bowl having a width configured to fit between legs of the user;   a tube mounted in the column, the tube being in fluid communication with the cavity of the bowl at a top end of the tube, the tube being open at a bottom end thereof, the tube being fixed to the upper member of the column and being movable with respect to the lower member of the column, the lower member defining a slot through which the tube extends, the slot accommodating movement of the tube with respect to the lower member, the tube having a P-trap section at the bottom end;   a hose coupled to the bottom end of the tube, the hose comprising a flexible material, the hose being open at a distal end thereof with respect to the tube, the hose being configured to couple to a drain port in a toilet, the hose having external threads configured to engage internal threads of the drain port; and   a clamp coupled to the upper member of the column and engageable with the lower member of the column to secure the upper member to the lower member.