Knockdown portable hotwater shower and shower head therefor

A knockdown portable hot water shower having a disassembled configuration utilized for storing and transporting the shower when not in use, and an assembled configuration utilized for showering by an individual when in use, the knockdown portable hot water shower is comprised of:

• a container for use as a storage container when the shower is in the disassembled configuration, wherein components of the portable shower are received therein for the storage thereof, and further for use as reservoir when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein water is received and heated therein for the use thereof;
• a gas burner including a burner head which is positioned above the gas burner and both of which are positioned below the container when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein the water in the container is heated for showering by an individual when in use, the gas burner and burner head sized for being received in the container when the shower is in the disassembled configuration, wherein the gas burner is stored when not in use;
• means for supporting the container above the gas burner and burner head when the shower is in the assembled configuration;
• a flexible water conduit having a first lower end and a second upper end, the conduit extending upwardly from the container when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein hot water is delivered upwardly through the conduit from the first end to the second end for showering by an individual when in use;
• a shower head carried by the second end of the flexible water conduit above the container when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein hot water delivered from the second end of the conduit passes therethrough and is delivered therefrom as a hot water spray for showering by an individual when in use, the shower head being received in the container when the shower is in the disassembled configuration, wherein the shower head is stored when not in use;
• means for supporting the flexible water conduit with the second end carrying the shower head thereon above the first end of the conduit when the shower is in the assembled configuration;
• a pump between the water in the container and the first end of the water conduit when the shower is in the assembled configuration for pumping the hot water from the container, wherein hot water is delivered for showering by an individual when in use;
• wherein when the shower is in the assembled configuration, the shower may be readily knocked-down into the disassembled configuration and the components thereof may be carried by the container with at least a portion of the components nested therein;
• the container including a handle for transporting the portable shower when in the disassembled configuration, wherein all of the components of the shower may be transported therewith when not in use,
• a lid removably disposed over the container, thereby sealing the container for storing and retaining the water therein when the shower is in the assembled configuration and further for storing and retaining components therein when the shower is in the disassembled configuration, and
• a thermometer carried by the lid and extending downwardly therefrom into the container and the water therein when the shower in in the assembled configuration for continuously measuring the temperature of the water in the container during the use thereof.

A knockdown portable hot water shower having a disassembled configuration utilized for storing and transporting the shower when not in use, and an assembled configuration utilized for showering by an individual when in use, the knockdown portable hot water shower is comprised of:

• a container for use as a storage container when the shower is in the disassembled configuration, wherein components of the portable shower are received therein for the storage thereof, and further for use as a reservoir when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein water is received and heated therein for the use thereof;
• a gas burner including a burner head which is positioned above the gas burner and both of which are positioned below the container when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein the water in the container is heated for showering by an individual when in use, the gas burner and burner head sized for being received in the container when the shower is in the disassembled configuration, wherein the gas burner is stored when not in use;
• means for supporting the container above the gas burner and burner head, when the shower is in the assembled configuration;
• a flexible water conduit having a first lower end and a second upper end, the conduit extending upwardly from the container when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein hot water is delivered upwardly through the conduit from the first end to the second end for showering by an individual when in use;
• a shower head carried by the second end of the flexible water conduit above the container when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein hot water delivered from the second end of the conduit passes therethrough and is delivered therefrom as a hot water spray for showering by an individual when in use, the shower head being received in the container when the shower is in the disassembled configuration, wherein the shower head is stored when not in use;
• means for supporting the flexible water conduit with the second end carrying the shower head thereon above the first end of the conduit when the shower is in the assembled configuration;
• a pump between the water in the container and the first end of the water conduit when the shower is in the assembled configuration for pumping the hot water from the container, wherein hot water is delivered for showering by an individual when in use;
• wherein when the shower is in the assembled configuration, the shower may be readily knocked-down into the disassembled configuration and the components thereof may be carried by the container with at least a portion of the components nested therein;
• the container including a handle for transporting the portable shower when in the disassembled configuration, wherein all of the components of the shower may be transported therewith when not in use,
• wherein the means for supporting the flexible water conduit in the assembled configuration is comprised of:
• a plurality of support portions, each of said support portions axially removably secured to one another when in the assembled configuration forming an integral knockdown upstanding support, at least one of said support portions further being removably carried by the container when in the assembled configuration, wherein the support is maintained upstanding for supporting the water conduit when in use;
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• means for removably securing the water conduit to the integral upstanding support when in the assembled configuration, whereby the water conduit is supported when in use.

A knockdown portable hot water shower having a disassembled configuration utilized for storing and transporting the shower when not in use, and an assembled configuration utilized for showering by an individual when in use, the knockdown portable hot water shower is comprised of:

• a container for use as a storage container when the shower is in the disassembled configuration, wherein components of the portable shower are received therein for the storage thereof, and further for use as a reservoir when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein water is received and heated therein for the use thereof;
• a gas burner including a burner head which is positioned above the gas burner and both of which are positioned below the container when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein the water in the container is heated for showering by an individual when in use, the gas burner and burner head sized for being received in the container when the shower is in the disassembled configuration, wherein the gas burner is stored when not in use;
• means for supporting the container above the gas burner;
• a flexible water conduit having a first lower end and a second upper end, the conduit extending upwardly from the container when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein hot water is delivered upwardly through the conduit from the first end to the second end for showering by an individual when in use;
• a shower head carried by the second end of the flexible water conduit above the container when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein hot water delivered from the second end of the conduit passes therethrough and is delivered therefrom as a hot water spray for showering by an individual when in use, the shower head being received in the container when the shower is in the disassembled configuration, wherein the shower head is stored when not in use;
• means for supporting the flexible water conduit with the second end carrying the shower head thereon above the first end of the conduit when the shower is in the assembled configuration;
• a pump between the water in the container and the first end of the water conduit when the shower is in the assembled configuration for pumping the hot water from the container, wherein hot water is delivered for showering by an individual when in use;
• wherein when the shower is in the assembled configuration, the shower may be readily knocked-down into the disassembled configuration and the components thereof may be carried by the container with at least a portion of the components nested therein;
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• the container including a handle for transporting the portable shower when in the disassembled configuration, wherein all of the components of the shower may be transported therewith when not in use,
• a lid removably disposed over the container, thereby sealing the container for storing and retaining the water therein when the shower is in the assembled configuration and further for storing and retaining components therein when the shower is in the disassembled configuration,
• wherein the pump is carried by the lid in the assembled and disassembled configurations.

A knockdown portable hot water shower having a disassembled configuration utilized for storing and transporting the shower when not in use, and an assembled configuration utilized for showering by an individual when in use, the knockdown portable hot water shower is comprised of:

• a container for use as a storage container when the shower is in the disassembled configuration, wherein components of the portable shower are received therein for the storage thereof, and further for use as a reservoir when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein water is received and heated therein for the use thereof;
• a gas burner including a burner head which is positioned above the gas burner and both of which are positioned below the container when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein the water in the container is heated for showering by an individual when in use, the gas burner and burner head sized for being received in the container when the shower is in the disassembled configuration, wherein the gas burner is stored when not in use;
• means for supporting the container above the gas burner;
• a flexible water conduit having a first lower end and a second upper end, the conduit extending upwardly from the container when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein hot water is delivered upwardly through the conduit from the first end to the second end for showering by an individual when in use;
• a shower head carried by the second end of the flexible water conduit above the container when the shower is in the assembled configuration, wherein hot water delivered from the second end of the conduit passes therethrough and is delivered therefrom as a hot water spray for showering by an individual when in use, the shower head being received in the container when the shower is in the disassembled configuration, wherein the shower head is stored when not in use;
• means for supporting the flexible water conduit with the second end carrying the shower head thereon above the first end of the conduit when the shower is in the assembled configuration;
• a pump between the water in the container and the first end of the water conduit when the shower is in the assembled configuration for pumping the hot water from the container, wherein hot water is delivered for showering by an individual when in use;
• wherein when the shower is in the assembled configuration, the shower may be readily knocked-down into the disassembled configuration and the components thereof may be carried by the container with at least a portion of the components nested therein;
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• the container including a handle for transporting the portable shower when in the disassembled configuration, wherein all of the components of the shower may be transported therewith when not in use,
• wherein the means for supporting the flexible water conduit in the assembled configuration is comprised of:
• a plurality of support portions, each of said support portions axially removably secured to one another when in the assembled configuration forming an integral knockdown upstanding support, at least one of said support portions further being removably carried by the container when in the assembled configuration, wherein the support is maintained upstanding for supporting the water conduit when in use;
• means for removably securing the water conduit to the integral upstanding support when in the assembled configuration, whereby the water conduit is supported when in use,
• wherein the plurality of support portions includes an uppermost support portion having a bend formed therein forming an outwardly extending portion, the outwardly extending portion further having a slot formed therein at the bend thereof and extending along the outwardly extending portion, whereby the water conduit including the second end thereof may be received and supported in the slot with the shower head being substantially outwardly directed to deliver the hot spray of water to an individual when in use.

A lightweight knockdown portable hot water shower for use in remote areas, comprising, in combination:

• a container of water;
• means to elevate the water from a lower temperature to a higher temperature, said temperature elevation means configured with said container as a freestanding tank;
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• a means to atomize said water at a height above a person using said shower, whereby said atomizing means is coupled to said container,
• wherein said atomization means includes:
• a shower head consisting of an inlet leading to an empty space surrounded by a back wall receiving said inlet, and a shower face opposite said back wall and connected to said back wall by a side wall radially surrounding said empty space;
• a set of apertures formed in the shower face, wherein the apertures are substantially cylindrical in shape allowing formation of an appropriate discharge of water, including both an inner five-point star configuration and an outer five-point star configuration, which together approximate a pentagon formation;
• a pump between the water in said container and the lower first end of a water conduit, thereby delivering the water from said container through said water conduit to said inlet of said shower head, wherein said pump delivers water such that a fine spray of water is delivered for showering by an individual when in use,
• wherein said temperature elevation means and freestanding configuration include:
• a support housing having a bottom wall, upwardly extending side walls, a plurality of stabilizing legs extending radially outward from the lower portion of said side walls, a plurality of support uprights carried by said side walls and extending upwardly therefrom, each of said uprights having a shoulder, such that said container is received on and supported by said shoulders, a plurality of openings in said side walls providing access for air and burner adjustments;
• and a gas burner including a burner head, both being positioned within the support housing and below said container, wherein the water in said container is heated to an increased temperature.

A lightweight knockdown portable hot water shower for use in remote areas, comprising, in combination:

• a container of water;
• means to elevate the water from a lower temperature to a higher temperature, said temperature elevation means configured with said container as a freestanding tank;
• and
• a means to atomize said water at a height above a person using said shower, whereby said atomizing means is coupled to said container,
• wherein said temperature elevation means and freestanding configuration include:
• a support housing having a bottom wall, upwardly extending side walls, a plurality of stabilizing legs extending radially outward from the lower portion of said side walls, a plurality of support uprights carried by said side walls and extending upwardly therefrom, each of said uprights having a shoulder, such that said container is received on and supported by said shoulders, a plurality of openings in said side walls providing access for air and burner adjustments:
• and a gas burner including a burner head, both being positioned within the support housing and below said container, wherein the water in said container is heated to an increased temperature.