Absorbent pad for use with urinal
OwnerR. Dean Sticklerinventor
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Abstract
An inexpensive and disposable, highly absorbent pad for placement on a floor surface, directly in front of a urinal, for absorbing fluid not deposited within the confines of the urinal which would otherwise drip on the floor. Fluid absorbed by the pad is prevented from reaching the underlying floor thereby eliminating the problems associated with fluids being deposited on the floor. The pad includes a normally concealed, flexible, thin plastic disposal container connected to a, pad removal member. The disposal container is stored in a normally concealed location, preferably beneath the pad, and automatically deploys and envelops the pad when a force is exerted on the removal member during the pad removal process.
Claims2
A disposable floor mounted pad for placement adjacent to a urinal for absorbing fluid, said pad comprising:
- a pad body including a first layer of fluid absorbing material and a second layer of fluid impervious material disposed below said first layer and forming a bottom surface, said pad body defines a generally trapezoidal shape, said first layer is chemically treated with an anti-microbial agent and a fragrance agent;
- a disposal container connected to said pad body, said disposal container deployable from a concealed configuration to a deployed configuration wherein said pad body is enveloped;
- said bottom surface including a quantity of adhesive material attached whereby said pad body may be adhesively secured to the floor in front of a urinal;
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- means for deploying said disposal container comprised of a plurality of cords each cord connected on one end to said disposal container and connected on an opposite end to a removal member, whereby applying a force to said removal member causes said disposal container to deploy thereby enveloping said pad.
A disposable floor mounted pad for placement adjacent to a wall mounted urinal for absorbing fluid, said pad comprising:
- a pad body including a first layer of fluid absorbing material and a second layer of fluid impervious material disposed vertically below said first layer and forming a bottom surface;
- said first layer including an anti-microbial agent for maintaining said pad biologically sanitary;
- said first layer including an odor eliminating agent for maintaining said pad free of unpleasant odor;
- said pad body having a generally trapezoidal shape defining a substantially linear front edge;
- said bottom surface including a quantity of adhesive material attached whereby said pad body may be adhesively secured to the floor below and in front of a urinal, and whereby installation of the pad in proper position is facilitated by placement of said linear front edge in abutting relation with the wall upon which the urinal is mounted;
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- a disposal container connected to said pad body, said disposal container deployable from a concealed configuration to a deployed configuration wherein said pad body is enveloped.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.