Patent ID: 7921478
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: E03D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A splash guard for a toilet bowl, wherein the toilet bowl has an upper rim, a concave inner surface, and a convex outer surface, the splash guard comprising: a first anchor attachable to the convex outer surface of the toilet bowl; a second anchor attachable to the convex outer surface of the toilet bowl, the first anchor and the second anchor are spaced apart from each other to define an axis that is below the upper rim when the splash guard is attached to the toilet bowl; and a shield including a central section, two arm sections, an intermediate section, and a urine-deflection surface, all of which are adjoined, the intermediate section being between the central section and one of the two arm sections, the two arm sections pivotally connect the shield to the first anchor and the second anchor such that the shield is rotatable relative to the first anchor and the second anchor and is selectively movable between a raised position and a lowered position upon pivoting about the axis such that: a) in the raised position, the central section extends down into the toilet bowl and overlaps the inner surface of the toilet bowl, the intermediate section rests upon the upper rim of the toilet bowl, and the urine-deflection surface faces forward with reference to the toilet bowl; and b) in the lowered position, the central section is displaced out from within the toilet bowl, the intermediate section is spaced apart from the upper rim of the toilet bowl, and the urine-deflection surface faces backward with reference to the toilet bowl.