Urinal toilet device
View Patent ↗A modified toilet tank that serves as a fold-down urinal and fully functioning standard toilet in one to provide a more effective and mess-free way for males to use the toilet when urinating. The present urinal toilet device is more sanitary to use, eliminates messes on floors and toilet seats, is easier to use, and conserves water.
1. A urinal toilet tank device comprising:
a tank including a front side, a back side, a first side, and a second side surrounding an inner cavity that is divided into a front portion and a back portion by a divider, wherein the divider spans a top of the tank to a bottom of a tank and a first side of the tank to a second side of the tank;
the front portion including a door in the front surface of the tank, wherein the door pivots between a closed position and an open position, wherein in the closed position a front face of the door is flush with the front surface of the tank, wherein in the open position the door is positioned above a toilet seat of a toilet and covers the toilet seat;
the divider including a rinse assembly including a plurality of openings positioned along a top portion of the divider, wherein the openings are in fluid communication with a water source, and a user activated refillable cleaning solution dispensing unit positioned below the plurality of openings such that upon user activation cleaning solution is released onto the divider;
a urinal drain system including at least one urinal drain opening located along a bottom surface of the front portion of the tank, wherein the urinal drain opening is connected to a urinal drain pipe;
a toilet drain system including a tank drain opening positioned at the bottom of the back portion of the tank, wherein the tank drain opening is in fluid communication to a toilet drain pipe, wherein the toilet drain pipe is in fluid communication with a toilet bowl;
a drainline positioned within a toilet base for waste disposal;
a urinal flushing mechanism that automatically responds to a user closing the door to causes water to flow through the plurality of openings, rinsing the divider below the plurality of openings, including any cleansing solution located thereon, such that the water drains from the front portion into the drainline through the urinal drain pipe, after which the toilet drain pipe fluidly connects to the drainline; and
toilet bowl flushing mechanism that responds to a user action to cause water from the back portion of the tank to flow through the toilet drain system into the toilet bowl and then into the drainline.