Systems, methods, and devices relating to a urinal
AssigneeWalor, Inc.
InventorEddie Lor
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices relating to urinal, in some examples having a movable portion able to pivot from a generally closed to a generally open position. The urinal may have a drain line engaged with a proximal end of the funnel for conveying urine and rinse water into a sewer line or a toilet bowl and a rinse line coupled with a water supply for rinsing urine therein. The urinal may be movable with the assistance of one or more sensors that may automatically signal other electrical or mechanical components to move one or more portions of the urinal, and may be include elements that seal portions of the urinal when not in use or during cleaning to reduce gas or liquid escaping from the urinal system.
Claims20
A urinal comprising:
- a. a housing;
- b. a funnel coupled to the housing, wherein the funnel is configured to pivot between a first position within the housing and a second position at least partially outside of the housing;
- c. a water inlet coupled to the funnel, the water inlet configured to spray water within the funnel to at least partially rinse the funnel when the funnel is in the first position;
- d. a drain coupled to the funnel, the drain configured to permit water and urine to be removed from the funnel when the funnel is in the first position.
A method of operating a urinal comprising:
- a. detecting the nearby presence of a user using one or more sensors;
- b. based on the detection of a user, signaling one or more motors or one or more actuators to move at least a portion of the urinal into an angled position ready to receive urine;
- c. detecting the absence of the user using one or more sensors;
- d. based on the detected absence of the user, signaling the one or more motors or one or more actuators to move at least a portion of the urinal into a closed position;
- e. spraying water through a water inlet to at least partially wash the interior of the urinal;
- f. opening a drain of the urinal to drain urine or water from the urinal.
A method for operating an Internet server comprising:
- a. transmitting, via network interface hardware, an interface for the creation of a user account;
- b. receiving, via network interface hardware, settings of a user relating to the operation of a urinal;
- c. receiving, via network interface hardware, a data transmission from a remotely-located urinal indicating that a user corresponding to the user account is nearby the urinal;
- d. transmitting, via network interface hardware, settings or operation parameters for the positioning or use of the urinal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.