Closure means for collection appliances
First Claim
1. In an ostomy collection appliance of the type having at least front and back opposed flexible flat walls, said walls defining a fecal receiving chamber between them and terminating at a drainage opening at the bottom of said appliance, and means for releasably closing said opening, the improvement whereinsaid drainage opening closure means consists essentially of a semi-rigid strip securely affixed transversely with respect to the collection appliance, in spaced relation to said drainage opening and adjacent and parallel to one of said opposed flexible walls so as to leave a gap between said semi-rigid strip and said adjacent flexible walls, said gap being open at both the top and bottom thereof,whereby said drainage opening may be releasably closed by folding the lower ends of said opposed walls upwardly upon themselves together, and tucking said folded ends downwardly into said gap for snug fit therein.
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Abstract
A novel closure means for an opening of a body eliminations or secretions collection appliance is disclosed. Said closure means comprises a semi-rigid strip securely affixed adjacent to one of the walls of the collection appliance. The opening is closed by lap folding the extremity of the collection appliance upon itself and then tucking the folded extremity into a gap between said strip and said wall. The novel closure means is particularly well suited for releasable closure of the drainage opening of an ostomy collection appliance.
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1. In an ostomy collection appliance of the type having at least front and back opposed flexible flat walls, said walls defining a fecal receiving chamber between them and terminating at a drainage opening at the bottom of said appliance, and means for releasably closing said opening, the improvement wherein
said drainage opening closure means consists essentially of a semi-rigid strip securely affixed transversely with respect to the collection appliance, in spaced relation to said drainage opening and adjacent and parallel to one of said opposed flexible walls so as to leave a gap between said semi-rigid strip and said adjacent flexible walls, said gap being open at both the top and bottom thereof, whereby said drainage opening may be releasably closed by folding the lower ends of said opposed walls upwardly upon themselves together, and tucking said folded ends downwardly into said gap for snug fit therein.
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