Bathroom vanity with wheelchair accessibility
OwnerYang Liuinventor
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Abstract
A bathroom vanity with wheelchair accessibility may include a counter and a cabinet. The bathroom vanity can be used by both normal and handicapped users. In one embodiment, when the cabinet is moved away from the counter, a space is created underneath the counter for the wheelchaired user to operate the wheelchair to enter it. The height of the counter can be determined according to the height of the wheelchair and the user. Also, the pipes connected to the faucet of the counter can be all hidden in the wall so there is no obstacle in front of the user when the wheelchair is moved into the space. Since the wheels are disposed underneath the cabinet, the cabinet can be easily moved back to its original position underneath the counter, even for the wheelchaired user.
Claims11
A bathroom vanity with wheelchair accessibility comprising:
- a counter extending from an adjoining wall with a predetermined height and a receiving space created therebelow, having a counter front surface and two counter side surfaces;
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- a cabinet located at the receiving space underneath the counter, having a cabinet front surface, two cabinet side surfaces and a plurality of wheels underneath the cabinet,
- wherein the cabinet is configured to move away from the counter to enable a wheelchair user to enter the receiving space, and the cabinet can be moved back after the wheelchair user leaves, and the bathroom vanity appears as one unit when the counter front surface is substantially aligned with the cabinet front surface, and each cabinet side surface is substantially aligned with corresponding cabinet side surface.
An ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)-compliant bathroom vanity with wheelchair accessibility comprising:
- a counter extending from an adjoining wall with a predetermined height and a receiving space created therebelow, having a counter front surface and two counter side surfaces;
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- a cabinet located at the receiving space underneath the counter, having a cabinet front surface, two cabinet side surfaces and a plurality of wheels underneath the cabinet,
- wherein the cabinet is configured to move away from the counter to enable a wheelchair user to enter the receiving space, and the cabinet can be moved back after the wheelchair user leaves, and the bathroom vanity appears as one unit when the counter front surface is substantially aligned with the cabinet front surface, and each cabinet side surface is substantially aligned with corresponding cabinet side surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.