Patent ID: 6295658
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: A47G,B32B

Abstract:
A system for maintaining a portion of a floor beneath a urinal in a restroom in sanitary condition, the urinal being secured to a restroom wall above the floor portion, the system comprising:(a) a pad member having a plurality of layers including at least one layer of a highly absorbent material; and(b) a base member positioned beneath the pad member and upon the floor portion, the base member being made of an impermeable material, a forward portion of the base member being configured for placement against the restroom wall to position the system to cover the floor portion beneath the urinal, a rearward portion of the base member opposing the forward portion of the base member, the rearward portion of the base member being narrower than the forward portion of the base member enabling a user of the urinal to assume a straddling position of the narrower portion of the base member when using the urinal and position both feet upon the floor proximate to the rearward portion of the base member rather than upon the base member, the rearward portion of the base member extending upto and beneath the user of the urinal, the forward portion of the base member protecting the floor portion beneath the urinal from fluid, the rearward portion of the base member protecting the floor portion beneath the user of the urinal from fluid, the base member having a substantially horizontal upper surface for receiving the pad member when the pad member exhibits a shape similar to the base member, the base member having an upstanding peripheral portion with an attached beveled edge to prevent tripping of the user.