Patent ID: 9139995
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: E03D

Abstract:
1. A toilet overspray shield for use with a toilet for standing urination, the toilet having a bowl presenting an open, generally elliptical rim, in a plane generally parallel with a support surface on which the toilet is positioned, the toilet overspray shield comprising: a funnel comprising a funnel wall defining a partially open side, an upper semi-circular rim defining an inlet opening, and a lower circular rim defining an outlet opening, the funnel wall comprising a section of flexible polymer plastic panel, the polymer plastic panel comprising a top edge; a bottom edge; and two side edges; wherein the bottom edge and two side edges form first and second lower corners, and wherein the panel is curved back on itself to form a funnel shape such that the first lower corner at least partially overlaps the second lower corner and closes the bottom edge of the panel back on itself, whereby the closed bottom edge of the panel forms the lower circular rim defining the outlet opening of the funnel, and whereby the open top edge of the panel forms the upper semi-circular rim defining the inlet opening of the funnel, the partially open side of the funnel defined by the open top edge and the two side edges of the panel, the two side edges of the panel defining a “V” shaped opening, the vertex of the “V” shaped opening formed at the point of overlap between the first and second lower corners; and a perforated funnel wall portion proximate to the lower circular rim, the perforated funnel wall portion defining an array of apertures facilitating a flow of liquid out from inside the funnel; wherein the lower rim of the funnel may be removably positioned within the generally elliptical rim of the toilet bowl to support the funnel upright with the outlet opening directed into the toilet bowl, and wherein the funnel may be oriented to position the partially open side to receive standing urination into the funnel.