URINAL SCREEN

• US 20140075663A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Impact Products, LLC (Genuine Parts Company)
• Original Assignee: Impact Products, LLC (Genuine Parts Company)
• Inventors: Irwin, John T., Dukes, Stephen A., Staufenberg, Donald James, Gayer, Jeffrey C., Hayes, Robert James
• Application Number:
  US13/804,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20140075663A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 4/292
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 27/0206 to protect the underlying surface, e.g. temporary covers, disposable carpets, absorbent pads, wheelchair pads, hearth rugs
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/00 Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor for contact lenses A61L12/00; atomisers for disinfecting agents A61M; sterilisation of packages or package contents in association with packaging B65B55/00; treatment of water, waste water, sewage or sludge C02F; disinfecting paper D21H21/36; disinfecting devices for water closets E03D; articles having provision for disinfection, see the relevant subclasses for these articles, e.g. H04R1/12
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 9/12 Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/264 Separate sieves or similar object-catching inserts
• CPC Class Codes: E03D 13/00 Urinals without flushing devices A47K11/00 ; Means for connecting the urinal to the flushing pipe and the wastepipe; Splashing shields for urinals
• CPC Class Codes: E03D 13/005 Accessories specially adapted for urinals
• CPC Class Codes: E03D 9/007 Devices for eliminating smells by diffusing deodorants in lavatories
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/23 Sheet including cover or casing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/237 Noninterengaged fibered material encased [e.g., mat, batt, etc.]

Abstract

A urinal screen including a body having a plurality of openings formed therein and a frame disposed around at least a portion of the body, the frame having a substantially concave shape. The urinal screen is adapted to be positioned in a substantially upright position in the urinal with a first end of the urinal screen adjacent a bottom of the urinal and a second end of the urinal screen adjacent a rear surface of the urinal,

Claims

1. A urinal screen, comprising:

a body including a plurality of openings; and

a frame disposed around at least a portion of the body, the frame having a substantially concave shape;

wherein the urinal screen is configured to be positioned in a substantially upright position in a urinal with a first end of the urinal screen positioned adjacent a bottom of the urinal and a second end of the urinal screen positioned adjacent a rear surface of the urinal.

2. The urinal screen of claim 1, wherein the body is produced from at least one of polyester, plastic, and rubber and is formed in a latticework configuration.

3. The urinal screen of claim 1, wherein the body has a substantially parabolic cylinder shape.

4. The urinal screen of claim 1, wherein each opening is hexagonal in shape.

5. The urinal screen of claim 1, wherein each opening has a maximum width of between about 0.5 and 1.0 millimeters.

6. The urinal screen of claim 1, wherein each opening has a first width adjacent a front side of the body that is greater than a second width adjacent a back side of the body.

7. The urinal screen of claim 6, wherein the urinal screen includes at least one support structure adapted to space the urinal screen outwardly from the rear surface of the urinal.

8. The urinal screen of claim 7, wherein the at least one support structure is about 0.25 inches long.

9. A urinal screen, comprising:

a body formed from a polyester mesh material;

a frame disposed around at least a portion of the body, the frame having a substantially concave shape; and

at least one support structure adapted to space the urinal screen outwardly from a rear surface of a urinal;

wherein the urinal screen is configured to be positioned in a substantially upright position in the urinal with a first end of the urinal screen positioned adjacent a bottom of the urinal and a second end of the urinal screen positioned adjacent a rear surface of the urinal.

10. The urinal screen of claim 9, wherein openings formed in the mesh material have a hexagonal shape.

11. The urinal screen of claim 10, wherein each of the openings has a maximum width of between about 0.5 and 1.0 millimeters.

12. The urinal screen of claim 10, wherein each of the openings has a first width adjacent a front side of the body that is greater than a second width adjacent a back side of the body, and an intermediate width that decreases from the first width to the second width, and wherein each of the openings diffuse a stream of urine from a user.

13. The urinal screen of claim 9, wherein the polyester mesh material has an elasticity that absorbs a force exerted by a stream of urine from a user.

14. The urinal screen of claim 9, wherein the at least one support structure is about 0.25 inches long.

15. A urinal screen, comprising:

a body including a plurality of screening elements;

a frame disposed around at least a portion of the body, the frame having a substantially concave shape; and

at least one support structure adapted to space the urinal screen outwardly from a rear surface of a urinal;

wherein the urinal screen is configured to be positioned in a substantially upright position in the urinal with a first end of the urinal screen positioned adjacent a bottom of the urinal and a second end of the urinal screen positioned adjacent the rear surface of the urinal.

16. The urinal screen of claim 15, wherein each of the screening elements has a substantially concave shape.

17. The urinal screen of claim 15, wherein each of the screening elements is one of a vertical slat, a louver, a rib, or a rod.

18. The urinal screen of claim 15, wherein each of the screening elements is made from one of polyester, plastic, and rubber.

19. The urinal screen of claim 15, wherein each of the screening elements has a first width adjacent a front of the screening element that is less than a second width adjacent a back side of the screening element, and an intermediate width that increases from the first width to the second width.

20. The urinal screen of claim 15, wherein the at least one support structure is about 0.25 inches long.