Urine shield
OwnerArthur Lattanziinventor
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Abstract
The urine shield is a shell defining an arch-shaped opening. A plurality of attachment members extend from the base of the shell. The attachment members attach to the rim of the toilet bowl to support the shield in an upright position. The shell has an arcuate roof and a generally arcuate wall which extends laterally and rearwardly from the roof. In order to facilitate insertion and removal on a toilet, a handle may be provided at the roof of the shell. The urine shield may be affixed to the toilet bowl to prevent urine from spraying on the toilet seat and cover, the associated hinges attached to the toilet seat and cover, and on the walls and floors adjacent the toilet.
Claims3
1-3. (canceled)
The urine shield according to claim 5, wherein said urine shield is made from plastic.
A urine shield comprising:
- a shell having an arcuate roof and a generally arcuate wall extending laterally and rearwardly from said arcuate roof, said arcuate roof and said arcuate wall defining an arch-shaped opening, said arcuate wall and arch-shaped opening arching downwardly from said arcuate roof to a base of said arcuate wall;
- a handle to facilitate grasping the shield, said handle formed by an aperture located in the center of said arcuate roof and adjacent to said arch-shaped opening;
- a plurality of attachment members disposed adjacent to said base of said arcuate wall for attaching said urine shield onto a rim of a toilet bowl, said attachment members comprising;
- (a) a pair of inverted U-shaped clips for snapping onto the rim of the toilet bowl, said clips extending outwardly and downwardly from said arcuate wall on opposite sides of said arch-shaped opening, said inverted U-shaped clips located adjacent to said base and adjacent to said arch-shaped opening, and
- (b) a single, flat horizontally extending flange for resting on the rim of the toilet bowl, said flange extending outwardly from said arcuate wall and located adjacent to said base at the center of said arcuate wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.