On this day in 1956 the patent for the Portable Miniature Urinal was granted. U.S. Patent No. 2,769,982.
The Portable Miniature Urinal was invented by John R. Gossett, of Orange City, California. This patent application was granted on November 13, 1956 as U.S. Patent No. 2,769,982.
This invention was primarily designed for toddler boys who are toilet training. There has long existed a need, it is believed, to bring into use a miniature trainee-type urinal for boys. It is therefore an object of the instant invention to provide just such a device, one which is easy to pick up and carry from place to place, one which acquaints users with the practice of standing up and using a urinal similar to those commonly employed in men’s toilets in offices, factories, hospitals and elsewhere.
This Portable Miniature Urinal is designed to go anywhere, including the car if need be. It is designed similar to a cabinet with closing doors and a flat bottom which can be placed on many surfaces. It also comes with a nail hole whereby the urinal may be attached to and suspended from a vertical wall at desired elevation.
In addition to keeping this patent novel they have also kept it sanitary by having a simple and practical semi-circular member as a so-called splashboard and a dished aperture basin at the bottom thereof with the apertures arranged to empty into a readily insertable and removable fluid trapping and collection drawer. This Portable Miniature Urinal has thought of everything from splashboards to drawers to put items in.
Even though this invention was created with toddler boys in mind I think this could come in very handy for men of all ages. This invention could be used at tailgates, camping trips, outdoor parties etc., where the average Port-a-Potty may not be available.
Although I am not sure I would want to be the one to clean this item I can definitely see how it would be a very useful tool for toilet training. 