Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
  • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
  • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
  • E03C1/01—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks for combinations of baths, showers, sinks, wash-basins, closets, urinals, or the like
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
  • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
  • E03D11/00—Other component parts of water-closets, e.g. noise-reducing means in the flushing system, flushing pipes mounted in the bowl, seals for the bowl outlet, devices preventing overflow of the bowl contents; devices forming a water seal in the bowl after flushing, devices eliminating obstructions in the bowl outlet or preventing backflow of water and excrements from the waterpipe
  • E03D11/02—Water-closet bowls ; Bowls with a double odour seal optionally with provisions for a good siphonic action; siphons as part of the bowl
  • E03D11/025—Combined with wash-basins, urinals, flushing devices for chamber-pots, bed-pans, or the like
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
  • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
  • E03D11/00—Other component parts of water-closets, e.g. noise-reducing means in the flushing system, flushing pipes mounted in the bowl, seals for the bowl outlet, devices preventing overflow of the bowl contents; devices forming a water seal in the bowl after flushing, devices eliminating obstructions in the bowl outlet or preventing backflow of water and excrements from the waterpipe
  • E03D11/12—Swivel-mounted bowls, e.g. for use in restricted spaces slidably or movably mounted bowls; combinations with flushing and disinfecting devices actuated by the swiveling or sliding movement of the bowl

Definitions

• This invention relates to a folding toilet which allows additional space to be created in a small washroom.
• the toilet is able to fold away underneath a wash basin when not in use.
• wash basin and toilet bowl are separate constructions within a washroom. This means that when the door to the washroom opens into the room, there is only a very limited amount of floor space left in which a person can manoeuvre. This can be particularly problematic in instances when a person is disabled or otherwise incapacitated.
• a further object of the present invention is to provide a folding toilet that is appropriate for use by disabled or otherwise incapacitated persons.
• a folding toilet comprising a toilet bowl and a receiving compartment, wherein the bowl is within the receiving compartment when in the closed position, and outwith the receiving compartment when in the open position, and wherein the toilet bowl is attached to an existing waste pipe by means of a longitudinally compressible tube which will allow the toilet bowl to move back and forth from the open to the closed position.
• the receiving compartment also comprises a wash basin.
• the receiving compartment contains the cistern.
• the receiving compartment is provided with a door mechanism which can be closed to obscure the toilet bowl from view when the toilet bowl is in the closed position.
• the opposite side of the receiving compartment from which the toilet bowl emerges in the open position comprises an aperture through which the compressed waste pipe may fit.
• the cistern is attached to the toilet bowl by a flexible pipe.
• the toilet may be made of ceramic, metal, plastic or any appropriate material.
• the waste pipe Preferably there is a metal plate provided at the lower end of the toilet bowl from which the waste pipe will protrude. This holds the pipes in position in order to prevent undesirable movement of the waste pipe.
• the bowl is provided with a hook or handle that can be used to pull or push the bowl from the open to the closed position or vice versa.
• the bowl may be provided with a side bar to pull or push the bowl into an open or closed position.
• the side bar will protrude through an aperture in one of the walls of the receiving compartment, wherein the aperture is present along the width of the receiving compartment wall in a direction that is parallel to the movement of the toilet bowl when it moves from its open to closed position and vice versa.
• the toilet bowl may be provided with ground engaging wheel means .
• the ground engaging wheel means may be provided with rails onto which they slidably connects.
• the movement of the bowl from the open to the closed position occurs by manual means.
• the movement of the bowl from the open to the closed positions may occur by mechanical means.
• a further alternative is that the movement of the bowl from the open to the closed position may be provided by electronic means.
• the longitudinally compressible sewage pipe is telescopic.
• the longitudinally compressible sewage pipe is provided with walls that can concertina when the toilet is in the closed position and which are substantially planar when the toilet is in its open position.
• the toilet bowl is provided with temporary seat covers.
• a temporary seat cover is placed onto the toilet seat as it moves into the open position and is removed as the toilet is taken back into the closed position.
• Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the foldable toilet in the open position
• Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the foldable toilet in the closed position
• Figure 3 shows a section view, showing the waste pipe and flush water pipe when the toilet is in the open position
• Figure 4 is a section view, showing the flush water and waste pipe when the toilet is in the closed in the closed position.
• Figure 5 is a section view which shows an alternative waste pipe embodiment.
• a foldable toilet which comprises both a toilet bowl 1 and a wash bowl 3 in one unit, and wherein the toilet bowl 1 can be moved from an open to a closed position in order to create extra space when the toilet is not in use.
• the foldable toilet comprises a toilet bowl 1 and a receiving compartment 2. In the open position, the toilet bowl 1 is outwith the receiving compartment 2.
• the receiving compartment 2 also comprises a wash bowl 3 and a cistern 4 as part of the same unit.
• FIG. 2 shows the toilet in its closed position, where the toilet bowl 1 is obscured from view, as it is inside the receiving compartment 2. This leaves the person more room to use the wash bowl 3 when the toilet bowl 1 is no longer required.
• the toilet bowl 1 can be moved from the open to the closed position using a handle 7 located on the toilet bowl 1.
• a handle 7 located on the toilet bowl 1.
• a simple pull or push on the handle 7 will allow the toilet bowl 1 to move from one position to another.
• the toilet is also provided with guide rails 8 into which the casters 9 fit.
• FIG 3 shows the pipes in the open position.
• the flush water pipe 6 is made of simple flexible material, such as the plastics found on a typical garden hose. This will allow the reasonably small diameter flush water pipe 6 to move with the toilet bowl 1 as it travels from the open to the closed position.
• the waste pipe 5 is typically of a larger diameter than the flush water pipe 6, and requires to be longitudinally compressible to allow the toilet bowl 1 to move from the open to closed position.
• the walls of the waste pipe 5 are substantially planar, however in Figure 4 where the toilet is in the closed position, it can be seen that the walls of the waste pipe 5 take on a concertina shape.
• the waste pipe 5 is telescopic, so that in the open position it is fully extended and in the closed position it is fully closed.
• the movement of the toilet bowl 1 from the open to the closed position is facilitated by manual means by pulling the handle 7.
• the movement may be mechanical or electronic with the toilet bowl 1 being mechanically or electronically pushed or pulled into the open position.
• a temporary toilet seat cover is placed onto the toilet bowl 1 as it is moved into the open position and removed from the seat as it is taken back into the closed position.

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