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US 4,718,131 AGranted
Sanitary facility unit
AssigneesToto Ltd., Tokyo Gas Housing Company, Ltd.
InventorsRyuzo Kitamura, Masami Shindo, Masamichi Miyanaga, Yoshimichi Fukuda
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AssigneesToto Ltd., Tokyo Gas Housing Company, Ltd.
InventorsRyuzo Kitamura, Masami Shindo, Masamichi Miyanaga, Yoshimichi Fukuda
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This invention is constructed such that a toilet bowl and a shower are spaced apart and installed in a unit room, a flashing water unit provided with a counter having an apron is attached to the wall surface of the unit room for the shower space through hinges in such a way as it may be rotated across the shower space and the toilet bowl installing space, said counter having apron is provided with a storing part for storing the toilet bowl and covering it at the moving position toward the toilet bowl installing space and being closed in opposition to the wall surface of the unit room, thereby in case of using of the shower, the flashing water unit is positioned at the shower space and the shower space can be utilized as the flashing water application space and a toilet bowl application space is also kept, and in turn in case of non-use of the shower, the flashing water unit is rotated toward the toilet bowl installing space and a shower space is also kept and at the same time the toilet bowl installing space can be utilized as the flashing water unit application space and also the toilet bowl is stored in the counter having the apron for the flashing water unit to prevent a wetted condition of the toilet bowl caused by the shower.
A sanitary facility unit comprising a room housing a toliet bowl, a shower head, and a flashing water unit, said flashing water unit comprising a counter and an apron depending downwardly from said counter, said room comprising upstanding walls, a floor and a ceiling, said flashing water unit being pivotable between a first position in which said fllashing water unit is located beneath said shower head, said shower head being attached to a portion of one of said walls against which a portion of said flashing water unit is adapted to be abutted when in said first position, said shower head being located above said flashing water unit when in said first position, and a second position in which said flashing water unit is positioned over said toilet, wherein a portion of said flashing water unit is adapted to abut a second one of said walls when in said second position, wherein when said flashing water unit is in said second position an portion of said floor of said room is positioned directly beneath said shower head, said apron defining a storage space under said counter and above said floor, said storage space being adapted to receive said toilet bowl when said flashing water unit is pivoted into said second position, wherein said walls of said sanitary facility unit define an uncompartmented chamber which houses said toliet, said shower head, and said flashing water unit.
A sanitary facility unit comprising a toilet bowl, a shower head, and a sink, said sink comprising a counter and an apron depending downwardly from said counter, said sanitary facility unit comprising a room having a plurality of upstanding walls, a floor and a ceiling, said sink being pivotable between a first position in which at least a portion of said sink abuts one of said walls and is located beneath said shower head, said shower head being attached to a portion of said one of said walls, wherein when said sink is in said first position, said shower head is located above said sink, and a second position in which at least a portion of said sink abuts a second of said walls and is positioned over said toilet, wherein, when said sink is in said second position, an unoccupied portion of said floor of said sanitary facility unit is positioned directly beneath said shower head, said apron defining a storage space between said sink and said floor and comprising means for receiving said toilet when said sink is pivoted into said second position, said walls of said sanitary facility unit defining an uncompartmented room which houses said toilet, said sink, and said shower head, wherein said sink further comprises means attached to a bottom surface of said sink for facilitating pivoting motion of said sink between said first and said second positions, said sink further comprising a flexible hose for fluidically communicating the interior of said sink with the underside of said floor, said facility unit further comprising means for detachably securing said sink to said walls in each of said first and second positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.