Urinal screen

• US 5,604,937 A
• Filed: 10/26/1995
• Issued: 02/25/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Impact Products, LLC (Genuine Parts Company)
• Original Assignee: Impact Products, Inc.
• Inventors: Davenport, Robert A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Walczak, David J.
• Application Number:
  US08/548,709
• Time in Patent Office: 488 Days
• Field of Search: 4/309, 4/222, 4/222.1, 4/DIG. 5, 4/300.3, 4/902, 4/583, 4/582, 4/581, 4/637, 4/DIG. 18
• US Class Current: 4/309
• 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

Abstract

A urinal screen assembly for disposition adjacent the drain of a urinal is disclosed. The screen assembly includes feet or risers depending from the lower surface to maintain a spaced relation between at least the marginal edge of the assembly to allow liquid to flow therebetween and simultaneously prohibit the passage of unwanted solid materials. The main body portion of the screen assembly is provided with a plurality of tapered apertures which provide fluid communication therethrough and minimizes splash-back caused by an impinging stream of urine.

Claims

1. A urinal screen assembly comprising:

a main body having an extended upper surface, a corresponding extended lower surface, and a marginal edge portion integral with and surrounding the upper surface and the lower surface;

a plurality of spaced apart apertures formed to extend through said body to provide fluid communication between the upper surface and the lower surface of said body; and

a plurality of spaced apart feet depending from said body to at least support the marginal edge portion of said body in spaced relation from a supporting surface whereby a portion of a quantity of liquid flowing along said support surface can flow outside of a boundary defined by said marginal edge portion, beneath said marginal edge portion without flowing over said marginal edge portion and beneath said body.

2. A urinal screen assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said apertures are formed to taper from the upper surface to the lower surface of said main body.

3. A urinal screen assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said main body is formed of a formable plastic material.

4. A urinal screen assembly as defined in claim 3 wherein the formable plastic material is polyvinyl chloride.

5. A urinal screen assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said apertures are larger in the upper surface and decrease in size toward the lower surface.