Device for maintaining cleanliness of urinal
Abstract
A device is provided for placement inside a urinal or toilet, which device is useful for preventing the spill of urine which can be caused due to negligence, intentional behavior or due to an inebriated state of the urinating person. Spill prevention is provided by capturing the attention of the urinating person on the device while the device is inside the urinal or toilet. The attention of the urinating person is captured by a gaming component on the device. This gaming component includes one or more rotatable targets. The one or more rotatable targets are capable of rotating upon a stream of urine being directed onto the one or more rotatable targets. The one or more rotatable targets may have displayed thereon one or more images, permitting a game to be played by the urinating person.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A device to prevent spill of urine in respect of a urinal or toilet, the device comprising:
a base having top and bottom sides; a barrel having top and bottom ends; and a gaming component having one or more rotatable targets and one or more spaces, wherein the bottom end of the barrel is attached to the top side of the base and the gaming component is attached to the top end of the barrel.
2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more rotatable targets are capable of rotating upon a stream of urine being directed to the one or more rotatable targets.
3 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the one or more rotatable targets include displayed thereon one or more images.
4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more spaces include advertising material.
5 . A method for preventing spill of urine in respect of a urinal or toilet, the method comprising:
providing a device, wherein the device comprises:
a base having top and bottom sides,
a barrel having top and bottom ends, and
a gaming component having one or more rotatable targets capable of rotating upon a stream of urine being directed at the one or more rotatable targets, wherein the bottom end of the barrel is attached to the top side of the base and the gaming component is attached to the top end of the barrel; and
placing the device inside the urinal or toilet such that the attention of the user of the urinal or toilet is captured on the device, wherein the one or more rotatable targets provide to the user a game to be played by directing the flow of urine onto the one or more rotatable targets.
6 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the one or more rotatable targets include displayed thereon one or more images.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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