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EP2996528B1
EP2996528B1 EP14730563.5A EP14730563A EP2996528B1 EP 2996528 B1 EP2996528 B1 EP 2996528B1 EP 14730563 A EP14730563 A EP 14730563A EP 2996528 B1 EP2996528 B1 EP 2996528B1
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shower
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Bruce William Wishart
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Showers; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/283—Fixed showers
    • A47K3/286—Emergency showers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H1/00—Buildings or groups of buildings for dwelling or office purposes; General layout, e.g. modular co-ordination or staggered storeys
    • E04H1/12—Small buildings or other erections for limited occupation, erected in the open air or arranged in buildings, e.g. kiosks, waiting shelters for bus stops or for filling stations, roofs for railway platforms, watchmen's huts or dressing cubicles
    • E04H1/1277—Shelters for decontamination

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  • This disclosure relates to self-contained or "free-standing" emergency drench or deluge showers intended for use at sites where a mains supply of water is not available.
  • Known shower enclosures include CH 282294 , WO 2012135921 and US 3606618 .
  • CH 282294 describes a shower cubical in which a boiler 4 is mounted on an outside wall of the cubical.
  • WO 2012135921 relates to a wall for use in building houses which includes a reservoir within the wall.
  • US 2606618 describes a portable camping shower tray within which fluid can be stored and pumped to a shower head which is arranged above a user's head surrounded by a temporary shower curtain.
  • a suitable flushing fluid discharge unit which may comprise a shower head, is provided over the accessible space for drench washing of personnel with a flushing fluid.
  • An acceptable flushing fluid in accordance with ANSI standards would be tepid or tempered potable water, or a preserved buffered saline or the like physiologically benign fluid such as is used for medical purposes. The latter would normally be used for eye wash purposes. Therefore for the purposes of drench washing, which requires high volumes to be delivered, a potable water would be typically chosen but a preserved water would be suitable also.
  • this disclosure relates to compact "wrap-around" tank designs wherein a central accessible space is designed to accommodate a person requiring emergency flushing of contaminants off the person.
  • the central accessible space is defined within the upright structure defined by the wall or walls of the tank for holding flushing fluid.
  • the tank of the apparatus may be supported upon the ground directly or upon a movable skid. In this way a low centre of gravity for the apparatus is achieved. Installation is easier due to there being no need to build an elevated support structure to achieve a head for gravity feed, and a reinforcement of the site to accept such an elevated support to raise the tank to a height is avoided.
  • the shower enclosure has a rectilinear footprint, for example the base may square.
  • the shower enclosure is formed with three upstanding side walls aligned with three sides of the square base and with abutting upright edges to form a sealed enclosure around the three sides.
  • the upstanding side walls are inner walls of a tank having outer walls, between which inner and outer walls there is defined a volume for holding flushing fluid.
  • the tank is assembled from three tank sections, each having an inner and an outer wall and configured to be fluidly connected directly or indirectly to a flushing fluid discharge unit so that the overall volume required for the specified tank capacity of flushing fluid for emergency drench use can be met by the combined volume of the respective tank sections.
  • the tank extends upwardly from ground level.
  • the tank is fluidly connected with an elevated flushing fluid discharge unit for discharging a flushing fluid into the enclosure.
  • the bulk of the tank is below the height of the fluid distribution means particularly the flushing fluid discharge unit. This configuration provides a stable structure by lowering the centre of gravity.
  • the flushing fluid discharge unit may comprise one or more drench shower heads.
  • the flushing fluid discharge unit may be positioned at a height exceeding average human height so that in use discharged flushing fluid achieves a downwards washing effect to remove contamination or hazardous materials from the person towards ground level.
  • the flushing fluid discharge unit may comprise at least one shower head or at least one spray nozzle fluidly connected to the tank by suitable pipework or other fluid distribution system.
  • the shower is mounted on a movable skid base.
  • the skid base may be formed to provide a shower tray with drainage facility and a fluid trap volume for capture of contaminated flushing fluid for subsequent safe disposal or remediation of the flushing fluid for recycling.
  • the flushing fluid could be recirculated through a filter to remove contaminants and return the fluid to the tank for reuse. This feature extends the operational use of the unit by continually reusing the fluid in the tank.
  • the skid base may incorporate a fluid separator, and may house filters for removal of contaminants.
  • An electric pump may be used to deliver flushing fluid to the flushing fluid discharge unit.
  • An electric heater may be used to maintain an acceptable temperature of the flushing fluid.
  • a renewable energy apparatus may be used to power the electric pump and heater at sites where an electricity supply is not available.
  • a solar panel arrangement together with a charge storage device may be used for example.
  • a walk-in emergency drench shower enclosure 10 is constructed from three tank wall sections 11, 12, 13. These wall sections are upstanding from the ground 100 ( Fig. 2 ), and arranged to abut in a "C" or "U” configuration ( Fig. 3 ), wherein the three tank wall sections 11, 12, 13 have inner side walls 21, 22, 23 which together define an internal area serving as an accessible space for a person to stand for the purpose of drench-washing the person with a flushing fluid.
  • the standing area surface may be formed as a shower tray 14 which is raised above ground level 100.
  • the tray may cover a catchment zone 15 which may be a sufficient volume within a bunded pallet for containment of contaminated flushing fluid to be subsequently remediated such that contaminants can be safely disposed of within recommended regulations and recommendations for safe environmental practices.
  • An overhead flushing fluid discharge unit 30 is positioned centrally and fed by a flushing fluid delivery conduit 29 and riser 28.
  • An electrically powered fluid pump 27 is provided to deliver flushing fluid to the overhead flushing fluid discharge unit 30.
  • the flushing fluid discharge unit 30 may comprise a large diameter shower head 26, or multiple nozzles, for drenching a person with flushing fluid.
  • Each tank wall section 11, 12, 13 provides a reservoir volume for a flushing fluid, which volume is confined between inner wall 21, 22, 23, and outer wall 31, 32, 33 surfaces, and is substantially below the height of the flushing fluid discharge unit.
  • a flushing fluid flow maintenance (“stay open” type) and level control system which may include a float and link arm assembly may be included within at least one of the tank wall sections 11, 12, 13.
  • An electric heater may be installed to moderate the temperature of the flushing fluid.
  • a heat exchanger may be utilised for the same purpose.
  • the emergency drench shower enclosure 10 may be skid mounted for transport and ease of deployment with instant operational capability.
  • a renewable energy system for delivering electrical power would be operatively associated with the emergency drench shower.
  • the use of solar panels, or wind power devices, with associated charge storage devices is contemplated.

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Claims (13)

  1. Eine Duschkabine (10), beinhaltend einen Tank zum Fassen eines Spülfluids und einen zugänglichen Raum zum Gusswaschen von Personal mit dem Spülfluid, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Tank aus drei vom Boden aufrecht stehenden Tankwandabschnitten (11, 12, 13) konstruiert ist, die angeordnet sind, in einer "C"- oder "U"-Konfiguration aneinanderzustoßen, dass jeder Tankwandabschnitt (11, 12, 13) eine innere Seitenwand (21, 22, 23) und eine äußere Seitenwand (31, 32, 33) aufweist, zwischen denen ein Volumen zum Fassen des Spülfluids definiert ist, und dass die inneren Seitenwände (21, 22, 23) der drei Tankwandabschnitte (11, 12, 13) zusammen den zugänglichen Raum definieren.
  2. Duschkabine gemäß Anspruch 1, ferner beinhaltend eine Abgabeeinheit (30) für Spülfluid, wobei die Abgabeeinheit fluidisch mit dem Tank verbunden ist.
  3. Duschkabine gemäß Anspruch 2, wobei die Abgabeeinheit zum mittleren zugänglichen Raum hin gerichtet ist.
  4. Duschkabine gemäß Anspruch 2 oder 3, wobei die Abgabeeinheit einen oder mehrere Duschköpfe (26) oder Sprühdüsen beinhaltet, die über dem zugänglichen Raum bereitgestellt sind.
  5. Duschkabine gemäß einem der Ansprüche 2-4, ferner beinhaltend eine Fluidpumpe (27), die betriebsbereit mit einer Leitung (28, 29) zum Befördern von Spülfluid aus dem Tank an die Abgabeeinheit verbunden ist.
  6. Duschkabine gemäß einem der Ansprüche 2-5, ferner beinhaltend einen Flusssteuerungsmechanismus zum Sicherstellen einer adäquaten Dauer der Abgabe von Spülfluid durch die Abgabeeinheit.
  7. Duschkabine gemäß einem der Ansprüche 2-6, wobei die Abgabeeinheit in einer erhöhten Position in Bezug auf den Tank montiert ist, um eine Abwärtswaschwirkung zum Entfernen einer Kontaminierung von einem Benutzer der Dusche zu erreichen.
  8. Duschkabine gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, beinhaltend ein entfernbares Gestell, auf dem der Tank gestützt wird, und wobei das entfernbare Gestell gebildet ist, um eine Duschwanne (14) mit Ablaufeinrichtungen bereitzustellen.
  9. Duschkabine gemäß Anspruch 8, ferner beinhaltend eine mit den Ablaufeinrichtungen verbundene Fluidfalle zur anschließenden sicheren Entsorgung oder Sanierung des Fluids zum Recycling und ferner beinhaltend einen Filter zum Entfernen von Kontaminanten aus dem Fluid.
  10. Duschkabine gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, ferner beinhaltend eine Heizvorrichtung zum Regulieren der Temperatur des Spülfluids.
  11. Duschkabine gemäß einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, ferner beinhaltend eine Pumpe (27) zum Befördern von Fluid aus dem Tank in die Kabine.
  12. Duschkabine gemäß Anspruch 10 oder 11, ferner beinhaltend ein mit der Pumpe und/oder der Heizvorrichtung verbindungsfähiges Gerät erneuerbarer Energie, um Strom bereitzustellen, wo keine Stromversorgung verfügbar ist.
  13. Duschkabine gemäß Anspruch 12, wobei die Vorrichtung erneuerbarer Energie eine Sonnenkollektoranordnung und eine Ladungsspeicherungsvorrichtung ist.
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GBGB1308762.2A GB201308762D0 (en) 2013-05-15 2013-05-15 Shower
PCT/GB2014/051475 WO2014184550A1 (en) 2013-05-15 2014-05-14 Shower

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