Urinal anti-splash-back apparatus and associated methods
First Claim
1. A urinal anti-splash-back apparatus comprising:
- a urinal including an inner back wall;
a frame;
urine anti-splash-back absorbing and filtering means mounted to said frame for absorbing and filtering urine so that major portions of urine being deposited against an outer surface thereof are prevented from splashing back toward a urine depositor; and
urinal frame mounting means connected to said frame and mounted to the inner back wall of said urinal for readily mounting said frame to the inner back wall of said urinal.
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Abstract
A urinal anti-splash-back apparatus and associated methods are provided which preferably include a frame, a urine anti-splash-back filtering device mounted to the frame for filtering urine so that major portions of urine being deposited against an outer surface thereof are prevented from splashing back toward the urine depositor, and a urinal frame mount connected to the frame and positioned to be mounted to an inner back wall of a urinal for readily mounting the frame to the inner back wall of the urinal. The urine anti-splash-back filtering device preferably includes a urine filter material which absorbs urine and is preferably formed of a fibrous material, such as a fabric fibrous material. A method of reducing splash-back in a urinal is provided which preferably includes attaching a urine absorbing and filtering material to an inner back wall of a urinal.
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32 Claims
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1. A urinal anti-splash-back apparatus comprising:
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a urinal including an inner back wall; a frame; urine anti-splash-back absorbing and filtering means mounted to said frame for absorbing and filtering urine so that major portions of urine being deposited against an outer surface thereof are prevented from splashing back toward a urine depositor; and urinal frame mounting means connected to said frame and mounted to the inner back wall of said urinal for readily mounting said frame to the inner back wall of said urinal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A urinal anti-splash-back apparatus comprising:
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urine anti-splash-back absorbing and filtering means for absorbing and filtering urine so that major portions of urine being deposited against an outer surface thereof are prevented from splashing back toward a urine depositor; and urinal mounting means associated with said urine anti-splash-back absorbing and filtering means and positioned to be mounted to an inner back wall of a urinal for readily mounting said urine anti-splash-back absorbing and filtering means to the inner back wall of the urinal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An anti-splash-back apparatus comprising:
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a frame including a plurality of mounting sockets and at least a pair of retainers; anti-splash-back absorbing and filtering means mounted to said frame for absorbing and filtering fluid so that major portions of fluid being deposited against an outer surface thereof are prevented from splashing back toward a fluid depositor, said anti-splash-back absorbing and filtering means including a fluid absorbing material positioned to be retained by the at least a pair of retainers of said frame for absorbing fluid deposited against the outer face thereof, said fluid absorbing material being formed of a fabric fibrous material; and frame mounting means connected to said frame and positioned to be mounted to a surface for readily mounting said frame to the surface, said frame mounting means including a plurality of leg members each interfacing with a corresponding one of said plurality of mounting sockets of said frame. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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- 29. A method of reducing urine splash-back, the method comprising mounting a urine absorbing and filtering material formed of a fibrous material to a frame, mounting the frame to a lavatory fixture, and positioning the lower portions of the frame outwardly from an inner wall of the lavatory fixture a greater distance than the upper portions of the frame so that lower portions of the urine absorbing material are positioned closer to a urine depositor than upper portions of the urine absorbing material.
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31. An anti-splash-back apparatus comprising:
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a frame; anti-splash-back absorbing and filtering means mounted to said frame for absorbing and filtering fluid so that major portions of fluid being deposited against an outer surface thereof are prevented from splashing back toward a fluid depositor, said anti-splash-back absorbing and filtering means including a fluid absorbing material for absorbing fluid deposited against the outer face thereof; and frame mounting means connected to said frame and positioned to be mounted to a surface for readily mounting said frame to the surface; and rinsing means positioned adjacent to said anti-splash-back absorbing and filtering means for rinsing said anti-splash-back absorbing and filtering means, said rinsing means includes a rinsing tube positioned to collect liquid from a liquid source and release liquid onto said anti-splash-back absorbing and filtering means.
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32. A urinal anti-splash-back kit comprising:
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a frame having a plurality of mounting sockets connected thereto; at least one urine absorbing and filtering device; and a plurality of mounting legs for detachably connecting to the plurality of mounting sockets, the plurality of mounting legs including at least two different predetermined lengths.
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