Waste container with sinuous recesses

Abstract

A waste container for receiving thrown up stomach contents from a patient is disclosed. The container includes an elongated moisture proof bag having an open end, and a rigid ring integrally connected to the bag open end. At least one sinuous recess is disposed within the ring. The recess is sized to receive a throttled portion of the bag therein. The recess has a contour, which restricts the throttled portion of the bag from slipping out of the recess in a use position.

1 . A waste container for receiving thrown up stomach contents from a patient, said container comprising: 
 an elongated moisture proof bag having an open end;    a rigid ring integrally connecting said bag open end and;    at least one sinuous recess disposed within said ring sized to receive a throttled portion of said bag therein, said recess having a contour which restricts said throttled portion of said bag from slipping out of said recess and urges said throttles portion into said recess in a use position.    
   
   
       2 . The waste container of  claim 1  wherein said sinuous recess comprises: 
 a recess open end;    a recess closed end; and    an arcuate slot between said recess open end and said recess closed end, said arcuate slot including a reverse bend of a generally U-shape;    whereby, said recess closed and is sized to receive said throttled portion of said bag.    
   
   
       3 . The waste container of  claim 1  wherein said ring includes a plurality of sinuous recesses.  
   
   
       4 . The waste container of  claim 1  wherein said throttled portion of said bag comprises one of a twisted portion and a scrunched portion of said bag.  
   
   
       5 . The waste container of  claim 1  wherein said bag and said ring are separate interconnectible parts.  
   
   
       6 . The waste container of  claim 1  wherein said bag comprises a synthetic resin film.  
   
   
       7 . The waste container of  claim 6  wherein said bag comprises plastics material.  
   
   
       8 . The waste container of  claim 1  wherein said ring comprises plastics material.  
   
   
       9 . A method for collecting thrown up stomach contents comprising the steps of: 
 forming a sinuous recess in a rigid ring sized to receive a throttled portion of an elongated moisture proof bag therein;    integrally connecting said elongated moisture proof bag open end to said rigid ring;    throttling a portion of said bag after collecting thrown up stomach contents therein; and    disposing said throttled portion of said bag within a recess closed end of said sinuous recess such that a contour of said recess restricts said throttled portion of said bag from slipping out of said recess and urges said throttled portion into said recess in a use position.    
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9  comprising the steps of: 
 forming an arcuate slot including a reverse bend of a generally U-shape between a recess closed end and a recess open end sized to receive said throttled portion of said bag; and    disposing said throttled portion of said bag in said recess closed end.    
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 9  comprising the step of one of twisting and scrunching said throttled portion of said bag after collecting said thrown up stomach contents therein.