Automatic bladder relief system

• US 6,706,027 B2
• Filed: 02/19/2003
• Issued: 03/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mark R. Harvie
• Original Assignee: Mark R. Harvie
• Inventors: Harvie, Mark R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lo, Weilun
• Assistant Examiner(s): BOGART, MICHAEL G
• Application Number:
  US10/369,240
• Publication Number:
  US 20030163120A1
• Time in Patent Office: 391 Days
• Field of Search: 604/317, 604/319, 604/322, 604/326, 604/329, 604/346-349, 604/355, 604/544
• US Class Current: 604/347
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/453 for collecting urine or other discharge from male member A61F6/04 takes precedence ; devices for taking sperm samples A61B10/0058
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/455 for collecting urine or discharge from female member

Abstract

This invention relates to an automatic or semi-automatic bladder relief system, specifically designed to increase the overall sanitation and comfort for users that may require a means to dispose of their urine in the absence of other sanitary facilities due to situations such as aircraft pilots and incontinent individuals.

Claims

1. An automatic bladder relief system comprised of:

a urine depository means;

a urine transport means attached to the urine depository means;

a urine storage means attached to the urine transport means;

the urine depository means is comprised of;

a facing layer;

the facing layer having a user side, a wicking side and a facing layer edge;

a wicking layer;

the wicking layer having a facing side, a urine collection side and a wicking layer edge;

the facing side of the wicking layer being juxtaposed to the wicking side of the facing layer;

a urine collection layer;

the urine collection layer having a urine intake side, a urine output side and a urine collection layer edge;

the urine intake side of the urine collection layer being juxtaposed to the urine collection side of the wicking layer;

an outer layer;

the outer layer having an inside cup area, an outer layer wall attached to the inside cup area, a urine outlet and an outer surface;

the inside cup area of the outer layer being juxtaposed to the urine output side of the urine collection layer forming therebetween a urine cavity;

the outer layer wall of the outer layer being attached to the facing layer edge, the wicking layer edge and the urine collection layer edge;

the urine outlet having a collection end and a transport end;

the collection end of the urine outlet being juxtaposed to the urine cavity and the transport end of the urine outlet passing through the outer layer from the urine cavity formed in the inside cup area to the outer surface of the outer layer; and

the urine transport end of the urine outlet having a urine transport hose coupling means.

3. The automatic bladder relief system of claim 1 wherein the urine storage means is comprised of:

a leakproof storage bag;

the leakproof storage bag having an air vent that allows only air to escape.

5. The automatic bladder relief system of claim 3 wherein the leakproof storage bag contains absorbent polymer crystals.

2. An automatic bladder relief system comprised of:

a urine depository means;

a urine detection means attached to the urine depository means;

a urine transport means attached to the urine depository means and the urine detection means wherein the urine transport means is activated to transport urine from the urine depository means by the urine detection means when urine is present in the urine depository means;

a urine storage means attached to the urine transport means;

the urine depository means is comprised of;

a facing layer;

the facing layer having a user side, a wicking side and a facing layer edge;

a wicking layer;

the wicking layer having a facing side, a urine collection side and a wicking layer edge;

the facing side of the wicking layer being juxtaposed to the wicking side of the facing layer;

a urine collection layer;

the urine collection layer having a urine intake side, a urine output side and a urine collection layer edge;

the urine intake side of the urine collection layer being juxtaposed to the urine collection side of the wicking layer;

an outer layer;

the outer layer having an inside cup area, an outer layer wall attached to the inside cup area, a urine outlet and an outer surface;

the inside cup area of the outer layer being juxtaposed to the urine output side of the urine collection layer forming therebetween a urine cavity;

the outer layer wall of the outer layer being attached to the facing layer edge, the wicking layer edge and the urine collection layer edge;

the urine outlet having a collection end and a transport end;

the collection end of the urine outlet being juxtaposed to the urine cavity and the transport end of the urine outlet passing through the outer layer from the urine cavity formed in the inside cup area to the outer surface of the outer layer; and

the urine transport end of the urine outlet having a urine transport hose coupling means.

4. The automatic bladder relief system of claim 2 wherein the urine storage means is comprised of:

a leakproof storage bag;

the leakproof storage bag having an air vent that allows only air to escape.

6. The automatic bladder relief system of claim 4 wherein the leakproof storage bag contains absorbent polymer crystals.