FL man's invention addresses the plight of large male genitalia

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f the boastful claims of more than a few local construction workers, civic leaders, baptist pastors, boat captains, local sports heroes, and movie directors are true, then the need for a male "sanitary shield" is real. In a place where even a popular brunch dish brags of being "cojonudo," it's hardly a surprise an enterprising mind would eventually create a product that capitalizes on Miami's testicular exuberance.

Enter Vladimir Laurent. The Coral Springs insurance executive received a patent Tuesday for a device meant to prevent men's genitalia from touching the bottom of the toilet bowl. Laurent is now the proud holder of U.S. Patent # 9,145,667 B1, which protects the intellectual property for a "toilet sanitary shield for male genitalia." According to the anatomically, er, correct drawings submitted with the patent application, the device is basically a plastic cup that holds hanging body parts up and away from the bottom of a toilet bowl when squatting. The cup is attached to a suction mechanism that keeps it in place and can rotate through the clever use of a ball-and-socket joint.

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