Urinal capture portion

Abstract

One embodiment provides a urinal apparatus, including: a main body comprising a urinal bowl; and a raised capture portion positioned above a floor base and below the urinal bowl and extending away from the main body to a point past a distal edge of the urinal bowl.

1 . A urinal apparatus, comprising:
 a flushing mechanism;   a main body comprising a urinal bowl; and   a raised capture portion positioned above a floor base and below the urinal bowl and extending away from the main body to a point past a distal edge of the urinal bowl   wherein the flushing mechanism is configured to automatically flush liquid drainage collected in the raised capture portion at a predetermined point.   
     
     
         2 . The urinal apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the raised capture portion is positioned at a bottom portion of the main body. 
     
     
         3 . The urinal apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the raised capture portion extends 12-15 inches past the distal edge of the urinal bowl. 
     
     
         4 . The urinal apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the raised capture portion is 10-12 inches wide. 
     
     
         5 . The urinal apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the raised capture portion is 3-5 inches tall. 
     
     
         6 . The urinal apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the raised capture portion is substantially rectangular shaped. 
     
     
         7 . The urinal apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the raised capture portion comprises sloped edges converging at an indented bottom portion. 
     
     
         8 . The urinal apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the indented bottom portion comprises one or more holes for liquid drainage. 
     
     
         9 . The urinal apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more holes are one or more holes of a bottom portion of the urinal bowl. 
     
     
         10 . The urinal apparatus of  claim 8 , further comprising a pipe attached to the raised capture portion and capable of receiving the liquid drainage through the one or more holes. 
     
     
         11 . (canceled) 
     
     
         12 . The urinal apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined point is a point at which liquid drainage from the urinal bowl is flushed. 
     
     
         13 . The urinal apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined point is a point at which liquid drainage from the urinal bowl has been flushed a predetermined amount of times. 
     
     
         14 . The urinal apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined point is a point at which liquid drainage in the raised capture portion is detected to have exceeded a predetermined threshold amount. 
     
     
         15 . The urinal apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the raised capture portion comprises an existing liquid base, the existing liquid base comprising at least one of water and disinfectant. 
     
     
         16 . The urinal apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more lights capable of projecting a footprint image on the floor base. 
     
     
         17 . A capture portion, comprising:
 sloped edges converging at an indented bottom portion; and   an attachment mechanism capable of attaching to a main body of a urinal.   
     
     
         18 . The capture portion of  claim 17 , wherein the capture portion is attachable to the main body of the urinal located beneath a urinal bowl of the main body. 
     
     
         19 . The capture portion of  claim 17 , wherein the capture portion is plastic. 
     
     
         20 . The capture portion of  claim 17 , wherein the capture portion is visually distinguished from the urinal.