US1929785A - Personal hygiene cabinet - Google Patents

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Faiented Get. 19, 1933 x PERSONAL HYGIENE CABINET Hugh McLaughlin, Cleveland, Ohio Application July 7, 1930, Serial No. 465,862

' Renewed June 5, 1933 This invention relates to personal hygiene Fig. 8 is an elevation of a closure member for cabinets and especially to such cabinets which the recess which conceals the personal hygiene are adapted. to be used in conjunction with the accessories when not in use. usual bathroom cabinet and wherein the per- Fig. 9 is a horizontal section through the serial hygiene accessories will be hidden from closure member and is indicated by the lines 8g view when the'bathroom cabinet is open, whereby 99 on Fig. 8. the douche bag or its equivalent together with Referring again to the drawings, 10 indicates the hose, nozzle, etc; will be concealed from the usual bathroom cabinet which is set into the View, thereby 'minimizing possible embarrasswall 11 and is secured thereto in'any suitable 10 ment. manner. The cabinet preferably comprises Heretofore the hygiene accessories have sheet metal sides'l i and 15, top and bottom been placedwithin cabinets, however the cabiwalls 16' and 1'? all of which are conveniently nets themselves are often inopportunely opened, made integral with a sheet metal back 18. The

hence one of the objects of this invention is to metal parts of the cabinet are secured to a provide a personal hygiene cabinet which will suitable frame 20 which projects outwardly a 70 to all appearances comprise the usual bathroom short distance from the wall. The frame '20 cabinet and wherein the personal hygiene acis provided with a door 21 which may, if decessories will be concealed from View at all times sired, embody a mirror 22: lhe sides 14 and except when in actual use. 15 of the cabinet -are provided" with suitable 20 Another object is to'provide a personal hygiene channels or guides 25, which asshown in Figs. 75 cabinet which may be readily manufactured and 1 and 2, may support glass or porcelain shelves easily installed, and'whereinthefhygiene acces.-" 26. The metal parts of the cabinet are prefersories, maybe readily" removed to "facilitate ably enameled thereby presenting a pleasing sterilization. f appearance.

25 'A"'f ur ther object is to provide a personal The cabinet heretofore described is, in general, SO

' hygiene'c'a bin et'in'connectioh with a" bathroom the type usually found in bathrooms and While cabinet which is providedwvith a combination I have described it' as being manufactured of hot, and cold waterfauoet, wherein thehygiene sheet metal I contemplate making it of wood accessories are ordinarily hidden'frofmview'when or other material.

the bathroom cabinet open butwhereinthe The personal hygiene accessories are. when S5 hygiene receptacle may be supplied with'water'of not in use. concealed from view in a special the proper temperature without removing the compartment or smaller cabinet 30 to which sameffrom" the bathroom cabinet. access'is had from the interior of the cabinet 10. other 'featuresof my invention W111 be eX- To this end the side wall 15 is provided with plained by reference to'theaccompanyingdraw an opening 31, of such size and shape'as to 90 in'gs showinga preferred embodiment thereof readily permit the passage of the hygiene reand in which ceptacle 49 and its accessories, from one cabi- Figil is a front elevation-01" a combined bathnet to the other. Thecabinet 30 lies adjacent room and personal hygiene "cabinet and illusone side of the main cabinet and, as illustrated 40 trjate's a preferred'form of my inventioni' in Figs. 6 and 7, is set back some distancefrom 95 Fig. 2 is a front elevation, similar to Fig. 1 the face of the wall 11 thereby concealing the but illustrating the cabinet door in an open cabinet 30 from View. The receptacle 40. is position, certain of the parts being broken away wholly detachable from'the cabinet 10, when it to show the internal construction." is desired for use outside the latter. and is Fig. 3 is anelevation similar toFigs. 1 and 2, therefore 'made portable. 1G0

illustrating 'thepersonal'h'ygiene receptacle in 'Thecabinet' 3i preferably comprises rear and position for use. v front walls 33 and'3'4, top and bottom walls 35 Fig. 4 is a horizontal section and is indicated and 36 and one si'deor end wall 37, the opposite by the lines 44 on Fig. 2. side wall being thejclosure'plate' i5 whichcloses 50. Fig. 5 is a vertical section and is indicated by the opening in the sidewall 15 of. the cabinet the lines 55 on Fig. 2. 1O. As illustrated, l'haveshown these walls as Figsffi and 'l are horizontal sections taken in beingconneeted orjoined together 'andas a part substantially the same plane showing the parts of the walls of the main cabinetiofi The cab-' in difierent'positions and are indicated by the inet 30 isor such size" as to comfortablyhouse linesf6 6 and 7-7 1; Figs. 2 and 3'respectively. a'hygiene receptacle; 40, into which, when cabinet 30 into the main cabinet 10.

in use, are placed the hose, nozzle and other accessories. To facilitate the sliding of the hygiene receptacle from one cabinet to the other, the bottom wall 36 of the cabinet so is preferably an extension of the bottom wall 1'? of the cabinet 10.

The closure plate 45 which normally closes the opening 31 in th side wall. 15 of the cabinet 10 is made in such a manner as to simulate the other side 14 of the cabinet and thereby escape detection. To this end the closure plate 45 is made of the same material as the wall 15 of the cabinet 10, which in the embodiment shown is enameled sheet metal. The closure plate 45 normally rests in a recess in the bottom wall of the cabinet and abuts a suitable offset 46 in the side wall 15 of the cabinet 10. A hard? which projects beyond the edges of the plate as shown at 48 in Figs. 8 and :3 coacts with suitable notches 49 in the front and rear walls 33 and 34 of the cabinet 30 and acts to retain the plate in its closed position.

It is desirable, that the handle or operating means for the bar 47, be concealed or positioned in such a manner as will not attract attention thereto. To this end the bar is rigidly secured to a pin 50 which passes through and is rotatably mounted in the plate 45. To. the pin 50 on the other side of the plate 45 (the inside surface with reference to the cabinet 10) is secured a channel or guide member 25a which to all appearances is the same as the other guide members 25 but which, when rotated as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 8 will remove the bar 47 from its notches 49 thereby permitting the closure plate 45 to e swung outwardly as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. A suitable pin 51 (Fig. 8) prevents the swinging of the guide when the plate is in its closed position, to the end, that this guide may be used to support a shelf as do the other guides.

The personal hygiene receptacle 40, which is ordinarily housed in the cabinet 30, may be of glass, enamelware or any other similar substance which is adapted to retain a cleansing liquid. The receptacle comprises four side walls 55 and has a sloping bottom 55 having an opening 5? at the lower most point to permit the drainage of the contents of the receptacle by gravity. The top of the receptacle is entirely open. The opening 5'7 is provided with the usual male and female coupling members which terminate in a suitable nipple 58, to which a hose or tube may be conveniently attached. Suitable legs 59 raise the bottom of the receptacle from the base of the cabinet to facilitate the attachment of the hose to the nipple. The receptacle 40 will be of such size as to be conveniently placed within its cabinet 30, where it will be concealed from View even though "the door 21 of the cabinet 10 should be opened.

It is desirable that means be provided whereby the receptacle may be filled with water and a detergent added without. necessitating the removal of the receptacle from the cabinet 10. To this end, hot and cold water lines and 71 are led through the wall to within the cabinet 10 adjacent the rearmost portion thereof. Within the cabinet the water lines terminate in a combination faucet 73 which is controlled by suitable valves 74., the faucet 73 terminating in a laterally extending arm or nozzle portion 76, pivoted at '77 and which rises slightly above the receptacle 40, when the latter has been withdrawn from its Hence it is only necessary to remove the shelf 26 from the guide, then remove the closure member 45 and slide the receptacle 40 from the cabinet 30, where it is shown in Fig. 2, into the cabinet 10, and to a position below the nozzle 76. The receptacle may then be filled with water, of the temperature desired, without danger of spilling the liquid by any movement of the receptacle.-

To prevent the collecting of water within the cabinet due to the seepage of water from the nozzle, I provide the cabinet with a drain which is connected by suitable piping 81 to the drainage system of the building. As shown this drain comprises a funnel shaped member 83 located within the cabinet 10 slightly lower than the nozzle 76. After the receptacle has been filled the nozzle may be swung on its pivot to a position where the opening 86 of the nozzle overlies the drain. While I have shown this drain as being located in the rear wall of the cabinet I contemplate locating the same in the base of the cabinet, in which case the bottom wall of the cabinet will be sloped towards the drain. The receptacle 40 may be retained in either cabinet 10 or 30, or may be removed for filling at either convenient faucet.

If therefore, it is desired to use water with my device, of a certain temperature, the latter may be readily regulated by the Valve 74, to supply the faucet 73 thence through joint connection 77 to the nozzle 75. The closure 45 may be readily opened, after the shelf 26* is removed, as see Fig. 2, the receptacle 4:0 moved out into the main cabinet chamber, as shown in Figs.

3 and 7, and a suitable tubing 60 attached to the nipple 58 as in Figs. 3 and 7.

The inclined bottom 56 of the receptacle L0 is directed towards the opening 57 and nipple 58, so that the drainage of the receptacle will be quite perfect. be directed over the receptacle 40 or when desired it may be turned into the position over the drain 80 which is connected to the plumbing of the building. When no longer used,,the tube 60 may be stored in the receptacle and the latter insorted in the small cabinet chamber 30, the 010- sure 45' mounted in position, and the shelf 26 replaced. The cabinet 30 is wholly outside the outline of the main cabinet 10, so that it is concealed in the wall cavity, whether the door is opened or closed.

From. the foregoing description it is apparent that I have provided a personal hygiene cabinet of such a construction that it may be used in conjunction with the usual bathroom cabinet and wherein the personal hygiene accessories will be concealed from View even though the, main cabinet door should be opened, and I have accomplished this With a structure which can be readily manufactured and installed at a minimum of cos Having set forth the principles of my invention, and described and illustrated an embodiment thereof for practical use, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. In a Wall cabinet of the class described hav ing one of its side walls provided with an opening therein, spaced shelves within said cabinet, a water faucet within said'cabinet, a laterally offset cabinet in communication with the interior of the main cabinet through said opening, a liquid receptacle normally positioned within said offset cabinet but movable through said opening into the main cabinet and'having a bottom wall inclined toward one end thereof The swinging nozzle 76 may then Mil and an opening and attachment nipple at the lower end of said bottom wall, a drain in the main cabinet, and a nozzle mounted on a vertical pivot upon said faucet whereby it may be swung selectively over the receptacle or over the drain.

2. A cabinet of the class described having side walls one of which has an opening therein, a laterally offset but smaller cabinet communicating with the main cabinet through said opening, a hygiene receptacle having an inclined bottom wall one end of which has an opening and attachment nipple, the said receptacle being movable through said opening from one cabinet to the other, shelves within the main cabinet, a closure member fitting said opening to separate the two cabinets, and means including a support for one of the shelves for locking the closure member in a closed position.

3. In a cabinet of the class described having one of its side walls, provided with an openingtop and bottom walls, a rear wall, a hinged door adapted to close the main cabinet spaced, shelves within the cabinet, 2. water faucet within the cabinet, a second laterally ofiset inner oabinet in communication with the interior of the first cabinet, and adapted to retain therein a hygiene receptacle, so that the latter may be slid from one cabinet to the other, a drain in the first named cabinet and a pivoted nozzle for the faucet whereby it may be swung from a position above the receptacle to a position above the drain, when the receptacle is in the main cabinet.

l. A personal hygiene cabinet of the class described havin side walls one of which has an opening therein, a smaller cabinet associated with the first named cabinet in a laterally offset position and communicating with it through an opening of a size approximately that of the smaller cabinet a door adapted to close the first named cabinet, a closure member adapted to close the said opening between the two cabinets wherein the second cabinet is concealed from View when the first cabinet is opened, a water faucet having pipe connections with hot and cold water supply through the lower wall of the main cabinet, a horizontal nozzle mounted on a vertical pivot on said faucet whereby it may be swung to a position on either side of the faucet, a liquid receptacle within the second cabinet adapted to retain personal hygiene accessories when not in use, and movable through said opening from one cabinet to the other, and provided with a nipple on bottom wall, communicating with its inner chamber and adapted to receive thereon certain hose accessories, when the receptacle is beneath said nozzle.

5. A personal hygiene cabinet of the class described having upper and lower and side walls one of which has an opening therein, a liquid receptacle having an unobstructed upper opening and an inclined bottom wall provided with a nipple at the lower end thereof, an inner cabinet positioned laterally of the main cabinet and communicating with the latter through said opening, and the said receptacle being freely movable through said opening from one cabinet to the other, a water faucet having connections with hot and cold water supply sources through a bottom wall of the cabinet, a vertical drain pipe spaced from said faucet, a pivoted nozzle forming selective connections between the faucet and the drain or receptacle when the latter is in the main cabinet and a closure member fitting said opening to separate the two cabinets when the inner cabinet has the receptacle stored therein.

- HUGH I. MCLAUGl-ILIN.

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