Portable emergency decontamination shower

A portable shower, comprising:

• a fluid-conveying structure including
• a base triangle section including a first set of three flexible hoses connected by a first set of three rigid hollow joints;
• an upper triangle section including a second set of three flexible hoses connected by a second set of three rigid hollow joints;
• and
• three hollow supporting posts connecting said first set of joints to said second set of joints, each of said supporting posts including a pair of rigid pipes linked by a flexible hose, one of said pair of rigid pipes being connected to one of said first set of joints, the other of said pair of rigid pipes being connected to one of said second set of joints,
• a plurality of spray nozzles mounted to said fluid-conveying structure;
• and
• an inlet manifold connected to said fluid-conveying structure and constructed and arranged for connection to a water source.

A portable shower transformable between a compact form and an expanded form, said portable shower comprising:

• a fluid-conveying structure including
• a base polygon section including a first plurality of flexible hoses connected by a first set of rigid hollow joints;
• an upper polygon section including a second plurality of flexible hoses connected by a second set of rigid hollow joints;
• and
• a plurality of hollow supporting posts connecting said first set of joints to said second set of joints, each of said supporting posts including upper and lower rigid pipes linked by a flexible hose;
• a spray nozzle mounted to said fluid-conveying structure;
• and
• an entryway connected to said fluid-conveying structure and constructed and arranged for connection to a water source;
• wherein when the portable shower is in compact form, said upper pipe of each of said supporting posts is folded about said flexible hose and positioned at an acute angle relative to said lower pipe, and said upper triangle section is in close proximity to said base triangle section;
• and
• wherein when the portable shower is in expanded form, said upper pipe of each of said supporting posts is positioned at an obtuse angle relative to said lower pipe, and said upper triangle section is positioned relatively far away from said base triangle section;
• the portable shower being transformed from the compact form to the expanded form in response to water flowing into said fluid-conveying structure via said entryway.