Fibrous Urinal Splash Prevention

a technology for urinals and inserts, applied in urinals, water installations, construction, etc., can solve the problems of urine droplets splashing back, affecting the use of urinals, and affecting the safety of users, so as to prevent urine droplets from splashing and improve the fibrous urinal. the effect of prevention

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-10-14
KENER TODD
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[0005]To solve the problems with urinal splash back, I have designed an improved fibrous urinal splash prevention insert. Accordingly, an improved fibrous urinal splash prevention insert is disclose

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The use of a urinal often results in splash back, where the urine stream hits off the surface of the urinal and splatters out of the urinal onto the surrounding floors and wall and often the user as well.
This creates an unsanitary and unsightly condition around the urinal and a mess for the urinal user, who is faced with either walking around with urine on their pants or attempting to remove the urine with water.
Generally, such attempts have resulted in the use of drain mats, screens, and structural splatter guards.
These devices have not been

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[0029]Referring to FIG. 1, a user of a urinal 10 creates urine stream 12 which then comes in contact with the internal walls 13 of urinal 10 or existing urinal mat 14. When urine stream 12 contacts internal walls 13 or urinal mat 14 urinal splash back 15 is created, which leads to urinal spillage on and around urinal 10 and the urinal user. To alleviate the problem of urinal splash back, I have invented a fibrous urinal splash prevention insert 16 shown in FIG. 2. Fibrous urinal splash prevention insert 16 is placed over urinal mat 14. When urine stream 12 impacts fibrous urinal splash prevention insert 16, the urine stream is absorbed and passed through fibrous urinal splash prevention insert 16. Because fibrous urinal splash prevention insert 16 does not present any flat surfaces that obstruct urine stream 12, urinal splash back 15 is eliminated.

[0030]Fibrous urinal splash prevention insert 16 can be easily incorporated onto an existing urinal mat as illustrated in FIGS. 3, 4 and ...

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A fibrous urinal splash prevention insert to prevent urinal splash back that occurs when a urine stream is directed into a urinal and impacts the flat surfaces within the urinal and on existing urinal mats. The fibrous urinal splash prevention insert absorbs the initial urine stream directed into the urinal and eliminates splash back. The insert can also be shaped into numerous configurations and can be retrofitted onto existing urinal mats or be designed to be placed directly into a urinal and replace an existing urinal mat.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001]The present invention relates to accessories for urinals and more particularly a splash preventing insert for urinals.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002]Typically, urinals in a men's pubic restroom are vertically disposed porcelain surfaced features. The use of a urinal often results in splash back, where the urine stream hits off the surface of the urinal and splatters out of the urinal onto the surrounding floors and wall and often the user as well. This creates an unsanitary and unsightly condition around the urinal and a mess for the urinal user, who is faced with either walking around with urine on their pants or attempting to remove the urine with water. Either way, the urinal user exits the restroom in a condition worse than when he went in.[0003]Others have recognized this problem in the past and have attempted to solve it. Generally, such attempts have resulted in the use of drain mats, screens, and structural splatter guards. These devices have ...

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IPC IPC(8): E03D9/00
CPCE03D2009/024E03D13/005
Inventor KENER, TODD
Owner KENER TODD
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