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US 4,377,875 AGranted
Self-contained bathroom unit
OwnerGardner G. Brubakkeninventor
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Abstract
A self-contained bathroom unit including a rigid L-shaped tank enclosure and a toilet attached thereto, the enclosure having a sewage ejector pump located therein and float level detection mechanism for actuating the sewage ejector pump, and attachable basin mounting mechanism, and connections for water inlets, sewage outlets, vents and attachment to other appliances.
Claims10
A self-contained and free standing bathroom unit, comprising:
- (a) a generally L-shaped enclosure having a hollowed interior and a vertical leg and a horizontal leg said horizontal leg projecting a substantial distance in front of said vertical leg, and an open end at the top of said vertical leg, said enclosure having respective side walls formed of a rigid, one-piece L-shaped sheet and having rigid sheets sealably formed about the horizontal extensions of said L-shaped sheets to construct said horizontal let, and having rigid vertical side walls sealably formed about the vertical extensions of said L-shaped sheets to construct said vertical leg;
- (b) a commode attached to a vertical wall of said enclosure, said commode being spaced above and projecting over the horizontal leg;
- (c) a sewage pump located inside said enclosure;
- (d) a float and actuator mechanism located in the vertical leg of said enclosure, said actuator mechanism controllably activating said sewage pump;
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- (e) a cover removably and sealably fitting over said open end at the top of said vertical leg.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.