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US 4,975,992 AGranted
Portable shower stall
OwnerJames Patterson, Julia H. Pattersoninventors
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Abstract
A portable shower stall is provided having a ceiling and a base which clamshell together to define a suitcase-like enclosure enclosing all of the support, curtain and hose structure for transport when not in use, and expandable to a full height, fully enclosed shower stall. The shower stall may be installed near any sink or other water outlet, and in the preferred embodiment, water is removed from the base by means of a sump pump which is driven by a water motor powered by incoming water used for the shower head.
Claims1
A portable shower stall comprising:
- (a) a ceiling panel;
- (b) a base panel having an upright peripheral flange to define a basin;
- (c) said panels having platform dimensions such that they will clamshell together to define a compartment, and including latch means for releasibly holding said panels together;
- (d) collapsible supports for supporting said ceiling panel spaced far enough said base panel that a standing person will fit beneath said ceiling panel while standing on said base panel;
- (e) said supports being dimensioned such that when collapsed, they will fit within said compartment;
- (f) a curtain dimensioned to substantially span between said panels around the peripheries thereof to define a shower enclosure;
- (g) a shower head;
- (h) hose means for connecting said shower head to a water source, and water removal means for removing water from said basin;
- (i) said compartment being of sufficiently large dimensions to contain said hose means, water removal means, collapsible supports and curtain, when clamshelled together
- (j) said base panel defining a mount for said water removal means, and said water removal means comprising a sump pump;
- (k) said sump pump being removable from said mount and being driven by a water motor powered by water provided to said shower head, wherein said hose means for connecting said shower head passes through said motor to power same such that substantially all of the water to power said motor is delivered to said shower head, and said pump is connected to a drain for emptying into a sink drain.
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