Foldable measuring container
View Patent ↗Embodiments of the present invention provide for a foldable container adapted to measure a volume of liquid. The container comprises a box and a bag. The bag is preferably a substantially transparent plastic bag that lines an interior of the box. The box is convertible between a substantially flat configuration and a stable, volume-defining configuration. In one embodiment the box is a substantially transparent plastic box. In another embodiment the box is a paperboard or opaque plastic box having a window comprised of a substantially transparent material. One or more graduations are provided to indicate the volume of liquid in the container when the box is in the volume-defining configuration.
1. A urine measuring container adapted to measure a volume of urine, which has been urinated into the container, comprising:
a box convertible between a substantially flat configuration and a stable, volume-defining configuration, the box having a window, an open top, a bottom, an interior, and an exterior;
the bottom of the box comprises at least two flaps adapted to interlock when the box is in the volume-defining configuration;
a liquid-impermeable, substantially transparent bag lining, and conforming to, the interior of the box, and a portion of the bag extends outwardly through the top of the box and contacts the exterior of the box; wherein the bag is attached to the exterior of the box with an adhesive; and
one or more graduations adapted to indicate the volume of liquid in the container when the box is in the volume-defining configuration.
2. The container of claim 1 wherein the window extends from an upper edge of the box to a lower edge of the box when the box is in the volume-defining configuration.
3. The container of claim 1 wherein the box is comprised of an opaque liquid-resistant paperboard material.
4. The container of claim 1 wherein one of the at least two flaps includes a tongue adapted to be inserted into a slot.
5. The container of claim 1 wherein a bottom of the box comprises a first, second, and third flaps adapted to form a slot and a fourth flap including a tongue adapted to be inserted into the slot when the box is in the volume-defining configuration.
6. The container of claim 1 wherein the container has a maximum liquid capacity of about one liter when the box is in the volume-defining configuration.
7. The container of claim 1 wherein the bag is comprised of a clear plastic material.
8. The container of claim 1 wherein the window is comprised of a substantially transparent material.
9. The container of claim 8 wherein the substantially transparent material comprises a clear plastic material.
10. A urine measuring container adapted to measure a volume of urine, which has been urinated into the container, comprising:
a substantially transparent plastic box, having an open top, a bottom, an interior, and an exterior, convertible between a substantially flat configuration and a stable, volume-defining configuration;
the bottom of the box comprises at least two flaps adapted to interlock when the box is in the volume-defining configuration;
a substantially transparent plastic bag lining, and conforming to, the interior of the box, and a portion of the bag extends outwardly through the top of the box and contacts the exterior of the box; wherein the bag is attached to the exterior of the box with an adhesive; and
one or more graduations adapted to indicate the volume of liquid in the container when the box is in the volume-defining configuration.
11. The container of claim 10 wherein one of the at least two flaps includes a tongue adapted to be inserted into a slot.
12. The container of claim 10 wherein a bottom of the box comprises a first, second, and third flaps adapted to form a slot and a fourth flap including a tongue adapted to be inserted into the slot when the box is in the volume-defining configuration.
13. The container of claim 10 wherein the container has a maximum liquid capacity of about one liter when the box is in the volume-defining configuration.
14. A foldable urine measuring container adapted to measure a volume of urine, which has been urinated into the container, comprising:
a clear plastic box, having an open top, a bottom, an interior, and an exterior convertible between a substantially flat configuration and a stable, volume-defining configuration, the bottom of the box including a first, second, and third flaps adapted to form a slot and a fourth flap including a tongue adapted to be inserted into the slot when the box is in the volume-defining configuration;
a clear plastic bag lining, and conforming to, the interior of the box, and a portion of the bag extends outwardly through the top of the box and contacts the exterior of the box; wherein the bag is attached to the exterior of the box with an adhesive; and
one or more graduations adapted to indicate the volume of liquid in the container when the box is in the volume-defining configuration.
15. The container of claim 14 wherein the container has a maximum liquid capacity of about one liter when the box is in the volume-defining configuration.