Cartridge apparatus for urinal

A urinal apparatus, comprising:

• a urinal bowl configured to receive urine, the urinal bowl including at least one opening;
• a cartridge housing associated with the at least one opening of the urinal bowl and configured to allow urine received in the urinal bowl to be directed to a drain;
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• a cartridge apparatus configured to at least partially be positioned in the cartridge housing, wherein the cartridge apparatus comprises:
• a cartridge top member having at least one opening configured to allow urine in the urinal bowl to pass into the cartridge apparatus, wherein the at least one opening comprises a maximum opening dimension less than one-third the diameter of the cartridge top member,
• a cartridge trap in watertight connection with the cartridge top member, wherein the cartridge trap comprises a device that is normally in a closed state to prevent gases from exiting from the cartridge housing through the device and that allows urine to pass through the device when urine is received in the cartridge apparatus through the cartridge top member, and
• a cylindrical body portion having a first end and a second end, wherein the cartridge top member comprises a urine receiving element located at the first end of the cylindrical body portion, wherein the urine receiving element comprises an uncovered inclined configuration to assist the flow of urine received directly thereon and not impeded by a cover thereover to flow towards a center thereof where the at least one opening of the cartridge top member is located, wherein the second end of the cylindrical body portion is open to allow urine to pass into the cartridge housing, and further wherein the cartridge trap is located within the cylindrical body portion in watertight connection with the cartridge top member such that urine is received in the cartridge trap through the urine receiving element, wherein the cartridge top member further comprises a cylindrical member having an opening extending therethrough, wherein the cylindrical member extends from the urine receiving element into the interior of the cylindrical body portion, wherein the device of the cartridge trap comprises a first open end fluidly coupled to the cylindrical member such that urine is received in the cartridge trap through the urine receiving element after passing through the cylindrical member, and further wherein a second end of the device of the cartridge trap empties urine into the cartridge housing when urine is present to be directed to a drain.

A cartridge apparatus for use with a urinal, wherein the cartridge apparatus is configured to be received at least partially within a cartridge housing associated with a urinal bowl of the urinal, wherein the cartridge apparatus comprises:

• a cartridge top member having at least one opening configured to allow urine in a urinal bowl to pass into the cartridge apparatus, wherein the at least one opening comprises a maximum opening dimension less than one-third the diameter of the cartridge top member;
• a cartridge trap in watertight connection with the cartridge top member, wherein the cartridge trap comprises a device that is normally in a closed state to prevent gases from exiting from the cartridge housing through the device when installed in a urinal and that allows urine to pass through the device when urine is received in the cartridge apparatus through the cartridge top member when installed in the urinal;
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• a cylindrical body portion having a first end and a second end, wherein the cartridge top member comprises a urine receiving element located at the first end of the cylindrical body portion, wherein the urine receiving element comprises an uncovered inclined configuration to assist the flow of urine received directly thereon and not impeded by a cover thereover to flow thereon towards a center thereof where the at least one opening of the cartridge top member is located, wherein the second end of the cylindrical body portion is open to allow urine to pass into the cartridge housing, and further wherein the cartridge trap is located within the cylindrical body portion in watertight connection with the cartridge top member such that urine is received in the cartridge trap through the urine receiving element when installed in the urinal, wherein the cartridge top member further comprises a cylindrical member having an opening extending therethrough, wherein the cylindrical member extends from the urine receiving element into the interior of the cylindrical body portion, wherein the device of the cartridge trap comprises a first open end fluidly coupled to the cylindrical member such that urine is received in the cartridge trap through the urine receiving element after passing through the cylindrical member when installed in the urinal, and further wherein a second end of the device of the cartridge trap empties urine into the cartridge housing when urine is present to be directed to a drain.