Sputum collecting device

[0035]Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-4, a sputum collecting device in accordance with the present invention comprises an outer housing or container 10 having an open upper portion 11 formed or defined by a peripheral flange 12, and having a closed bottom end or lower portion 13, and having an aperture 14 formed through the upper portion 11 of the container 10 and communicating with the inner chamber 15 of the container 10, and having a retaining device 16 attached to the upper portion 11 of the container 10 and disposed or arranged around the aperture 14 of the container 10.

[0036]A cover 30 includes a peripheral lip 31 folded downwardly for forming or defining a downwardly opened peripheral channel 32 and for receiving or engaging with the upper peripheral flange 12 of the container 10 and for openably attaching or mounting the cover 30 onto the upper portion 11 of the container 10, the cover 30 includes one or more (such as two) hand grips 33 provided or formed on