Urine shield

a technology of shields and toilets, applied in water installations, lavatory sanitory, construction, etc., can solve the problems of male children, soiling of the rim of the toilet bowl and possibly the area adjacent to the toilet, and difficulty in maintaining the hygienic condition of conventional toilets. achieve the effect of facilitating insertion and removal

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-03-02
LATTANZI ARTHUR
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"The urine shield is a device that prevents urine from spraying on the toilet seat and cover, as well as the walls and floors adjacent to the toilet. It is attached to the toilet bowl using attachment members and can be easily inserted and removed. The shield has an arch-shaped opening and is designed to prevent urine from splashing or spraying during use."

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Maintaining the hygienic condition of conventional toilets having a toilet bowl, seat, and cover can be difficult.
Unfortunately, in many instances such use can lead to soiling of the toilet bowl rim and perhaps the areas adjacent the toilet.
Male children, for example, often have difficulty in properly using conventional toilets as urinals.
Thus, the conventional toilets in most homes are subject to non-hygienic and unpleasant conditions.

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[0017] The present invention relates to a urine shield, generally designated as 10 in the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the urine shield 10 may be affixed to the rim of the bowl when the toilet seat is raised. The shield 10 prevents urine from splashing outside the toilet bowl.

[0018] The urine shield 10 is a shell 12 defining an arch-shaped opening 15. The shell 12 includes an arcuate roof 14 and a generally arcuate wall 16 which extends laterally and rearwardly from the roof. The shape of the shell 12 may be described as substantially semi-paraboloid or may be viewed as having the shape of one quarter of an egg shell.

[0019] As can be seen more clearly in FIG. 2, the shield 10 further includes attachment members 18 which can snap on to the rim of the toilet bowl to support the shield 10 in an upright position. Preferably, the shield includes an inverted U-shaped clip 20 extending laterally adjacent the base of each side of the arch-shaped opening 15. An inverted L-shaped bracket 2...

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The urine shield is a shell defining an arch-shaped opening. A plurality of attachment members extend from the base of the shell. The attachment members attach to the rim of the toilet bowl to support the shield in an upright position. The shell has an arcuate roof and a generally arcuate wall which extends laterally and rearwardly from the roof. In order to facilitate insertion and removal on a toilet, a handle may be provided at the roof of the shell. The urine shield may be affixed to the toilet bowl to prevent urine from spraying on the toilet seat and cover, the associated hinges attached to the toilet seat and cover, and on the walls and floors adjacent the toilet.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a shield to prevent urine from spraying outside the toilet bowl, and more particularly, to a urine shield which can be removably attached to the rim of a toilet bowl to direct the urine stream of a male user into the toilet bowl. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Maintaining the hygienic condition of conventional toilets having a toilet bowl, seat, and cover can be difficult. When a male uses a conventional toilet to urinate, the seat and cover are typically raised to provide direct access to the toilet bowl. Unfortunately, in many instances such use can lead to soiling of the toilet bowl rim and perhaps the areas adjacent the toilet. Male children, for example, often have difficulty in properly using conventional toilets as urinals. Thus, the conventional toilets in most homes are subject to non-hygienic and unpleasant conditions. [0005] Several toilet bowl splash guar...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E03D9/00
CPCE03D9/00
InventorLATTANZI, ARTHUR
OwnerLATTANZI ARTHUR