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- a rotatable sink is provided.
- the rotatable sink may have a stationary unit having a faucet and a rotatable sink basin unit.
- the sink basin unit may move from a first orientation which covers the faucet to a second orientation wherein the sink basin may receive water dispensed from the faucet.
- the rotation of the sink basin downward to the second orientation automatically activates the faucet to turn on and the rotation of the sink basin unit upward to the first orientation automatically turns off the faucet.
- a sensor may also be present to automatically activate the rotatable sink.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,560,791 to Perucchi disclose a kitchen sink having at least one main basin and an additional basin, wherein both basins have their own drains.
- the additional basin is formed as a protrusion in a side wall of the main basin and projects into the main basin.
- the additional basin may be provided with accessories, such as a basin insert or sieve, and the sink may be provided with preparation board(s), which are adapted to the additional basin and/or the basin insert.
- U.S. Pat. No. 7,159,252 to Underbrink discloses a sink having a basin and a faucet assembly foldably mounted relative to the basin.
- the faucet assembly is rotatable between an upright position wherein the faucet assembly protrudes out from the basin and a folded position wherein the faucet assembly is received within the basin.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,349,708 to Lee discloses a foldable kitchen sink suitable for use as either of an outdoor sink and an outdoor multipurpose table.
- the foldable kitchen sink comprises a pair of support members hinged to each other to be folded, the pair of support members having a dishwater bucket and a grille, respectively, the dishwater bucket and grille being detachably mounted on the support members.
- a pair of upper panels are provided at both side ends of each of the support members such that they selectively cover the dishwater bucket or the grille.
- a pair of twin legs and a pair of single legs are hinged to lower surfaces of the support members such that the twin legs are diagonally opposed to each other and the single legs are diagonally opposed to each other.
- the twin legs and the single legs are foldable, and each of the twin legs comprises two legs connected to each other by a support beam extending therebetween.
- a rotatable sink is provided.
- the rotatable sink may have a stationary unit having a faucet and a rotatable sink basin unit.
- the sink basin unit may move from a first orientation which covers the faucet to a second orientation wherein the sink basin may receive water dispensed from the faucet.
- the rotation of the sink basin downward to the second orientation automatically activates the faucet to turn on and the rotation of the sink basin unit upward to the first orientation automatically turns off the faucet.
- a sensor may also be present to automatically activate the rotatable sink.
- An advantage of the present rotatable sink is that in the upward position, the sink basin covers the faucet and creates a more streamlined aesthetically appealing room.
- the rotatable sink is especially suitable for use in small spaces such as, for example, recreational vehicles (RVs), boats, campers, trains, campers, buses, etc.
- RVs recreational vehicles
- boats campers
- trains campers
- buses etc.
- Yet another advantage of the present rotatable sink is that, in an embodiment, a user may turn on or off the rotatable sink by simply rotating the sink basin up or down.
- Still another advantage of the present rotatable sink is that the present rotatable sink provides an increased sanitary environment as a result of the faucet and sink basin being less exposed to the environment of the room than traditional sink setups.
- the present rotatable sink may be touchless, having motion sensors.
- the rotatable sink may have a UV light feature to reduce or eliminate bacteria and viruses.
- the UV light may be automatically activated upon a sensor triggering the presence of a person.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of one embodiment of the rotatable sink in the upward position.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of the rotatable sink of FIG. 1 in the downward position.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a side view of the sink in an alternative embodiment wherein the sink basin and faucet are visible through a transparent (for illustrative purposes) side panel and wherein the sink basin is in the upward (closed) position.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a side view of the sink of FIG. 3 wherein the sink basin is in the downward (open) position.
- FIG. 5 illustrates another embodiment wherein the sink basin folds from the current upward position to the downward position of FIG. 6 .
- FIG. 6 illustrates the embodiment of FIG. 5 wherein the sink basin is in the downward position.
- FIG. 7 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the rotatable sink with additional elements including sensors and a handle.
- a rotatable sink is provided.
- the rotatable sink may have a stationary unit having a faucet and a rotatable sink basin unit.
- the sink basin unit may move from a first orientation which covers the faucet to a second orientation wherein the sink basin may receive water dispensed from the faucet.
- the rotation of the sink basin downward to the second orientation automatically activates the faucet to turn on and the rotation of the sink basin unit upward to the first orientation automatically turns off the faucet.
- a sensor may also be present to automatically activate the rotatable sink.
- a rotatable sink 1 is provided.
- the rotatable sink 1 is preferably made of a durable material such as, for example, metal, porcelain, plastic or the like; however, it should be understood that the rotatable sink 1 of the present application may be made of any suitable material.
- the rotatable sink 1 may have a stationary member 10 and a rotatable sink basin 20 .
- the rotatable sink basin 20 may rotate with respect to the stationary member 10 at a pivot 30 .
- the stationary member 10 may have a top 11 , a bottom 12 , a first side 13 , a second side (not visible), a front 15 and a back 16 .
- the stationary member 10 may also have side panels 89 (as discussed below).
- the back 16 of the stationary member 10 is secured to a wall of, for example, a bathroom or kitchen or the interior wall of a vehicle.
- Located on the front 15 of the stationary member 10 may be faucet 18 which delivers, for example, water 19 .
- the rotatable sink basin 20 may have a top 21 , a bottom 22 , a first side 23 , a second side (not visible), a front 25 and a back 26 .
- the front 25 of the sink basin 20 may be the surface generally visible to the user when the rotatable sink 1 is in the upward (non-usable or “off”) orientation of FIG. 1 .
- the front 25 of the rotatable sink basin 20 may also act as the water 19 collector when the sink 1 is in use.
- the back 26 of the sink basin 20 may face the stationary member 10 may be generally not be visible when the sink basin 20 is rotated into the upward orientation of FIG. 1, 3 or 5 .
- the sink basin 20 may cover the faucet 18 so that the faucet 18 is not visible when the rotatable sink 1 is not in use (as shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 5 ).
- the sink basin 20 may receive the water 19 exiting the faucet 18 when the faucet 18 is in use.
- the sink basin 20 may have a drain 40 .
- the drain 40 may allow water 19 which accumulates in the sink basin 20 to be properly drained.
- an exit tube or pipe 83 may be connected to the drain 40 and may drain the water 19 into the proper pipeline within the wall.
- the stationary member 10 may have a bottom unit 61 .
- the bottom unit 61 may be permanently secured to the stationary member 10 and may not move.
- the bottom unit 61 may house the drain 40 .
- the rotatable sink basin 20 may rotate between the upward position and the downward position of (just like the prior embodiments); however, in this embodiment, the drain 40 is attached to the stationary member 10 and is not located in the actual sink basin 20 .
- a front surface 25 of the sink basin 20 always remains at least five degrees elevated from the floor so that the water 19 that enters the sink basin 20 will automatically flow downward via gravity to the drain 40 of the bottom unit 61 .
- the sink basin 20 may rotate at a pivot 30 from an upward (closed) orientation of FIG. 3 to the downward (open) orientation of FIG. 4 .
- the sink basin 20 is generally rectangular in shape, having a front 71 and a back 72 .
- the back 72 may be open, allowing for water 19 accumulated within the sink basin 20 to flow off the back 72 of and out of the sink basin 20 while the front 71 may be open or closed, depending on the desired design.
- the sink basin 20 may have a first side 73 and a second, generally identical, side (second side not visible). The sides 73 of the sink basin 20 may prevent water 19 from exiting the sink basin 20 at the sides 73 .
- the stationary member 10 may have a first side panel 89 and a second, generally identical, side panel (not visible).
- the first side panel 89 and the second side panel may provide a structural support for the pivot 30 to allow the sink basin 20 to rotate from the first position of FIG. 3 to the second position of FIG. 4 .
- the sides panels 89 of the stationary member 10 may also have a front panel 90 (therein forming a small interior hollow collection area 105 defined by the front panel 90 , the bottom of the stationary member 10 and the bottom of the two side panel units 89 ).
- the front panel 90 may be connected to the side panels 89 and may be angled so as to direct water 19 entering the collection area 105 toward the drain 40 located in a bottom unit 61 wherein the water 19 then enters the pipes of the building.
- the sink basin 20 may rotate with respect to the stationary member 10 upon activation of a motion sensor 50 .
- the motion sensor 50 may be located, for example, at the top 11 of the stationary member 10 and may be able to tell when a person is standing directly in front of the rotatable sink 1 and ready to use the sink 1 .
- the sink basin 20 may rotate down to the downward positions of FIGS. 2, 4 and 6 during use.
- the sensor 50 may also, in an embodiment, automatically turn on the faucet 18 so that water 19 flows out of the faucet 18 . Once the person moves away from the sensor 50 , the faucet 18 may automatically turn off the water 19 flow and the sink basin 20 may automatically rotate back upward to the closed position of FIGS. 1, 3 and 5 .
- the senor 50 may allow a user to use the rotatable sink 1 without the need to touch the rotatable sink 1 .
- the person's hands and the rotatable sink 1 both have less chance of obtaining bacteria or other harmful pathogens.
- the sink basin 20 is not permitted to rotate to a completely flat orientation with respect to the ground (similar to the inclined restrictive positon of FIG. 2 ).
- the front surface 25 (which also acts as the bottom) of the sink basin 20 forces the water 19 to flow off the back 72 of the sink basin 20 toward the front panel 90 and then to the drain 40 by gravity.
- the water 19 must reach at least 0.5 inch deep to exit the back 72 of the sink basin 20 .
- the back 72 of the sink basin 20 has a small opening drain as opposed to the entire back 72 of the sink basin 20 being open. In either embodiment, the water 19 exits the sink basin 20 by the back 72 of the sink basin 20 .
- the faucet 18 when the sink basin 20 is rotated in the upward orientation of FIG. 3 the faucet 18 is preferably not visible, as is instead obstructed from view by the front panel 25 of the sink basin 20 .
- the faucet 18 When the sink basin 20 is in the downward orientation, the faucet 18 is visible and usable. Further, in an embodiment, the faucet 18 may automatically activate when the sink basin 20 is in the downward orientation, as described above.
- a sensor 80 may also automatically dispense soap from a soap dispenser 85 .
- the soap dispenser 85 may also be located on the stationary member 10 (similar to the faucet 18 ) so that the soap dispenser 85 is concealed when the sink basin 20 is rotated in the upward position.
- the sink basin 20 may also be folded downward at a hinge 123 .
- the stationary member 10 generally lacks the side panels 89 of the stationary member 10 of FIGS. 3 and 4 .
- An opening 116 may be present at the back 72 of the sink basin 20 and may allow water 19 accumulated in the sink basin 20 to exit the sink basin 20 and enter the drain 40 of the sink 1 . Once rotated back upward into the closed position of FIG. 5 , any remaining water 19 in the sink basin 20 will further exit through the opening 116 and enter the drain 40 via gravity.
- the rotatable sink may have an optional UV (ultraviolet) sterilization light 95 ( FIG. 7 ) to reduce or eliminate bacteria and viruses.
- the optional UV light 95 may be automatically activated upon a sensor triggering the presence of a person.
- the sink basin 20 my also cover an air dryer so a user can dry his/her hands.
- the rotatable sink 1 may be operated by a foot pedal (not shown) which is connected to the rotatable sink 1 by, for example, either a mechanical or electrical signal.
- the rotatable sink 1 may have a handle 75 which allows a user to manually rotate the sink basin 20 from the stationary member 10 .
- the optional handle 75 ( FIG. 7 ) may be especially useful if the sensor 50 fails to work.
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A rotatable sink is provided. The rotatable sink may have a stationary unit having a faucet and a rotatable sink basin unit. The sink basin unit may move from a first orientation which covers the faucet to a second orientation wherein the sink basin may receive water dispensed from the faucet. In an embodiment, the rotation of the sink basin downward to the second orientation automatically activates the faucet to turn on and the rotation of the sink basin unit upward to the first orientation automatically turns off the faucet. A sensor may also be present to automatically activate the rotatable sink.
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- This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/016,869 which was filed on Apr. 28, 2020, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
- A rotatable sink is provided. The rotatable sink may have a stationary unit having a faucet and a rotatable sink basin unit. The sink basin unit may move from a first orientation which covers the faucet to a second orientation wherein the sink basin may receive water dispensed from the faucet. In an embodiment, the rotation of the sink basin downward to the second orientation automatically activates the faucet to turn on and the rotation of the sink basin unit upward to the first orientation automatically turns off the faucet. A sensor may also be present to automatically activate the rotatable sink.
- Unique types of sinks are common. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,560,791 to Perucchi disclose a kitchen sink having at least one main basin and an additional basin, wherein both basins have their own drains. The additional basin is formed as a protrusion in a side wall of the main basin and projects into the main basin. The additional basin may be provided with accessories, such as a basin insert or sieve, and the sink may be provided with preparation board(s), which are adapted to the additional basin and/or the basin insert.
- Further, U.S. Pat. No. 7,159,252 to Underbrink discloses a sink having a basin and a faucet assembly foldably mounted relative to the basin. The faucet assembly is rotatable between an upright position wherein the faucet assembly protrudes out from the basin and a folded position wherein the faucet assembly is received within the basin.
- Still further, U.S. Pat. No. 5,349,708 to Lee discloses a foldable kitchen sink suitable for use as either of an outdoor sink and an outdoor multipurpose table. The foldable kitchen sink comprises a pair of support members hinged to each other to be folded, the pair of support members having a dishwater bucket and a grille, respectively, the dishwater bucket and grille being detachably mounted on the support members. A pair of upper panels are provided at both side ends of each of the support members such that they selectively cover the dishwater bucket or the grille. A pair of twin legs and a pair of single legs are hinged to lower surfaces of the support members such that the twin legs are diagonally opposed to each other and the single legs are diagonally opposed to each other. The twin legs and the single legs are foldable, and each of the twin legs comprises two legs connected to each other by a support beam extending therebetween.
- However, these patents fail to describe a rotatable sink which is easy to use. Further, these patents fail to provide for a rotatable sink which allows a user to turn on or off a faucet by rotating the sink basin or allows the sink basin to cover the faucet in one orientation.
- A rotatable sink is provided. The rotatable sink may have a stationary unit having a faucet and a rotatable sink basin unit. The sink basin unit may move from a first orientation which covers the faucet to a second orientation wherein the sink basin may receive water dispensed from the faucet. In an embodiment, the rotation of the sink basin downward to the second orientation automatically activates the faucet to turn on and the rotation of the sink basin unit upward to the first orientation automatically turns off the faucet. A sensor may also be present to automatically activate the rotatable sink.
- An advantage of the present rotatable sink is that in the upward position, the sink basin covers the faucet and creates a more streamlined aesthetically appealing room.
- And another advantage of the present rotatable sink is that the rotatable sink is especially suitable for use in small spaces such as, for example, recreational vehicles (RVs), boats, campers, trains, campers, buses, etc.
- Yet another advantage of the present rotatable sink is that, in an embodiment, a user may turn on or off the rotatable sink by simply rotating the sink basin up or down.
- Still another advantage of the present rotatable sink is that the present rotatable sink provides an increased sanitary environment as a result of the faucet and sink basin being less exposed to the environment of the room than traditional sink setups.
- And another advantage of the rotatable sink is that the present rotatable sink may be touchless, having motion sensors.
- And, in an embodiment, the rotatable sink may have a UV light feature to reduce or eliminate bacteria and viruses. The UV light may be automatically activated upon a sensor triggering the presence of a person.
- For a more complete understanding of the above listed features and advantages of the present rotatable sink reference should be made to the detailed description and the drawings.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of one embodiment of the rotatable sink in the upward position. -
FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of the rotatable sink ofFIG. 1 in the downward position. -
FIG. 3 illustrates a side view of the sink in an alternative embodiment wherein the sink basin and faucet are visible through a transparent (for illustrative purposes) side panel and wherein the sink basin is in the upward (closed) position. -
FIG. 4 illustrates a side view of the sink ofFIG. 3 wherein the sink basin is in the downward (open) position. -
FIG. 5 illustrates another embodiment wherein the sink basin folds from the current upward position to the downward position ofFIG. 6 . -
FIG. 6 illustrates the embodiment ofFIG. 5 wherein the sink basin is in the downward position. -
FIG. 7 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the rotatable sink with additional elements including sensors and a handle. - A rotatable sink is provided. The rotatable sink may have a stationary unit having a faucet and a rotatable sink basin unit. The sink basin unit may move from a first orientation which covers the faucet to a second orientation wherein the sink basin may receive water dispensed from the faucet. In an embodiment, the rotation of the sink basin downward to the second orientation automatically activates the faucet to turn on and the rotation of the sink basin unit upward to the first orientation automatically turns off the faucet. A sensor may also be present to automatically activate the rotatable sink.
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FIG. 1 , in an embodiment, arotatable sink 1 is provided. Therotatable sink 1 is preferably made of a durable material such as, for example, metal, porcelain, plastic or the like; however, it should be understood that therotatable sink 1 of the present application may be made of any suitable material. - The
rotatable sink 1 may have astationary member 10 and arotatable sink basin 20. Therotatable sink basin 20 may rotate with respect to thestationary member 10 at apivot 30. Thestationary member 10 may have atop 11, abottom 12, afirst side 13, a second side (not visible), afront 15 and aback 16. In the embodiments ofFIGS. 3 and 4 , thestationary member 10 may also have side panels 89 (as discussed below). In an embodiment, theback 16 of thestationary member 10 is secured to a wall of, for example, a bathroom or kitchen or the interior wall of a vehicle. Located on thefront 15 of thestationary member 10 may be faucet 18 which delivers, for example,water 19. - The
rotatable sink basin 20 may have atop 21, abottom 22, afirst side 23, a second side (not visible), afront 25 and aback 26. In an embodiment, thefront 25 of thesink basin 20 may be the surface generally visible to the user when therotatable sink 1 is in the upward (non-usable or “off”) orientation ofFIG. 1 . Thefront 25 of therotatable sink basin 20 may also act as thewater 19 collector when thesink 1 is in use. Theback 26 of thesink basin 20 may face thestationary member 10 may be generally not be visible when thesink basin 20 is rotated into the upward orientation ofFIG. 1, 3 or 5 . In the upward orientation of the embodiment ofFIG. 1 , thesink basin 20 may cover thefaucet 18 so that thefaucet 18 is not visible when therotatable sink 1 is not in use (as shown inFIGS. 1, 3 and 5 ). - In an embodiment, the
sink basin 20 may receive thewater 19 exiting thefaucet 18 when thefaucet 18 is in use. In an embodiment, thesink basin 20 may have adrain 40. Thedrain 40 may allowwater 19 which accumulates in thesink basin 20 to be properly drained. In an embodiment, an exit tube orpipe 83 may be connected to thedrain 40 and may drain thewater 19 into the proper pipeline within the wall. In an embodiment, not only will the drain 40 allow thewater 19 accumulated in thesink basin 20 to properly drain, but when the user (or automated viasensors 50 as shown inFIGS. 3 and 4 ) rotates thesink basin 20 upward after use, theexcess water 19 in thesink basin 20 may be properly drained off thesink basin 20 by gravity once thesink basin 20 is rotated upward, as shown inFIGS. 1, 3 and 5 . - In an embodiment, the
stationary member 10 may have abottom unit 61. Thebottom unit 61 may be permanently secured to thestationary member 10 and may not move. Thebottom unit 61 may house thedrain 40. In this embodiment, therotatable sink basin 20 may rotate between the upward position and the downward position of (just like the prior embodiments); however, in this embodiment, thedrain 40 is attached to thestationary member 10 and is not located in theactual sink basin 20. In an embodiment, afront surface 25 of thesink basin 20 always remains at least five degrees elevated from the floor so that thewater 19 that enters thesink basin 20 will automatically flow downward via gravity to thedrain 40 of thebottom unit 61. - Referring now to
FIGS. 3 and 4 , a preferred alternative embodiment is shown. In this embodiment, thesink basin 20 may rotate at apivot 30 from an upward (closed) orientation ofFIG. 3 to the downward (open) orientation ofFIG. 4 . In this embodiment, thesink basin 20 is generally rectangular in shape, having a front 71 and a back 72. The back 72 may be open, allowing forwater 19 accumulated within thesink basin 20 to flow off theback 72 of and out of thesink basin 20 while the front 71 may be open or closed, depending on the desired design. Thesink basin 20 may have afirst side 73 and a second, generally identical, side (second side not visible). Thesides 73 of thesink basin 20 may preventwater 19 from exiting thesink basin 20 at thesides 73. - In the embodiment of
FIGS. 3 and 4 , thestationary member 10 may have afirst side panel 89 and a second, generally identical, side panel (not visible). Thefirst side panel 89 and the second side panel may provide a structural support for thepivot 30 to allow thesink basin 20 to rotate from the first position ofFIG. 3 to the second position ofFIG. 4 . Thesides panels 89 of thestationary member 10 may also have a front panel 90 (therein forming a small interiorhollow collection area 105 defined by thefront panel 90, the bottom of thestationary member 10 and the bottom of the two side panel units 89). Thefront panel 90 may be connected to theside panels 89 and may be angled so as to directwater 19 entering thecollection area 105 toward thedrain 40 located in abottom unit 61 wherein thewater 19 then enters the pipes of the building. - In one embodiment, the
sink basin 20 may rotate with respect to thestationary member 10 upon activation of amotion sensor 50. Themotion sensor 50 may be located, for example, at the top 11 of thestationary member 10 and may be able to tell when a person is standing directly in front of therotatable sink 1 and ready to use thesink 1. Upon activation of thesensor 50, thesink basin 20 may rotate down to the downward positions ofFIGS. 2, 4 and 6 during use. Thesensor 50 may also, in an embodiment, automatically turn on thefaucet 18 so thatwater 19 flows out of thefaucet 18. Once the person moves away from thesensor 50, thefaucet 18 may automatically turn off thewater 19 flow and thesink basin 20 may automatically rotate back upward to the closed position ofFIGS. 1, 3 and 5 . Therefore, thesensor 50 may allow a user to use therotatable sink 1 without the need to touch therotatable sink 1. As a result, the person's hands and therotatable sink 1 both have less chance of obtaining bacteria or other harmful pathogens. - In the embodiment of
FIGS. 3 and 4 , thesink basin 20 is not permitted to rotate to a completely flat orientation with respect to the ground (similar to the inclined restrictive positon ofFIG. 2 ). As a result, the front surface 25 (which also acts as the bottom) of thesink basin 20 forces thewater 19 to flow off theback 72 of thesink basin 20 toward thefront panel 90 and then to thedrain 40 by gravity. In one embodiment, thewater 19 must reach at least 0.5 inch deep to exit the back 72 of thesink basin 20. In one embodiment, the back 72 of thesink basin 20 has a small opening drain as opposed to the entire back 72 of thesink basin 20 being open. In either embodiment, thewater 19 exits thesink basin 20 by theback 72 of thesink basin 20. - In the embodiment of
FIGS. 3 and 4 , when thesink basin 20 is rotated in the upward orientation ofFIG. 3 thefaucet 18 is preferably not visible, as is instead obstructed from view by thefront panel 25 of thesink basin 20. When thesink basin 20 is in the downward orientation, thefaucet 18 is visible and usable. Further, in an embodiment, thefaucet 18 may automatically activate when thesink basin 20 is in the downward orientation, as described above. - In an alternative embodiment, a sensor 80 (
FIG. 7 ) may also automatically dispense soap from asoap dispenser 85. In an embodiment with thesoap dispenser 85, thesoap dispenser 85 may also be located on the stationary member 10 (similar to the faucet 18) so that thesoap dispenser 85 is concealed when thesink basin 20 is rotated in the upward position. - In yet another embodiment as shown in
FIGS. 5 and 6 , thesink basin 20 may also be folded downward at ahinge 123. In this embodiment, thestationary member 10 generally lacks theside panels 89 of thestationary member 10 ofFIGS. 3 and 4 . Anopening 116 may be present at theback 72 of thesink basin 20 and may allowwater 19 accumulated in thesink basin 20 to exit thesink basin 20 and enter thedrain 40 of thesink 1. Once rotated back upward into the closed position ofFIG. 5 , any remainingwater 19 in thesink basin 20 will further exit through theopening 116 and enter thedrain 40 via gravity. - And, in an embodiment, the rotatable sink may have an optional UV (ultraviolet) sterilization light 95 (
FIG. 7 ) to reduce or eliminate bacteria and viruses. The optional UV light 95 may be automatically activated upon a sensor triggering the presence of a person. In one embodiment, thesink basin 20 my also cover an air dryer so a user can dry his/her hands. - Finally, in another embodiment, the
rotatable sink 1 may be operated by a foot pedal (not shown) which is connected to therotatable sink 1 by, for example, either a mechanical or electrical signal. In still another embodiment, therotatable sink 1 may have ahandle 75 which allows a user to manually rotate thesink basin 20 from thestationary member 10. The optional handle 75 (FIG. 7 ) may be especially useful if thesensor 50 fails to work. - Although embodiments of the invention are shown and described therein, it should be understood that various changes and modifications to the presently preferred embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Such changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and without diminishing its attendant advantages.
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1) A sink comprising:
a stationary unit secured to a wall;
a sink basin wherein the sink basin rotates from an upward position to a downward position with respect to the stationary unit;
wherein the sink basin collects water; and
a pivot wherein the sink basin rotates with respect to the stationary unit at the pivot.
2) The sink of claim 1 wherein the sink basin is prevented from rotating into a position less than five degrees with respect to the floor.
3) The sink of claim 1 further comprising:
a first side of the sink basin and a second side of the sink basin.
4) The sink of claim 1 further comprising:
a faucet secured to the stationary unit.
5) The sink of claim 4 wherein the faucet is concealed by the sink basin when the sink basin is in the upward position but wherein the faucet is visible when the sink basin is in the downward position.
6) The sink of claim 1 further comprising:
a sensor to automatically rotate the sink basin at the pivot.
7. The sink of claim 4 further comprising:
a sensor to automatically turn on the faucet when the sink basin is in the downward position.
8) The sink of claim 1 wherein the sink basin has a front and a back and wherein the back of the sink basin is open.
9) The sink of claim 1 further comprising:
an automatic soap dispenser unit secured to the stationary unit.
10) The sink of claim 1 further comprising:
a UV sterilization light secured to the stationary unit.
11) The sink of claim 1 further comprising:
a handle on a front of the sink basin.
12) The sink of claim 1 further comprising:
a first side panel attached to the stationary unit;
a second side panel attached to the stationary unit;
a front panel attached stationary unit;
a bottom unit attached to the stationary unit; and
wherein the first side panel, the second side panel, the front panel, the bottom unit and the stationary unit collective create a hollow reservoir for receiving water from a faucet.
13) The sink of claim 12 wherein a pivot for the sink basin is located on the first side panel and the second side panel.
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