Fibrous Urinal Splash Prevention

Abstract

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.

Description

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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Benefits of technology

[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 disclosed that traps the urine stream and inhibits the splash back that occurs from using a men's urinal, thereby preventing urine droplets from splashing onto the user or to the surrounding walls and floor.

Problems solved by technology

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 completely effective because they do not eliminate the presence of flat surfaces, which are the primary culprits leading to urinal splash back.

In addition, many of the devices require periodical cleaning, which is both undesirable and unhealthy.

Few efforts have been made to provide a structure within a urinal that is devoid of flat surfaces that will eliminate the problem of urinal splash back all together.

Moreover, none of the prior efforts to address the problem utilize a urinal splash prevention insert that is composed of a fibrous material.

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