Portable shower station and methods of use
AssigneeSpeakman Company
InventorChristopher G. Miedzius
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Abstract
Portable decontamination shower stations for connection to an external source of water are disclosed. The portable shower stations have a shower stall frame constructed of plastic or stainless steel tubing or piping with vertical tubes connected to a top frame by hose coupling or a combination of hinges and hose couplings, which allow for rapid and easy disassembly, storage, and transport. The vertical tubes generally have a tripod configuration for increased stability and contain a plurality of spray nozzles positioned along their lengths to provide a 360-degree spray coverage to an individual in need of decontamination. Also provided herein are methods of use and of assembly and disassembly of the portable shower stations.
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A portable shower station for connection to a supply of water under pressure, the shower station comprising:
- a base frame;
- a top frame;
- a plurality of angled vertical tubes, wherein:
- (i) each angled vertical tube is connected to and upstanding from the base frame, wherein each angled vertical tube is connected to the base frame by a first connection member;
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- (ii) each angled vertical tube is connected to the top frame by a second connection member;
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- a water supply inlet on at least one of the angled vertical tubes for connecting the portable shower station to a supply of water under pressure, and a valve member for enabling the flow of water through the angled vertical tubes and the top frame, whereby the angled vertical tubes and the top frame cooperatively define a shower stall;
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- wherein each angled vertical tube comprises at least one spray nozzle for spraying a portion of the water into the shower stall.
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A portable shower station comprising
- (a) a multicomponent base frame comprising a plurality of base tube sections, wherein each base tube section comprises a first connection member at each end;
- (b) a top frame comprising a plurality of arm portions extending laterally from a central point, wherein each arm portion comprises a first portion of a hose coupling;
- (c) three multicomponent angled vertical tubes, wherein each of the multicomponent angled vertical tubes comprises:
- (i) at least one spray nozzle;
- (ii) an upper tube section comprising a top end comprising a second portion of a hose coupling, and a bottom end comprising a third portion of a hose coupling;
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- (iii) a lower tube section comprising a top end comprising a fourth portion of a hose coupling, and a bottom end comprising two second connection members;
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- wherein one of the plurality of multicomponent vertical tubes comprises an inlet valve and water supply inlet for connecting the portable shower station to a supply of water under pressure;
- wherein water flows through the multicomponent angled vertical tubes and the top frame when in an assembled configuration and when the water supply inlet is connected to the supply of water under pressure, the assembled configuration comprising:
- a) the first portion of the hose coupling of each arm portion of the top frame is coupled to the second portion of the hose coupling of an upper tube section;
- b) the third portion of the hose coupling of each upper tube section is coupled to the fourth portion of the hose coupling of a lower tube section;
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- c) the first connection members of each base tube section is connected to a second connection element of a lower tube section, wherein the lower tube sections, the upper tube sections, the top frame, and the base tube sections form a shower stall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.