US 5,369,818 AGranted

Multi-lavatory system

AssigneeBradley Corporation

InventorsThomas G. Barnum, Philip B. York, Thomas R. Eberhardy, John M. Gagas

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Abstract

A multi-lavatory system is preassembled to facilitate efficient installation with a minimum of connection points. The multi-lavatory system is connected to a single fluid supply line and a single drainage line. A fluid supply network conducts water from the single fluid supply line to a plurality of lavatory stations. Similarly, a drainage network conducts waste water from the plurality of lavatory stations to the single drainage line. Additionally, the multi-lavatory system includes a unitary lavatory subassembly having interconnected but spaced sink regions. Each sink region is disposed in one of the lavatory stations and is bounded at a frontal area by an upstanding contoured wall that creates an independent washing zone. This facilitates efficient production of the unitary lavatory subassembly and overall multi-lavatory system while providing each user of the system with a sense of privacy in their own independent washing zone.

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Dependent claims

A preassembled multi-lavatory system configured for connection between a single fluid supply line fed by a hot water conduit and a cold water conduit, and a single drainage line, the system comprising:

a base;
a generally unitary lavatory subassembly mounted on said base, comprised of at least three lavatory stations and a fluid flow channel extending therebetween, the fluid flow channel being bounded by channel walls, each of said stations including a sink region defined within a back wall and an upstanding contoured wall bounding at least the frontal area of each said station to create an independent washing zone for a user, each said upstanding contoured wall being oriented in the same direction and arcuate, the arc of each said upstanding contoured wall extending through at least 120 degrees, said stations being in fluid communication with said fluid flow channel and laterally substantially unbounded therebetween, each of said stations further including a water inlet faucet mechanism and each of said stations being in communication with a waste fluid drain, wherein the greatest span between the channel walls is less than the greatest span between the back wall and each upstanding contoured wall;
a fluid supply network configured to provide a flow of fluid to each of said faucet mechanisms from said fluid supply line;
and
a drainage network configured to conduct fluid from each of said station waste fluid drains to said drainage line.

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A preassembled multi-lavatory unit configured for connection between a water supply and a drain, the multi-lavatory system comprising:

a base having a framework covered at least partially by an outer shell;
a generally unitary lavatory subassembly mounted on said base, comprised of at least three lavatory stations and a fluid flow channel extending therebetween, the fluid flow channel being bounded by channel walls, each of said stations including a sink region defined within a back wall and an upstanding contoured wall bounding at least the frontal area of each said station to create an independent washing zone for a user, each said upstanding contoured wall being oriented in the same direction and arcuate, the arc of each said upstanding contoured wall extending through at least 120 degrees, said stations being in fluid communication with said fluid flow channel and laterally substantially unbounded therebetween, each of said stations further including a water inlet faucet mechanism and each of said stations being in communication with a waste fluid drain, wherein the greatest span between the channel walls is less than the greatest span between the back wall and each upstanding contoured wall, wherein said unitary lavatory subassembly is mounted on said base;
a water supply network which supplies water to each of said stations, said supply network having fewer than three supply connection points at which said preassembled multi-lavatory unit is connected to said water supply;
and
a drainage network which drains water from each sink region, said drainage network having fewer than three drainage connection points at which said preassembled multi-lavatory unit is connected to said drain.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.