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US 6,385,796 B1Granted
Self flushing urinal with integrated gaming and reward system
OwnerDavid N. Muir, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
This interactive urinal is for improving sales and provides revenue from the restroom, especially in an establishment that sells beverages. The urinal is coin vended to provide amusement and also to provide income from obligatory restroom requirements. The Urinator allows an owner to permit the dispensing of rewards to promote equipment or products for sale elsewhere. It is envisioned that the Urinator may provide tickets for free products upon the attainment of certain amounts of a customer urine output coordinated with appropriate accuracy. Coin operation and anti-cheating devices are disclosed.
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An interactive urinal comprising;
- a urinal with a water supply and a drain for flushing human waste,
- at least one target means,
- a power supply connected to a microprocessor,
- the microprocessor connected to and controlling a visual display means, a sensor means, a sounding means, a vending means and a reward means,
- wherein when the interactive urinal is approached by a human user and the vending means is activated, the microprocessor closes a normally open drain and a urine volume sensor means is activated to determine whether the human user has achieved a desired target volume, and if the desired target volume is reached, the visual display means is activated, the sounding means is activated in a rewarding mode and the reward means is activated to produce a tangible reward for the human user.
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