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US 5,502,848 AGranted
Portable garden work station
OwnerJames P. Cowaninventor
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Abstract
A portable wash basin stand for use outdoors that uses a common garden hose as a water connection between the stand and the nearest plumbing. The stand has a circular weighted base and four upright posts that support a sink. Arrayed on the upright posts are a number of bayonet mounts that can be used to support a variety of accessories including a garden umbrella, a paper towel dispenser, a paper cup dispenser, a soap dispenser, a working shelf and other useful accessories.
Claims5
A water dispensing work station comprising:
- (a) a base;
- (b) a plurality of upright posts fixably attached to said base;
- (c) a water basin fixably attached to and supported by said posts, which basin has a drain hole;
- (d) a hose inlet fixture fixably attached to said basin, having a size sufficient to have a garden hose threaded onto said hose inlet fixture;
- (e) a water faucet fixably attached to said basin to enable a user to turn a flow of water from said hose inlet fixture on or off as desired;
- (f) a drainage hose removably attached to said drain hole in said basin, which drainage hose is of sufficient length to carry waste water away from said station a suitable distance before discharging waste water onto the ground;
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- (g) a plurality of fixture means that are fixably attached to said upright posts, said means capable of receiving a complementary counterpart fixture means that is fixably attached to a desired accessory for mounting onto said station;
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- (h) an umbrella having fixably attached to an associated umbrella post a complementary counterpart fixture means, whereby said umbrella is releasably received by a fixture means on a post of said station.
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A water dispensing work station comprising:
- (a) a weighted base;
- (b) a plurality of upright posts fixably attached to said base;
- (c) a water basin fixably attached to and supported by said posts, which basin has a drain hole;
- (d) a threaded hose inlet fixture fixably attached to said basin, having a diameter and thread size sufficient to have a garden hose threaded onto said hose inlet fixture;
- (e) a water faucet fixably attached to said basin to enable a user to turn a flow of water from said hose inlet fixture on or off as desired;
- (f) a drainage hose removably attached to said drain hole in said basin, which drainage hose is of sufficient length to carry waste water away from said station a suitable distance before discharging waste water onto the ground;
- (g) a plurality of bayonet mounts that are fixably attached to said upright posts, said mounts capable of receiving a complementary bayonet counterpart fixture mount that is fixably attached to a desired accessory for mounting onto said station;
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- (h) an umbrella having fixably attached to an associated umbrella post a complementary bayonet counterpart fixture mount, whereby said umbrella is releasably received by said bayonet mounts on a post of said station.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.