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GB2553817A
GB2553817A GB1615722.4A GB201615722A GB2553817A GB 2553817 A GB2553817 A GB 2553817A GB 201615722 A GB201615722 A GB 201615722A GB 2553817 A GB2553817 A GB 2553817A
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Lee Stephenson Gary
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S Cartwright & Sons Coachbuilders Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P3/00—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects
    • B60P3/14—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects the object being a workshop for servicing, for maintenance, or for carrying workmen during work
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P3/00—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects
    • B60P3/32—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects comprising living accommodation for people, e.g. caravans, camping, or like vehicles
    • B60P3/36—Auxiliary arrangements; Arrangements of living accommodation; Details
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R15/00—Arrangements or adaptations of sanitation devices

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A vehicle 10 having a drivers cab 12, and a vehicle body 14, the vehicle body 14 being divided into a front compartment 16 adjacent the driver's cab 12 and a rear compartment 18. The rear compartment 18 has walls on which is provided at least one hanger device 22 and a floor 24 which is divided into a rear portion 24b and a front portion 24a. The front portion 24a lies between the rear portion 24b and the front compartment 16 and is lower than the rear portion 24b. The front portion 24a of the floor 24 of the rear compartment 18 may be provided with a drain 30. The front compartment 16 may be provided with a plurality of seats 32. Access to the rear compartment 18 may be provided by doors 20a, 20b at the rear of the vehicle 10.

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(54) Title of the Invention: Vehicle
Abstract Title: Welfare vehicle having rest and sanitary facilities for transient workforce (57) A vehicle 10 having a driver’s cab 12, and a vehicle body 14, the vehicle body 14 being divided into a front compartment 16 adjacent the driver's cab 12 and a rear compartment 18. The rear compartment 18 has walls on which is provided at least one hanger device 22 and a floor 24 which is divided into a rear portion 24b and a front portion 24a. The front portion 24a lies between the rear portion 24b and the front compartment 16 and is lower than the rear portion 24b. The front portion 24a of the floor 24 of the rear compartment 18 may be provided with a drain 30. The front compartment 16 may be provided with a plurality of seats 32. Access to the rear compartment 18 may be provided by doors 20a, 20b at the rear of the vehicle 10.
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Title: Vehicle
Description of Invention
The present invention relates to a vehicle, in particular the kind of vehicle known as a welfare vehicle.
Welfare vehicles are used to provide rest and sanitary facilities for a transient workforce, for example a highway maintenance crew at a road side location. Such a vehicle typically has a heated canteen with seating around a table and a food preparation area including a sink, water boiler and microwave oven, a toilet and wash basin, and a storage area for hanging work clothes. The welfare vehicle can be used to transport the work force to the worksite, and then parked at the work site, to provide the workforce with a safe, comfortable and warm place to rest in even the most remote location. It is known to convert vehicles such as the Ford Transit® or Mercedes Sprinter® into a welfare vehicle.
The present invention relates to a new configuration of welfare vehicle.
According to a first aspect of the invention we provide a vehicle having a drivers cab, and a vehicle body, the vehicle body being divided into a front compartment adjacent the driver’s cab, and a rear compartment, wherein the rear compartment has walls on which is provided at least one hanger device, and a floor which is divided into a rear portion and a front portion, the front portion lying between the rear portion and the front compartment, and being lower than the rear portion.
The front portion of the floor of the rear compartment may be provided with a drain by means of which liquid collecting on the floor may be drained out of the rear compartment.
By virtue of this arrangement, when wet work clothes are hung from the hanger device, and when people sit at the front of the vehicle, either in the drivers cab or in the front compartment, the weight of the people will tip the vehicle slightly forward so that any water which drips from the clothes onto the floor, will flow to the front portion of the floor and drain from the rear compartment via the drain. Moreover, the fact that the front portion of the floor is lower than the rear portion may assist in preventing or reducing flow of liquid to the rear of the vehicle when the vehicle is travelling forward at speed.
The front compartment may be provided with a plurality of seats.
There may be a step connecting the front portion of the floor of the rear compartment with the rear portion of the floor. The step may comprise a generally vertical portion of flooring.
Access to the rear compartment may be provided by means of a door at the rear of the vehicle.
The vehicle body may have a first side and a second, opposite side, both of which extend between the front and rear of the vehicle body, and access to the rear compartment may be provided by means of a pair of doors comprising a first door which is pivotally connected, by means of at least one hinge, to a generally vertical rear edge of the first side of the vehicle body, and.a second door which is pivotally connected, by means of at least one hinge, to a generally vertical rear edge of the second side of the vehicle body.
The vehicle body may have a first side and a second, opposite side, both of which extend between the front and rear of the vehicle body, and the rear compartment may be divided into a first compartment which is adjacent the first side of the vehicle body, and a second compartment which is adjacent the second side of the vehicle body. In this case, the vehicle body may be further provided with a pair of doors comprising a first door which is pivotally connected, by means of at least one hinge, to a generally vertical rear edge of the first side of the vehicle body, and a second door which is pivotally connected, by means of at least one hinge, to a generally vertical rear edge of the second side of the vehicle body, the first door being movable between an open position in which access to the first compartment is permitted, and a closed position in which the first door closes the first compartment, the second door being movable between an open position in which access to the second compartment is permitted, and a closed position in which the second door closes the second compartment.
The wall on which is provided at least one hanger device, and the floor which is divided into a rear portion and a front portion, the front portion lying between the rear portion and the front compartment, and being lower than the rear portion, may be provided in one of the first or second compartments. In this case, a toilet and hand washing basin may be provided in the other of the first or second compartments.
An embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings of which.
FIGURE 1 illustrates a side view of a vehicle according to the invention,
FIGURE 2 is a plan view of the interior of the vehicle body of the vehicle illustrated in Figure 1,
FIGURE 3 is a rear view of the vehicle illustrated in Figure 1 with the rear doors removed to show the interior of the rear compartment of the vehicle body, and
FIGURE 4 is a cross-section through the rear compartment of the vehicle illustrated in Figure 1 along line A shown in Figure 2.
Referring now to the Figures there is shown a welfare vehicle 10 having a driver’s cab 12, four ground engaging wheels 13, and a vehicle body 14, the vehicle body 14 being divided into a front compartment 16 adjacent the driver’s cab 12, and a rear compartment 18. The vehicle body 10 has a first side 10a and a second, opposite side 10b, both of which extend between the front 10c and rear 10d of the vehicle body 10, and access to the rear compartment 14 is provided by means of a pair of doors 20a, 20b comprising a first door 20a which is pivotally connected, by means of at least one hinge, to a generally vertical rear edge of the first side 10a of the vehicle body 10, and.a second door 20b which is pivotally connected, by means of at least one hinge, to a generally vertical rear edge of the second side 10b of the vehicle body 10.
The front compartment 14 is provided with a plurality of seats 32 arranged around a table 34, and a food preparation area 36 including a sink 38, hot water boiler (not shown) and microwave (not shown).
The rear compartment 18 is, in this example, divided into a first compartment 18a which is adjacent the first side 10a of the vehicle body 10, and a second compartment 18b which is adjacent the second side 10b of the vehicle body
10. The first door 20a is movable between an open position in which access to the first compartment 18a is permitted, and a closed position in which the first door 20a closes the first compartment 18a, and the second door 20b is movable between an open position in which access to the second compartment 18b is permitted, and a closed position in which the second door 20b closes the second compartment 18b.
In this example, the first compartment 18a has walls on which are provided at least one hanger device 22, and a floor 24 which is divided into a front portion 24a and a rear portion 24b, the front portion 24a lying between the rear portion 24b and the front compartment 16, and being lower than the rear portion 24b. The floor 24 may be inclined slightly to the horizontal (for example by less than 5°) when the vehicle is unloaded.
In this example, there is a step 24c connecting the front portion 24a of the floor 24 of the first compartment 18a with the rear portion 24b of the floor 24. In this embodiment, the step 24c comprises a generally vertical portion of flooring, and is typically less than 10mm high.
Where there is a step 24c, the front portion 24a and rear portion 24b may be generally horizontal when the vehicle is unloaded, or may be inclined slightly to the horizontal.
In this example, a toilet 26 and hand washing basin 28 are provided in the second compartment 18b.
The front portion 24a of the floor 24 of the first compartment 18a is provided with a drain 30 by means of which liquid collecting on the floor 24 may be drained out of the first compartment 18a. The drain may simply comprise a relatively small aperture in the floor 24, but, more preferably the drain is provided which a grating with apertures are small enough to prevent most dropping objects from being washed down the drain 30, but large enough not to impede flow of liquid out of the drain 30. The drain 30 may vent to the atmosphere, or may be connected to a tank or other reservoir via a drain pipe.
By virtue of this arrangement, when wet work clothes are hung from one or more of the hangers 22, and when people sit at the front of the vehicle 10, either in the driver’s cab 12 or in the front compartment 14, the weight of the people will tip the vehicle slightly forward so that any water which drips from the clothes onto the floor 24, will flow to the front portion 24a of the floor 24 and drain from the first compartment 18a via the drain 30. Moreover, the fact that the front portion of the floor is lower than the rear portion may assist in preventing or reducing flow of liquid to the rear of the vehicle when the vehicle is travelling forward at speed.
When used in this specification and claims, the terms comprises and comprising and variations thereof mean that the specified features, steps or integers are included. The terms are not to be interpreted to exclude the presence of other features, steps or components.
The features disclosed in the foregoing description, or the following claims, or the accompanying drawings, expressed in their specific forms or in terms of a means for performing the disclosed function, or a method or process for attaining the disclosed result, as appropriate, may, separately, or in any combination of such features, be utilised for realising the invention in diverse forms thereof.

Claims (12)

1. A vehicle having a drivers cab, and a vehicle body, the vehicle body being divided into a front compartment adjacent the driver’s cab, and a rear compartment, wherein the rear compartment has walls on which is
5 provided at least one hanger device, and a floor which is divided into a rear portion and a front portion, the front portion lying between the rear portion and the front compartment, and being lower than the rear portion.
2. A vehicle according to claim 1 wherein the front portion of the floor of
10 the rear compartment is provided with a drain by means of which liquid collecting on the floor may be drained out of the rear compartment.
3. A vehicle according to any preceding claim wherein the front compartment is provided with a plurality of seats.
4. A vehicle according to any preceding claim wherein there is a step
15 connecting the front portion of the floor of the rear compartment with the rear portion of the floor.
5. A vehicle according to claim 4 wherein the step comprises a generally vertical portion of flooring.
6. A vehicle according to any preceding claim wherein access to the rear
20 compartment is provided by means of a door at the rear of the vehicle.
7. A vehicle according to any preceding claim wherein the vehicle body has a first side and a second, opposite side, both of which extend between the front and rear of the vehicle body, and access to the rear compartment is provided by means of a pair of doors comprising a first
25 door which is pivotally connected, by means of at least one hinge, to a generally vertical rear edge of the first side of the vehicle body, and.a second door which is pivotally connected, by means of at least one hinge, to a generally vertical rear edge of the second side of the vehicle body.
8. A vehicle according to any preceding claim wherein the vehicle body has first side and a second, opposite side, both of which extend
5 between the front and rear of the vehicle body, and the rear compartment is divided into a first compartment which is adjacent the first side of the vehicle body, and a second compartment which is adjacent the second side of the vehicle body.
9. A vehicle according to claim 8 wherein the vehicle body is further
10 provided with a pair of doors comprising a first door which is pivotally connected, by means of at least one hinge, to a generally vertical rear edge of the first side of the vehicle body, and.a second door which is pivotally connected, by means of at least one hinge, to a generally vertical rear edge of the second side of the vehicle body, the first door
15 being movable between an open position in which access to the first compartment is permitted, and a closed position in which the first door closes the first compartment, the second door being movable between an open position in which access to the second compartment is permitted, and a closed position in which the second door closes the
20 second compartment.
10. A vehicle according to claim 9 wherein the wall on which is provided at least one hanger device, and the floor which is divided into a rear portion and a front portion, the front portion lying between the rear portion and the front compartment, and being lower than the rear
25 portion, is provided in one of the first or second compartments.
11. A vehicle according to claim 10 wherein a toilet and hand washing basin is provided in the other of the first or second compartments.
12. Any novel feature or novel combination of features described herein and/or in the accompanying drawings.
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US5746473A (en) * 1995-06-07 1998-05-05 Alfa Leisure, Inc. Travel trailer chassis
FR2873070A1 (en) * 2004-07-13 2006-01-20 Sarl Delvaux Sarl Shower unit for e.g. building site and public work, has road trailer with shower compartments, where each compartment has shower basins of instantaneous electric water heaters with shower heads and wardrobes that have coat hooks
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US5746473A (en) * 1995-06-07 1998-05-05 Alfa Leisure, Inc. Travel trailer chassis
WO1997010122A1 (en) * 1995-09-13 1997-03-20 Robert Paul Smith Transportable bathroom
FR2873070A1 (en) * 2004-07-13 2006-01-20 Sarl Delvaux Sarl Shower unit for e.g. building site and public work, has road trailer with shower compartments, where each compartment has shower basins of instantaneous electric water heaters with shower heads and wardrobes that have coat hooks
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