Patent ID: 9650778
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: E03D

Claim:
1. A urinal, comprising: a urinal body having a left sidewall, a right sidewall, and a rear wall extending from the left sidewall to the right sidewall; and a bowl disposed at a bottom of the urinal body, the bowl having a concave shape defining a bowl cavity, wherein the left sidewall has an interior surface, the right sidewall has an interior surface, the rear wall has an interior surface, and the interior surfaces of the left and right sidewalls and the rear wall, collectively, define an internal cavity of the urinal body, the internal cavity of the urinal body being in fluid communication with the bowl cavity, wherein the rear wall of the urinal body includes at least two angled portions extending laterally inward and rearward from the left and right sidewalls, and the angled portions meet in a rounded corner of the rear wall, wherein the at least two angled portions and the rounded corner are configured to deflect urine striking the rear wall such that the urine remains within the internal cavity of the urinal body and falls into the bowl cavity, wherein the urinal body further includes a top portion disposed above the internal cavity of the urinal body and the top portion includes a plenum chamber defined by a front wall of the top portion, a top wall of the urinal body, a back wall of the urinal body, a lower wall of the top portion positioned above the rear wall, and the left and right sidewalls of the urinal body, wherein the plenum chamber is configured to receive flush water via a top opening in the top wall of the urinal body and being in fluid communication with the internal cavity of the urinal body via a plurality of baffle holes formed in the lower wall of the top portion, and wherein a flow restrictor is disposed within the plenum chamber to slow a velocity of water flowing through the plenum chamber to prevent splashing of water within the internal cavity of the urinal body and the bowl cavity.