# US 10,945,564 B2 · Bathing apparatus with recycling system

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- Number: US 10,945,564 B2
- Document ID: US10945564B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/532,504
- Filed: 2015-12-02
- Published: 2018-01-18
- Granted: 2021-03-16
- Earliest claimed: 2014-12-02
- Assignees: Johnson & Nicholson (M) Sdn Bhd
- Applicants: Johnson & Nicholson (M) Sdn Bhd
- Inventors: Alan Chew Hong Meng
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10945564B2

## CPC

- A47K 3/022: specially adapted for particular use, e.g. for washing the feet, for bathing in sitting position (collapsible baths specially adapted for particular use A47K3/062)
- A47K 3/006: {Doors to get in and out of baths more easily}
- A47K 3/06: Collapsible baths {, e.g. inflatable; Movable baths}
- A47K 3/282: {Seats specially adapted for showers}
- C02F 1/44: by dialysis, osmosis or reverse osmosis {(general membrane separation processes B01D61/00, membrane modules B01D63/00, electrodialysis C02F1/4693, combination of membrane modules and bioreactors C02F3/1268)}
- E03B 1/042: {Details thereof, e.g. valves or pumps}
- E03B 2001/045: {using household water}
- A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
- C02F: TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE (separation in general B01D; special arrangements on waterborne vessels of installations for treating water, waste water or sewage, e.g. for producing fresh water, B63J; adding materials to water to prevent corrosion C23F; treating radioactively-contaminated liquids G21F9/04; regeneration of reactants for recirculation into processes, see the relevant places for the processes)
- E03B: INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER (drilling wells, obtaining fluids in general from wells E21B; pipe-line systems in general F17D)

## Abstract

A bathing apparatus (100) includes a lower body (102) comprising engine components, an upper body (108) mounted on the lower body (102). The lower body (102) includes a watertight enclosure adapted to accommodate a person therein. The engine components in said lower body (102) are configured to manage the water in enclosure of said upper body (108) by receiving water therein from outside and pumping the water into said upper body (108).

## Claims

### Claim 1

A collapsible, mobile bathing apparatus comprising a plurality of partitions comprising:
an inlet pipe for receiving water;
an outlet pipe for releasing water;
a lower body including one or more engine components;
an upper body mounted on the lower body, wherein the upper body is configured as a watertight enclosure comprising a plurality of holes configured to pass through by thread-less bolts joined by a horizontal bar, thereby fitting the upper body on to the lower body to accommodate a person in a seated position in the watertight enclosure;
a front panel containing joining ends, wherein the joining ends are configured to be filled with a rubber lining for connecting the front panel to the upper body, thereby preventing water from leaking out of the collapsible, mobile bathing apparatus;
wherein the lower body further comprises a plurality of tanks that are configured to manage the water contained in the upper body by receiving the water from the upper body, the water being subjected to a recycling process before pumping the water into the upper body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The collapsible, mobile bathing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lower body comprises a bottom panel fitted with a plurality of wheels.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The collapsible, mobile bathing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the watertight enclosure has four sides and the front panel is openable to allow for a person to step in or out.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The collapsible, mobile bathing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the upper body has the capacity to accommodate a person in a wheelchair.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The collapsible, mobile bathing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the front panel of the upper body is configured with a drawbridge having a rough surface.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The collapsible, mobile bathing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of partitions includes ends of the partitions that are arranged with a click to lock arrangement for joining of the adjacent partitions in assembling this collapsible, mobile bathing apparatus.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The collapsible, mobile bathing apparatus of claim 5, wherein the front panel comprises a flap system that closes the bathing apparatus after entry of a person in the upper body of the collapsible mobile bathing apparatus.