Collapsible portable cleaning system and method of use thereof
OwnerWesly Gabrielinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a collapsible portable shower or personal hygiene system. The system is in the form of a collapsible enclosure formed by two interlocking pieces including a collapsible tapered top piece and a collapsible tapered bottom piece. Both the top piece and the bottom piece have foldable panels for collapsing and extending the device. The top piece further has a protrusion at the bottom, and the bottom piece has a groove along the top surface for creating a leakproof enclosure. Finally, the top piece further comprises handles and hanging holes or openings, and the bottom piece comprises a drain hole for draining water from the device upon completion of the bathing process.
Claims20
A collapsible cleaning system comprising:
- a top piece having a first shape and a first upper rim with a first diameter;
- and
- a bottom piece having a second shape and a second upper rim with a second diameter, wherein second diameter is smaller than the first diameter, and further wherein each of the top and bottom pieces are repositionable from a first extended position to a second collapsed position such that the bottom piece is nestable within the top piece.
A nestable personal hygiene system comprising:
- a first portion;
- and
- a second portion comprised of a bottom surface and a drain positioned near the bottom surface to allow water to be drained from an interior of the second portion;
- wherein the first portion has a larger diameter than the second portion, and the second portion forms a base of the nestable personal hygiene system;
- wherein each of the first and second portions is comprised of a plurality of foldable panels with each successive panel of the plurality of panels nesting within the next panel;
- and
- further wherein the second portion is fully nestable within the first portion.
A portable shower system comprising:
- a top piece having a diameter at an upper rim;
- a bottom piece comprised of a bottom surface at a first end and a diameter at an upper rim, wherein the diameter of the upper rim of the top piece is greater than the diameter of the upper rim of the bottom piece;
- and
- a drain disposed near the bottom surface to allow water to drain from the bottom piece, wherein the bottom piece has a capacity to hold between two and eight gallons of water;
- wherein the top piece fits on top of the bottom piece and the top and bottom pieces are held together by a protrusion in the top piece and a groove in the bottom piece such that the protrusion and the groove form a watertight seal;
- wherein the top piece and the bottom piece are repositionable between a collapsed position and an extended position and have a combined height between two feet and six feet when both the top piece and the bottom piece are in the extended position;
- wherein each of the top and bottom pieces is comprised of a plurality of foldable panels;
- and
- further wherein, the bottom piece is fully nestable within the top piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.