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A self-contained urine collecting devise usable by females comprising a bottle in the shape of a hollow body having a closed end and an opening disposed at the end of an upwardly extending neck. Joinable to the open end of the bottle is an interface shaped generally in the form of an oval ring compr

A self-contained urine collecting devise usable by females comprising a bottle in the shape of a hollow body having a closed end and an opening disposed at the end of an upwardly extending neck. Joinable to the open end of the bottle is an interface shaped generally in the form of an oval ring comprising a protuberance at the lower portion of the interface, an opening defined by the upper portion of the interface, a peripheral lip disposed concentrically with respect to the opening, a lateral ridge positioned between the protuberance and the opening, and a lateral valley disposed coextensively to the ridge disposed between the ridge and the protuberance. In use, the protuberance is positioned slightly within the vaginal orifice to place the extralabially fitting opening of the apparatus directly in front of the urethral orifice. The peripheral lip conforms to the perineum of the user in complementary fashion to ensure a liquid tight seal. The lateral ridge and coextensive valley act in concert with the protuberance to further guard against urine and bacterial migration seepage into the vagina.

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A self-contained urine collecting device for use by females and adapted for placement at the user\s urethral orifice, vaginal orifice, and septal tissue, said septal tissue being located between said urethral and vaginal orifices, said device comprising: a hollow body, one end of said body being clo

A self-contained urine collecting device for use by females and adapted for placement at the user\s urethral orifice, vaginal orifice, and septal tissue, said septal tissue being located between said urethral and vaginal orifices, said device comprising: a hollow body, one end of said body being closed and an other end of said body being open; an upwardly extending neck disposed at said open end of said body; a mouth positioned in an essentially vertical plane disposed at an open end of said neck; and an interface extending from said mouth and comprising a protuberance extending outwardly from a lower portion of said interface and adapted for insertion into said vaginal orifice of said user to block entry of urine into said vaginal orifice, an opening defined by an upper portion of said interface and adapted for placement adjacent said urethral orifice of said user when the protuberance is inserted into the vaginal orifice, a laterally extending ridge disposed between said opening and said protuberance and adapted for positioning adjacent said septal tissue separating said urethral orifice and said vaginal orifice, and a lateral valley coextensive with said ridge and adapted for positioning adjacent said septal tissue separating said urethral orifice and said vaginal orifice, said valley acting in coordination with said ridge and said protuberance to provide a liquid-tight seal with respect to the vaginal orifice of the user.