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A urinal is a specialized toilet designed to be used only for urination, not defecation, and almost always by a standing male. Advantages over a full-function toilet include: it is smaller, uses much less water, and the regular version is for regular adults at a convenient higher height. It often contains a urinal cake contained within a plastic mesh guard container or a plastic mesh guard without a urinal cake. The plastic mesh guard is designed to prevent solid objects such as cigarette butts or paper from being flus ...

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In early March of 2004 the National Organization for Women (NOW) took offense[1] to the new urinals Virgin Atlantic Airways decided to install in the Virgin Atlantic clubhouse at JFK Airport in New York, New York. The urinals in question were shaped like an open pair of red lips Female Urinal. After receiving many angry phone calls from female customers Virgin Atlantic Vice President John Riordan called NOW to apologize. [2]. Ironically, the urinal in question was designed by a woman. The company that manufactures them is called Bathroom Mania! and also sell less offensive products including a flower ...

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Most (though not all) urinals incorporate a flushing system to rinse urine from the bowl of the device to avoid smells. The flush can be triggered by one of several methods: Urinal - Manual Handles. This type of flush might be regarded as standard in the United States. Each urinal is equipped with a button or short lever to activate the flush, with users expected to operate it as they leave. Such a directly-controlled system is the most efficient provided that patrons remember to use it. This is far from c ...

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Nearly all urinals are intended for use by males, but a few have been designed for use by women. From 1950 to 1973, the American Standard company offered the mass-produced "Sanistand." It did not provide significant advantages over conventional toilets, because it used just as much floor space and flushing water. Its main selling point was that women could use the fixture without touching it. Several other designs have been tried since then, but they either required the user to hover awkwardly or to bring her genitals into close contac ...

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Urinals are usually associated with a commercial, industrial, or high capacity men's washroom, where they are used, together with toilets, for high throughput capacity, as part of an efficiently designed washroom architecture. For this reason, one seldom finds an individual urinal. Instead, large numbers of them are installed along a common supply pipe and drain. Individual single-user facilities usually do not have a urinal, and instead have just one toilet. Often, one or two of the urinals, typically at one end of a long row of urinals, will be mounted lower than the others, for use by shorter persons, includin ...

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