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Urine deflector in a corner of the Priory Gatehouse in Great Malvern. A urine deflector is a device for deflecting the stream of urine during urination.These may be part of a chamber pot, latrine or toilet intended for the purpose, or they may be deterrents, installed in the sides or corners of buildings to discourage their casual use as urinals by passers-by.
Many urinal blocks are now para-dichlorobenzene and naphthalene free; these water-soluble alternative blocks are made from a mixture of fragrances and surfactants (normally quaternary ammonium compounds), [1] which offer some active cleaning and antibacterial efficacy. The new water-soluble blocks improve the cleaning of the pipes which helps ...
The company was founded by William Elvis Sloan in Chicago, Illinois in 1906 with the introduction of the Royal flushometer, a valve to release a measured amount of water to flush a urinal or toilet. Initial sales were very poor: only a single Royal model flushometer was sold in 1906, and two in 1907.
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Urinals in an office restroom. A urinal (US: / ˈ j ʊər ə n əl /, UK: / j ʊəˈr aɪ n əl /) [1] is a sanitary plumbing fixture similar to a toilet, but for urination only. Urinals are often provided in men's public restrooms in Western countries (less so in Muslim countries). They are usually used in a standing position.
Woman using a female urination device, to adapt to standard men's room urinals. A female urination device (FUD [1]), personal urination device (PUD), female urination aid, or stand-to-pee device (STP) is a device that can be used to more precisely aim the stream of urine while urinating standing upright. Variations range from basic disposable ...
A row of female urinals in Germany separated by privacy partitions, made by GBH Bathroom Products A mobile lightweight female urinal at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. A female urinal is a urinal designed for the female anatomy to allow for ease of use by women and girls
Koohl Toilet — This toilet, promoted in a Season 42 spoof of the classic "1984" ad that introduced Apple's Macintosh computer (complete with Cumberbatch carrying a sledgehammer), allows one to sit “the cool way”—backwards, with their arms casually draped over the tank—as opposed to the forward-facing old toilets Big Brother (Day) has ...