A urinal assembly having a frame and a plurality of posts or posts extending from the frame. The frame can include a plurality of openings. The openings can be defined by a plurality of sides and corners. The posts can extend from the corners and/or from the sides of the openings. In some embodiment
A urinal assembly having a frame and a plurality of posts or posts extending from the frame. The frame can include a plurality of openings. The openings can be defined by a plurality of sides and corners. The posts can extend from the corners and/or from the sides of the openings. In some embodiments, posts extend from a first face and a second face of the frame.
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1. A urinal screen comprising: a frame having: a first face;a second face opposite the first face; anda plurality of openings extending through the frame between the first face and the second face;a plurality of first posts extending from the first face of the frame; anda plurality of second posts e
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A urinal screen comprising: a frame having: a first face;a second face opposite the first face; anda plurality of openings extending through the frame between the first face and the second face;a plurality of first posts extending from the first face of the frame; anda plurality of second posts extending from the second face of the frame;wherein the plurality of openings occupy at least half of a surface area of the frame as observed perpendicular to the first face of the frame when the frame is set on a flat surface;wherein a plurality of ends of the plurality of first posts form a base upon which the urinal screen rests when the plurality of second posts point away from a surface upon which the urinal screen is set;wherein a plurality of ends of the plurality of second posts form a base upon which the urinal screen rests when the plurality of first posts point away from a surface upon which the urinal screen is set;wherein, when the urinal screen is set upon a surface in a urinal such that the first or second face of the frame is oriented toward the surface upon which the urinal screen is set, the frame is positioned away from the surface upon which the urinal screen is set by at least ⅓ of a thickness of the urinal screen as measured perpendicular to the first face of the frame;wherein at least one of the plurality of first posts extends from a perimeter around each of said plurality of openings; andwherein at least one of the plurality of second posts extends from a perimeter around each of said plurality of openings. 2. The urinal screen of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of openings is defined by a polygonal perimeter structure. 3. The urinal screen of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of openings is defined by a perimeter structure having a plurality of braces and corners. 4. The urinal screen of claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of first posts extends from a corner of a perimeter structure defining one or more of the plurality of openings. 5. The urinal screen of claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of second posts extends from a midpoint of a brace of a perimeter structure defining one or more of the plurality of openings. 6. The urinal screen of claim 3, wherein at least one of the plurality of second posts extends from each of the braces of the perimeter structure defining the openings. 7. The urinal screen of claim 3, wherein at least one of the plurality of first posts extends from each of the corners of the perimeter structure defining the openings. 8. The urinal screen of claim 3, wherein at least one of the plurality of second posts extends from each of the braces of the perimeter structure defining the openings and wherein at least one of the plurality of first posts extends from each of the corners of the perimeter structure defining the openings. 9. The urinal screen of claim 3, wherein at least one of the plurality of second posts extends from a brace or corner of the perimeter structure defining each opening. 10. The urinal screen of claim 3, wherein at least one of the plurality of first posts extends from a brace or corner of the perimeter structure defining each opening. 11. The urinal screen of claim 1, wherein a thickness of the frame in a direction perpendicular to the first face of the frame is less than one eighth of an overall thickness of the urinal screen in the direction perpendicular to the first face of the frame. 12. The urinal screen of claim 1, wherein, when the urinal screen is set upon a surface such that the first or second face of the frame is oriented toward the surface upon which the urinal screen is set, the frame is positioned away from the surface upon which the urinal screen is set by at least ⅜ of the thickness of the urinal screen. 13. The urinal screen of claim 1, wherein the plurality of openings occupy at least 75% of the surface area of the frame as observed perpendicular to the first face of the frame when the frame is set on a flat surface. 14. The urinal screen of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of first posts is substantially identical to one or more of the plurality of second posts. 15. The urinal screen of claim 1, wherein perimeter structures that define the plurality of openings occupy less than one fifth of a surface area of the frame as observed perpendicular to the first face of the frame when the frame is set on a flat surface. 16. A urinal system comprising: the screen of claim 1; anda urinal having a bottom surface and a drain extending through a portion of the bottom surface;wherein the urinal screen is configured to be positioned on the bottom surface of the urinal. 17. The urinal screen of claim 1, wherein one or more of the first posts extend from the first face of the frame at a non-perpendicular angle. 18. The urinal screen of claim 17, wherein one or more of the second posts extend from the second face of the frame at a non-perpendicular angle. 19. A urinal screen comprising: a frame having:a first face;a second face opposite the first face; anda plurality of interconnected cells at least partially defined by a plurality of braces that intersect at corners, the plurality of interconnected cells comprising at least a plurality of perimeter cells and a plurality of interior cells;wherein the plurality of interior cells comprises a first cell, a second cell, and a third cell, said first cell and said second cell each partially defined by a first brace positioned between said first cell and said second cell, said second cell and said third cell each partially defined by a second brace positioned between said second cell and said third cell, and said first cell and said third cell each partially defined by a third brace positioned between said first cell and said third cell;wherein each of the first brace, the second brace, and the third brace comprises a first end and a second end, and wherein:the first end of the first brace intersects at a corner with the two other braces;the first end of the second brace intersects at a corner with the two other braces; andthe first end of the third brace intersects at a corner with the two other braces;a plurality of first posts each connected to a brace or corner of the frame and extending from away from the first face of the frame, anda plurality of second posts each connected to a brace or corner of the frame and extending away from the second face of the frame. 20. The urinal screen of claim 19, wherein the plurality of interconnected cells form a tessellation. 21. The urinal screen of claim 19, wherein a thickness of the frame in a direction perpendicular to the first face of the frame is less than one fourth of an overall thickness of the urinal screen in the direction perpendicular to the first face of the frame. 22. A urinal system comprising: the screen of claim 19; anda urinal having a bottom surface and a drain extending through a portion of the bottom surface;wherein the urinal screen is configured to be positioned on the bottom surface of the urinal. 23. The urinal screen of claim 19, wherein one or more of the first posts extend from the first face of the frame at a non-perpendicular angle. 24. The urinal screen of claim 23, wherein one or more of the second posts extend from the second face of the frame at a non-perpendicular angle. 25. The urinal screen of claim 19, wherein the first cell, second cell, and third cell each comprise a polygonal shape. 26. The urinal screen of claim 19, wherein the first cell, second cell, and third cell each comprise a hexagonal shape. 27. The urinal screen of claim 19, wherein at least some of the plurality of interconnected cells comprise a polygonal shape. 28. The urinal screen of claim 19, wherein each of the plurality of interconnected cells comprises a polygonal shape. 29. The urinal screen of claim 19, wherein each of the first brace, the second brace, and the third brace has at least one of the plurality of first posts connected thereto and at least one of the plurality of second posts connected thereto. 30. The urinal screen of claim 19, further comprising one or more additional posts connected to the frame at an area other than a brace or corner. 31. The urinal screen of claim 19, wherein each of the plurality of first posts is connected to a brace of the frame, and each of the plurality of second posts is connected to a brace of the frame. 32. The urinal screen of claim 19, wherein each of the plurality of first posts is connected to a corner of the frame, and each of the plurality of second posts is connected to a corner of the frame. 33. The urinal screen of claim 19, wherein at least some of the plurality of first posts and plurality of second posts are connected to braces of the frame, and at least some of the plurality of first posts and plurality of second posts are connected to corners of the frame. 34. The urinal screen of claim 19, wherein a majority of the plurality of interconnected cells have identical shapes. 35. The urinal screen of claim 19, wherein a thickness of the frame in a direction perpendicular to the first face of the frame is less than ⅓ of an overall thickness of the urinal screen in the direction perpendicular to the first face of the frame. 36. The urinal screen of claim 19, wherein a thickness of the frame in a direction perpendicular to the first face of the frame is less than ⅛ of an overall thickness of the urinal screen in the direction perpendicular to the first face of the frame. 37. The urinal screen of claim 19, wherein the second end of the first brace intersects at a corner with no more than two other braces, the second end of the second brace intersects at a corner with no more than two other braces, and the second end of the third brace intersects at a corner with no more than two other braces. 38. A urinal screen comprising: a frame having: a first face:a second face opposite the first face; anda plurality of openings extending through the frame between the first face and the second face;a plurality of first posts extending from the first face of the frame; anda plurality of second posts extending from the second face of the frame;wherein a plurality of ends of the plurality of first posts form a base upon which the urinal screen rests when the plurality of second posts point away from a surface upon which the urinal screen is set;wherein a plurality of ends of the plurality of second posts form a base upon which the urinal screen rests when the plurality of first posts point away from a surface upon which the urinal screen is set;wherein a number of said plurality of first posts and a number of said plurality of second posts are positioned along a perimeter of at least some of the plurality of openings, so as to surround the at least some of the plurality of openings; andwherein, when the urinal screen is set upon a surface in a urinal such that the first or second face of the frame is oriented toward the surface upon which the urinal screen is set, the frame is positioned away from the surface by at least ¼ of a thickness of the urinal screen as measured perpendicular to the first face of the frame, such that posts positioned between the frame and the surface upon which the urinal screen is set can reduce splashing on a user of the urinal by deflecting a flow of urine which passes through said plurality of openings. 39. A urinal system comprising: the screen of claim 38; anda urinal having a bottom surface and a drain extending through a portion of the bottom surface;wherein the urinal screen is configured to be positioned on the bottom surface of the urinal. 40. The urinal screen of claim 38, wherein one or more of the first posts extend from the first face of the frame at a non-perpendicular angle. 41. The urinal screen of claim 38, wherein, when the urinal screen is set upon a surface such that the first or second face of the frame is oriented toward the surface upon which the urinal screen is set, the frame is positioned away from the surface by at least ⅓ of the thickness of the urinal screen as measured perpendicular to the first face of the frame. 42. The urinal screen of claim 38, wherein, when the urinal screen is set upon a surface such that the first or second face of the frame is oriented toward the surface upon which the urinal screen is set, the frame is positioned away from the surface by at least ⅜ of the thickness of the urinal screen as measured perpendicular to the first face of the frame. 43. The urinal screen of claim 38, wherein, when the urinal screen is set upon a surface such that the first or second face of the frame is oriented toward the surface upon which the urinal screen is set, the frame is positioned away from the surface by at least 4/9 of the thickness of the urinal screen as measured perpendicular to the first face of the frame. 44. The urinal screen of claim 38, wherein a thickness of the frame as measured perpendicular to the first face of the frame is less than or equal to ⅓ of the thickness of the urinal screen. 45. The urinal screen of claim 38, wherein a thickness of the frame as measured perpendicular to the first face of the frame is less than or equal to ¼ of the thickness of the urinal screen. 46. The urinal screen of claim 38, wherein a thickness of the frame as measured perpendicular to the first face of the frame is less than or equal to ⅛ of the thickness of the urinal screen. 47. The urinal screen of claim 38, wherein at least half of the plurality of first posts are a same size and shape as at least half of the plurality of second posts. 48. The urinal screen of claim 38, wherein the plurality of openings occupy at least half of a surface area of the frame as observed perpendicular to the first face of the frame when the frame is set on a flat surface. 49. The urinal screen of claim 38, wherein the plurality of openings occupy more than ⅔ of a surface area of the frame as observed perpendicular to the first face of the frame when the frame is set on a flat surface. 50. The urinal screen of claim 38, wherein the plurality of openings occupy at least ¾ of a surface area of the frame as observed perpendicular to the first face of the frame when the frame is set on a flat surface. 51. The urinal screen of claim 38, wherein the perimeter of the at least some of the plurality of openings comprises a polygonal shape defined by a plurality of braces and corners, and at least some of the number of said plurality of first posts and at least some of the number of said plurality of seconds posts extend from the corners. 52. The urinal screen of claim 38, wherein the perimeter of the at least some of the plurality of openings comprises a polygonal shape defined by a plurality of braces and corners, and at least some of the number of said plurality of first posts and at least some of the number of said plurality of seconds posts extend from the braces. 53. The urinal screen of claim 38, wherein six of said plurality of first posts and six of said plurality of second posts are positioned along the perimeter of the at least some of the plurality of openings, so as to surround the at least some of the plurality of openings. 54. The urinal screen of claim 38, wherein the plurality of openings comprise a contoured side surface to further reduce splashing on the user of the urinal by deflecting a flow of urine. 55. The urinal screen of claim 40, wherein one or more of the second posts extend from the second face of the frame at a non-perpendicular angle.
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