Male urination aids

Abstract

To provide a male urination aid capable of increasing the force of urine and discharging it to a specified position in a toilet bowl, and excellent in convenience when using a flush toilet for cleaning. [Solution] A male urination aid 1 comprises a hollow cylindrical aid body 10. The aid body 10 has a longitudinal direction Y and a circumferential direction L, a base end 11 and a tip end 12 positioned opposite each other in the longitudinal direction Y, a large diameter section 20 located on the base end 11 side, a small diameter section 30 located on the tip end 12 side, a base end opening 11a, and a discharge hole 31 located on the tip end 12, and a constricted portion 18 located at the boundary between the large diameter section 20 and the small diameter section 30 has a plurality of protrusions 40 arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction L on the outer surface thereof.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] This invention relates to a male urination aid for assisting men with urination. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, male urination aids for assisting urination in men have been publicly known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a male urination aid formed in a cylindrical shape with both ends open. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility model registration No. 3166809 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] According to the male urination aid disclosed in Patent Document 1, by urinating with the cylindrical aid body inserted into the male user's penis, it is possible to prevent the area around the toilet bowl and clothing from becoming soiled due to insufficient urinary force when the man urinates in an upright position.

[0005] However, because the main body of the assisting device is simply a cylinder with the same circumference throughout, if it is sized to fit the size of the penis, the urine will be discharged with a weak force over the entire inner surface of the main body of the assisting device, which can cause the urine to be discharged significantly away from the intended position in the toilet bowl.

[0006] Furthermore, when the auxiliary device main body is inserted into the drain located on the top of the water tank in order to clean it using water flowing from the hand-washing pipe of the flush toilet, the entire outer periphery of the auxiliary device main body comes into contact with the inner periphery of the drain, making it difficult to remove the auxiliary device main body from the drain after cleaning due to frictional resistance.

[0007] The purpose of this invention is to improve on conventional male urination aids by providing a male urination aid with a simple structure that can increase the force of urine and expel it to a specified position in the toilet bowl, while also being convenient when using a flush toilet. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The present invention relates to a male urination aid which comprises an aid main body having a longitudinal and circumferential direction, a base end and a tip end positioned opposite each other in the longitudinal direction, a large diameter section located on the base end side, a small diameter section located on the tip end side, a base end opening, and a discharge hole located at the tip, and which has a plurality of protrusions arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer surface of a narrowed portion located at the boundary between the large diameter section and the small diameter section.

[0009] The male urination aid according to the present invention has the following preferred embodiments. (1) The tip side portion of the large diameter portion has a shape that gradually reduces in diameter toward the tip. (2) The plurality of protrusions have a hemispherical shape. Effect of the Invention

[0010] The male urination aid of the present invention can be set up in a hygienic state where it is always washed with the flush water of the flush toilet before use, and when used, even elderly people who have a weak urinary flow can increase the urinary flow and expel urine to a designated location in the toilet bowl. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] The drawings show a particular embodiment of a male urination aid 1 according to the present disclosure, including essential features of the device as well as alternative and preferred embodiments. [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a male urination aid 1 according to the present invention. [Diagram 2] (a) Plan view of the male urination aid, (b) Front view of the male urination aid. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III shown in FIG. [Figure 4] A diagram showing a male urination aid set in the water tank of a flush toilet. [Diagram 5] An enlarged portion of Figure 4. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 shows a male urination aid in use. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] The details of the male urination aid 10 according to the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments include not only essential features of the present invention, but also features that can be selectively adopted and features that can be appropriately combined.

[0013] 1 to 3, a male urination aid 1 according to the present invention comprises a hollow cylindrical aid body 10. The aid body 10 has a longitudinal direction Y and a circumferential direction L, a base end 11 and a tip end 12 positioned opposite each other in the longitudinal direction Y, a large diameter section 20 located on the base end 11 side, and a small diameter section 30 located on the tip end 12 side.

[0014] The base end 11 of the assisting tool body 10 is an open end where a base end opening 11a that is entirely open is located, and the tip 12 is a closed end where a discharge hole 31 is located in the center. The assisting tool body 10 is in communication with each other through the base end opening 11a and the discharge hole 31.

[0015] The portion of the large diameter portion 20 on the tip 12 side has a shape that gradually tapers in diameter toward the tip 12 side, and a plurality of protrusions 40 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer surface of the constricted portion 18 located at the boundary between the large diameter portion 20 and the tip portion 30. The protrusions 40 have a hemispherical shape, and while four are provided in the illustrated example, the number may be less than or greater as long as the technical effect of the present invention is achieved.

[0016] The support device main body 10 can be made of any known material without restriction, such as hard or soft plastic using polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), etc., glass, ceramic, porcelain, paper, nonwoven fabric, rubber, etc. However, it is preferable to form it from hard or soft plastic by injection molding, etc., like a commercially available PET bottle, so that it can be washed with water and can be made as lightweight as required.

[0017] With regard to the dimensions of the auxiliary device main body 10, the longitudinal dimension H1 is 140 to 170 mm, preferably 150 to 160 mm, the inner diameter dimension D1 of the large diameter portion 20 is 50 to 80 mm, preferably 60 to 70 mm, the inner diameter dimension D2 of the small diameter portion 30 is 10 to 25 mm, preferably 12 to 20 mm, and the diameter D3 of the discharge hole 31 is 1 to 3 mm.

[0018] The auxiliary device main body 10 in this embodiment has a thickness of 2 mm, a longitudinal dimension H1 of 155 mm, an inner diameter dimension D1 of the large diameter portion 20 of 66 mm, an inner diameter dimension D2 of the small diameter portion 30 of 16 mm, and a diameter D3 of the discharge hole 31 of 2 mm.

[0019] When the support tool main body 10 is made of plastic, it is preferable that the support tool main body 10 is optionally waterproofed or mold-proofed. Waterproofing is a process in which the inner and / or outer surface is covered with a waterproof material or made hydrophobic to prevent water penetration, and materials such as oils, wax, liquid synthetic resins, and silicone are used. In addition, mold-proofing is performed by applying or kneading natural antibacterial agents such as silver, copper, zinc, zeolite, and chitosan, or inorganic materials such as titanium oxide, into the material of the support tool main body 10.

[0020] In recent years, many men in their 40s to 60s suffer from urination disorders caused by the weakening of the bladder's detrusor muscle as part of the aging process. From the 40s, residual urine stains on clothes, and from the 60s, the weakening of the bladder causes a decrease in urinary flow, and by the age of 65, urination disorders make it difficult to control urine to a fixed position in the toilet bowl, so toilets and clothes are frequently soiled. The male urination aid 10 of this invention has been devised to solve such social problems.

[0021] 4 and 5, before use, the male urination aid 10 is placed (set) on the top surface of the water tank 3 of the flush toilet 2. Specifically, by placing the aid main body 10 with the small diameter section 30 of the aid main body 10 inserted into the drain outlet 5 located on the top surface of the water tank 3 of the flush toilet 2, flush water 6 flowing from the hand-washing pipe 4 of the flush toilet 2 enters the aid main body 10 from the base end opening 11a every time the flush toilet 2 is used.

[0022] Water is temporarily stored inside the auxiliary tool body 10, and the cleaning water 6 is discharged into the water storage tank from the discharge hole 31 located at the tip 12, thereby cleaning the inside of the auxiliary tool body 10. As a result, after use, urine adhering to the inner peripheral surface of the auxiliary tool body 10 is washed away by the cleaning water 6, and the auxiliary tool body 10 can always be kept clean.

[0023] 6, when using the urination aid 1, the user grasps and pulls up the aid body 10 set in the water tank 3 of the flush toilet 2. While still grasping the aid body 10, the user inserts the penis 7 into the aid body 10 from the base end opening 11a.

[0024] In this state, by urinating, urine 8 accumulates within the assisting device main body 10 and can be discharged from the discharge hole 31 located at the tip 12 of the small diameter part 30 to a position in the toilet bowl 2a determined by the user. Even if the user is an elderly person or the like and has a relatively weak urinary flow, the urine 8 accumulated in the assisting device main body 10 is discharged from the narrow discharge hole 31, and coupled with the fact that the portion of the large diameter part 20 on the tip 12 side has a shape that gradually decreases in diameter toward the tip 12, the pressure on the urine 8 increases, strengthening the urinary flow, and the urine 8 can be discharged to a position determined in the toilet bowl 2a.

[0025] As shown in Figure 5, when the auxiliary device main body 10 is set, the small diameter portion 30 is inserted into the drain outlet 5, and while the multiple protrusions 40 are in contact with the inner surface of the drain outlet 5, the portions of the small diameter portion 30 located between the protrusions 40 in the circumferential direction L are not in contact with the inner surface of the drain outlet 5.

[0026] Therefore, the frictional resistance when pulling up is smaller than when the small diameter part 30 does not have the multiple protrusions 40 and the entire outer circumferential surface abuts the inner circumferential surface of the drain outlet 5, and the small diameter part 30 can be easily pulled out. In addition, by inserting the small diameter part 30 so that the multiple protrusions 40 press against the inner circumferential surface of the drain outlet 5, the auxiliary tool body 10 can be set stably. Furthermore, even if the cleaning water 6 fills the auxiliary tool body 10 and overflows from the base end opening 11a when the auxiliary tool body 10 is set, the cleaning water 6 can be smoothly discharged into the water storage tank 3 through the space between the multiple protrusions 40. Note that the multiple protrusions 40 preferably have a required flexibility so that they can be deformed according to the size of the drain outlet 5.

[0027] Furthermore, since the multiple protrusions 40 have a hemispherical shape, when the small diameter portion 30 of the auxiliary device main body 10 is inserted or removed from the drain outlet 5, even if the protrusions 40 come into sliding contact with the inner surface of the drain outlet 5, the insertion and removal operation can be performed smoothly without damaging the inner surface of the drain outlet 5. [Explanation of symbols]

[0028] 1. Male urination aids 10. Assistive device body 11 Proximal end 11a Proximal opening 12 Tip 18 Constricted part 20 Large diameter section 30 Small diameter section 31 Discharge hole 40 protrusions

Claims

1. A male urination aid comprising a hollow cylindrical aid body having a longitudinal direction and a circumferential direction, a base end and a tip end positioned opposite each other in the longitudinal direction, a large diameter portion located on the base end side, a small diameter portion located on the tip end side, a base end opening, and a discharge hole located at the tip end, and a plurality of protrusions arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer surface of a narrowed portion located at the boundary between the large diameter portion and the small diameter portion.

2. 2. The male urination aid according to claim 1, wherein the tip end portion of the large diameter portion has a shape that gradually reduces in diameter toward the tip end.

3. The male urination aid according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of protrusions have a hemispherical shape.

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