Coupling apparatus

A washing unit including an apparatus for coupling to a free-standing washing unit feed liens for hot and cold water and a waste line for waste water, the apparatus comprising:

• (i) a wall-mountable connection unit supporting first and second service line base connector elements extending away from the wall and each for connection to a different hot and cold water service lien at the wall, and a waste line base connector element for connection to a waste line at the wall;
• (ii) first and second satellite connector elements, each engageable in fluid-tight manner to a different one of the service lien base connector elements, and a satellite waste line connector engageable in fluid-tight manner to the waste line base connector element, and each to be mounted, in use, to the washing unit whereby the washing unit may be freely moved between an operational disposition adjacent the wall with the respective base and satellite connectors mutually engaged, and a de-coupled disposition away from the wall, with all the respective connectors disengaged;
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• (iii) latching means for maintaining the washing unit in the operational disposition until release of the latching means allows transition to the de-coupled disposition;
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• (iv) the washing unit having bevel frame elements to guide the washing unit from the de-coupled disposition into the operational disposition.