Urinal drip pan with pivoting arm

Abstract

Improvements in a urinal drip pan. The drip pan has pivotal arm, a collection tray and a pouring spout to empty the collection tray. The collection tray provides an enlarged area outside of a urinal to collect any drippings that coming from the person urinating that does not remain within the urinal. The pivotal arms provide a controlled rotational path for the collection tray to be emptied in the urinal. The arm locking positions are elongated slots that reduce a potential for the collection tray to tip when kicked or if a person steps on a corner or side of the collection tray. The collection tray has elevated ribs to keep feet or shoes out of fluid that can be present in the bottom of the collection tray.

1 . A urinal drip pan comprising:
 an open tray;   said open tray having elevated sides;   said open tray is connected through a pivoting axis located above said open tray to a support arm wherein said open tray is essentially connected to said support arm at opposing sides of said open tray;   said pivoting arm is secured to a urinal, and said open tray further has a pouring spout that allows said open tray to pour fluid collected in said open tray.   
     
     
         2 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 1  wherein said pivoting arm provides restrained travel of said open tray. 
     
     
         3 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 1  wherein said pivoting arm is further secured through hardware to said urinal. 
     
     
         4 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 3  wherein said brackets have at least one lock pin. 
     
     
         5 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 1  further includes a latch. 
     
     
         6 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 5  wherein said latch retains said urinal drip pan in a vertical orientation. 
     
     
         7 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 5  wherein said latch is flexible. 
     
     
         8 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 1  wherein said open tray further includes elevated foot pads. 
     
     
         9 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 1  wherein said elevated foot pads further has a plurality of depressed surfaces. 
     
     
         10 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 1  further includes a handle. 
     
     
         11 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 10  wherein said handle exists outside of said open tray. 
     
     
         12 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 1  further includes a front splatter wall. 
     
     
         13 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 12  wherein said front splatter wall is elevated from said elevated sides. 
     
     
         14 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 1  wherein said pivoting arm includes two pivoting arms. 
     
     
         15 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 14  wherein said two pivoting arms maintain said urinal drip pan in a parallel relationship with said urinal. 
     
     
         16 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 15  wherein said securing arms allow said urinal drip pan to rotate from a horizontal to a vertical orientation. 
     
     
         17 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 1  wherein said urinal drip pan is made from plastic or metal. 
     
     
         18 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 1  wherein said pivot is with at least one shoulder bolt. 
     
     
         19 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 1  wherein said support arm further includes a vertical slot whereby said urinal drip pan is vertically displaced prior to rotating said urinal drip pan. 
     
     
         20 . The urinal drip pan according to  claim 1  wherein said urinal drip pan is removable from said urinal.