Disposable cap and float assembly

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The assembly of the present invention includes a bifurcated bracket mountable on a wall or in a floor stand and a disposable cap for sealing a rigid drainage receiver.
The cap is vertically downwardly disposed over the bifurcations of the bracket and the drainage receiver is retained in the bracket.
Hereinafter, the plane of the bifurcations of the bracket will be designated as the horizontal plane, and vertical will designate a direction 90.
degree.
to the plane of the bifurcations whether they are in fact positioned parallel to the horizon or not.
Means for horizontally retaining the drainage receiver between the bifurcations of the bracket and means for retaining the cap vertically onto the bracket are included.
First and second tubular portions form first and second passages vertically through the cap to admit drainage from the patient's body and allow the evacuation of the drainage receiver.
A float shutoff valve is positioned over an interference fit portion on the bottom of the first tubular portion so as to seal vertically upward against a shutoff seat surface on the first tubular portion when the drainage receiver becomes filled with fluid.
An object of the present invention is to provide a cap and float assembly of the character described which is sufficiently inexpensive as to be disposable, thus obviating the difficult sterilization for reuse of this portion of the drainage receiving assembly.
It also is an object of the invention to provide a float shutoff valve so designed as to allow substantially all of the drainage receiver capacity to be utilized.
Additional objects, advantages and features of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the complete specification.