# US 5,704,078 A · Portable sink

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- Number: US 5,704,078 A
- Document ID: US5704078A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/628,153
- Filed: 1996-04-05
- Granted: 1998-01-06
- Earliest claimed: 1996-04-05
- Inventors: Velma Chandler
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5704078A

## CPC

- A47K 11/02: Dry closets, e.g. incinerator closets
- Y02A 50/30: Against vector-borne diseases, e.g. mosquito-borne, fly-borne, tick-borne or waterborne diseases whose impact is exacerbated by climate change
- A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
- Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE

## Abstract

A portable sink is particularly adapted for use in a portable toilet and includes a cabinet in which a conventional five gallon bottle of water can be retained. The sink is designed to drain into the portable toilet, and a supply of deodorizing soap operates to both clean a user's hands and deodorize the entire portable toilet assembly. Suction cups are provided on rear and bottom surfaces of the sink to facilitate its attachment to the plastic housing of the portable toilet, and adjustable brackets mounted on magnetic supports allow the brackets to be positioned to fit virtually any manufactured shape of water bottle.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A portable sink for use in a portable toilet comprising:
a cabinet;
a sink basin mounted on a top surface of said cabinet;
a water supply container removably mounted within said cabinet;
a hand pump for delivering a supply of water from said water supply container to said basin;
a drain means for facilitating a drainage of said supply of water from said sink basin; and
a bracket means for securing said water supply container within said cabinet, wherein said bracket means include at least one slidably movable first flexible bracket mounted on a rear interior wall of said cabinet.

### Claim 2

A portable sink for use in a portable toilet comprising:
a cabinet;
a sink basin mounted on a top surface of said cabinet;
a water supply container removably mounted within said cabinet;
a hand pump for delivering a supply of water from said water supply container to said basin;
a drain means for facilitating a drainage of said supply of water from said sink basin; and
a bracket means for securing said water supply container within said cabinet, wherein said bracket means include at least one slidably movable first flexible bracket mounted on a rear interior wall of said cabinet, wherein said bracket means further includes at least one second flexible bracket slidably positioned on an interior wall of a front mounted door on said cabinet.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The portable sink for use in a portable toilet as described in claim 2, wherein said first flexible bracket and said second flexible bracket are substantially alignable so as to frictionally engage said water supply container in a secure manner when said door on said cabinet is in a closed position.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The portable sink for use in a portable toilet as described in claim 3, and further including first and second bracket support members slidably engagable with said first flexible bracket, and further including third and fourth vertical bracket support members slidably engagable with said second flexible bracket.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The portable sink for use in a portable toilet as described in claim 4, wherein said first, second, third and fourth bracket support members are formed of a magnetic material, and said first and second flexible brackets are provided with ferrous metal strips alignable with said first, second, third, and fourth bracket support members, whereby said first, second, third and fourth bracket support members are magnetically attached to said first and second flexible brackets respectively, thereby to facilitate a selective slidable fixed positioning of said first and second flexible brackets to any desired position relative to said water supply container.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The portable sink for use in a portable toilet as described in claim 5, and further including deodorizing means deliverable through said hand pump to said portable toilet.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The portable sink for use in a portable toilet as described in claim 6, and further including first attachment means for attaching said cabinet in said portable toilet, said first attachment means comprising at least one suction cup positioned on a bottommost surface of said cabinet.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The portable sink for use in a portable toilet as described in claim 7, further including second attachment means for attaching said cabinet to said portable toilet, said second attachment means comprising at least one suction cup on a rear wall of said cabinet.