Urinal screens

• US 9,303,396 B1
• Filed: 03/25/2014
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pernici T. Scott, Thomas P. Pernici
• Original Assignee: Pernici T. Scott, Thomas P. Pernici
• Inventors: Pernici, T. Scott, Pernici, Thomas P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Baker, Lori
• Application Number:
  US14/224,234
• Time in Patent Office: 742 Days
• Field of Search: 4286-295
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/26 Object-catching inserts or similar devices for waste pipes or outlets E03C1/28 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E03D 13/005 Accessories specially adapted for urinals

Abstract

Urinal screens include a urinal screen panel sized and configured for placement in a restroom urinal and a self-standing screen lift handle upward-standing from the urinal screen panel.

Claims

1. A urinal screen, comprising:

a urinal screen panel sized and configured for placement in a restroom urinal;

at least one lift strap portion carried by the urinal screen panel; and

a screen lift handle carried by the at least one lift strap portion.

2. The urinal screen of claim 1 wherein the screen lift handle has a long axis disposed in generally perpendicular relationship to a plane of the urinal screen panel.

3. The urinal screen of claim 1 further comprising at least one screen centralizing peg carried by the urinal screen panel.

10. The urinal screen of claim 1 further comprising a handle insertion opening in the urinal screen panel, and wherein the screen lift handle extends through the handle insertion opening.

11. The urinal screen of claim 10 wherein the screen lift handle comprises a drain insertion segment extending beyond the urinal screen panel on a first side of the handle insertion opening and a lift segment extending beyond the urinal screen panel on a second side of the handle insertion opening.

26. The urinal screen of claim 1 wherein the side strap portion segments of the lift strap portion are integrally formed in one piece with the main panel portion of the urinal screen panel.

27. The urinal screen of claim 1 wherein the main panel portion of the urinal screen panel comprises a main panel portion edge, and the lift strap portion is adjacent to the main panel portion edge.

4. A urinal screen, comprising:

a urinal screen panel sized and configured for placement in a restroom urinal;

at least one lift strap portion carried by the urinal screen panel; and

a self-standing screen lift handle upward-standing from the at least one lift strap portion.

5. The urinal screen of claim 4 wherein the at least one lift strap portion comprises a plurality of lift strap portions, and further comprising a plurality of handle eyelets carried by the plurality of lift strap portions, respectively, and wherein the screen lift handle extends through the plurality of handle eyelets.

6. The urinal screen of claim 5 further comprising a plurality of lift strap slots in the urinal screen panel.

7. The urinal screen of claim 5 further comprising a handle insertion opening in the urinal screen panel, and wherein the screen lift handle normally extends through the handle insertion opening.

8. The urinal screen of claim 7 wherein the screen lift handle comprises a drain insertion segment extending beyond the urinal screen panel on a first side of the handle insertion opening and a lift segment extending beyond the urinal screen panel on a second side of the handle insertion opening.

9. The urinal screen of claim 4 further comprising a handle base having a plurality of outwardly-extending handle base tabs carried by the plurality of lift strap portions, respectively, and wherein the screen lift handle is carried by the handle base.

12. A urinal screen, comprising:

a urinal screen panel sized and configured for placement in a restroom urinal, the urinal screen panel including;

a main panel portion; and

a flexible and deformable lift strap portion carried by the main panel portion;

a single-stranded, self-standing screen lift handle upward-standing from the lift strap portion of the urinal screen panel; and

at least one screen centralizing peg carried by the urinal screen panel.

13. The urinal screen of claim 12 wherein the screen lift handle has a long axis disposed in generally perpendicular relationship to a plane of the urinal screen panel.

14. A urinal screen, comprising:

a urinal screen panel sized and configured for placement in a restroom urinal, the urinal screen panel including;

a main panel portion; and

a flexible and deformable lift strap portion carried by the main panel portion;

a single-stranded, self-standing screen lift handle upward-standing from the lift strap portion of the urinal screen panel; and

a panel slot separating the main panel portion and the lift strap portion of the urinal screen panel.

15. The urinal screen of claim 14 wherein the lift strap portion comprises a front strap portion segment and a pair of side strap portion segments extending from the front strap portion segment and extending from the main panel portion, and wherein the screen lift handle is upward-standing from the front strap portion segment.

16. The urinal screen of claim 15 wherein the panel slot comprises a front slot segment generally parallel to the front strap portion segment of the lift strap portion;

a pair of side slot segments extending from the front slot segment and generally parallel to the pair of side strap portion segments, respectively, of the lift strap portion; and

a pair of slot ends terminating the pair of side slot segments, respectively, the pair of slot ends substantially collinear with a center of gravity of the main panel portion.

17. The urinal screen of claim 15 further comprising a handle tab slot provided in the main panel portion and a handle tab extending from the front strap portion segment of the lift strap portion, the handle tab normally inserted in the handle tab slot.

18. A urinal screen, comprising:

a urinal screen panel sized and configured for placement in a restroom urinal, the urinal screen panel including;

a main panel portion; and

a flexible and deformable lift strap portion carried by the main panel portion;

a single-stranded, self-standing screen lift handle upward-standing from the lift strap portion of the urinal screen panel; and

a handle opening terminating the screen lift handle.

19. A urinal screen, comprising:

a urinal screen panel sized and configured for placement in a restroom urinal, the urinal screen panel including;

a main panel portion; and

a flexible and deformable lift strap portion carried by the main panel portion;

a single-stranded, self-standing screen lift handle upward-standing from the lift strap portion of the urinal screen panel; and

at least one screen centralizing peg carried by the main panel portion of the urinal screen panel.

20. The urinal screen of claim 19 further comprising a plurality of screen openings in the main panel portion, and wherein the at least one screen centralizing peg is seated in at least one of the plurality of screen openings.

21. A urinal screen, comprising:

a urinal screen panel sized and configured for placement in a restroom urinal, the urinal screen panel including;

a main panel portion having a main panel portion edge and a panel center of gravity; and

a flexible and deformable lift strap portion carried by the main panel portion, the left strap portion having;

a generally straight front strap portion segment;

a pair of generally curved side strap portion segments extending from the front strap portion, the side strap portions extending in a continuous and uninterrupted transition from the main panel portion;

a panel slot extending through the urinal screen panel, the panel slot separating the front strap portion segment and the side strap portion segments of the lift strap portion from the main panel portion and having a front slot segment, a pair of side slot segments generally adjacent and parallel to the front strap portion segment and the side strap portion segments, respectively, of the lift strap portion and a pair of slot ends terminating the pair of side slot segments, respectively; and

the slot ends of the panel slot are substantially collinear with the panel center of gravity of the main panel portion;

a single-stranded, self-standing screen lift handle upward-standing from the front strap portion segment of the lift strap portion of the urinal screen panel; and

the main panel portion of the urinal screen panel deployed from a generally flat, planar configuration to a generally concave, scoop-shaped configuration upon lifting of the main panel portion using the screen lift handle.

22. The urinal screen of claim 21 wherein the screen lift handle has a long axis disposed in generally perpendicular relationship to a plane of the urinal screen panel.

23. The urinal screen of claim 21 further comprising at least one screen centralizing peg carried by the main panel portion of the urinal screen panel.

24. The urinal screen of claim 23 further comprising a plurality of screen openings in the main panel portion, and wherein the at least one screen centralizing peg is seated in at least one of the plurality of screen openings.

25. A urinal screen, comprising:

a urinal screen panel sized and configured for placement in a restroom urinal, the urinal screen panel having a main panel portion; and

a single, flexible and deformable lift strap portion carried by the main panel portion of the urinal screen panel, the lift strap portion having a front strap portion segment and a pair of side strap portion segments extending from the front strap portion segment and terminating at the main panel portion.