US2315233A

US2315233A - Washbasin

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Publication number: US2315233A
Application number: US380464A
Authority: US
Inventors: James K Tully; Basil E Jones
Original assignee: Pullman Co
Current assignee: Pullman Co
Priority date: 1941-02-25
Filing date: 1941-02-25
Publication date: 1943-03-30
Anticipated expiration: 1960-03-30

Description

March 3u,i 1943.

J. Kl TULLY l la-r AL WASH" BAS IN Filed Feb, 25, 1941 :sheets-sheet 1 JK. TULLY Erm.

`March 30, 1943.

WASH BASIN Filed Feb. z5, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS. u@ l /7/(35 fa/Hagi; fC. T

Patented Mar. 30, 1943 WASHBASIN James K. Tully, Evanston, and Basil E. Jones,

Flossmoor, Ill., assignors to The Pullman Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Illinois Application February 25, 1941, Serial No. 380,464

` 12 claims.

Room accommodations in railway passenger cars are rapidly .becoming more and more popular ,with members of the traveling public. Because of the increasing demand for this type of accommodation, there has been a considerable increase in the number of room cars built. The arrangement of the rooms and the facilities therein vary considerably, but with all of them there is one common characteristic, which is the result of an eiTort to make each accommodation as comfortable and roomy as possible and at the same time 'to utilize as much of the available space as possible in each car for earning revenue.

Maximum comfort for the passengers requires that each room be :furnished with all of the es sential equipment to meet the demands for both day and night use, and yet each room should have ample free floor space to avoid a condition where the occupant has the feeling of being cramped. The facilities in the room must -be of approximately standard size, and yet they should be compact enough so that when not in use they utilize the least possible space in the room.

Wash basins have formed apart of the standard facilities for room accommodations for a number of years, and, in many instances, the basin forms a part of a compact combination toilet unit, which often includes a hopper. These units give the appearance of tall cabinets and the basins commonly are foldable into recesses in the stands. Previously a basin of this sort has been pivoted about a 'horizontal axis formed by trunnions operating in bearings. When l a basin mounted in this manner is lowered to its horizontal position for use, it projects into the room a distance corresponding to the distance from the pivot axis to the front edge of the basin, and a considerable space behind the basin is required to provide clearance for the back edge of the basin. Since each basin is of substantially standard size when it is open, it has in the past consumed a considerable portion of lthe free room area, and the cabinet had to 1be deep enough to give the required clearance.

Experience has shown that it is quite com-mon for people using the wash basinto lay articles of jewelry and other belongings on the top surface of the basin when it is in use. invariably when they are through using the basin they will raise it to its closed position in the cabinet before realizing that they had neglected first to remove their belongings from the basin. In this manner, Irnany valuable rings and other articles have been lost, and, although steps have .been taken to prevent complete lossof the article, such as by providing a screen or perforated plate at the bottom of ythe sump to catch the article, it has been extremely diicult to retrieve the article and oftentimes required the services of a mechanic to remove the basin to make it possible to reachA the lost article lodged-on the perforated plate.

' The present invention overcomes this difficulty by making it :possible for the room occupant himself, or 'the porter, or other train attendant to easily and quickly remove the vbasin from its mounting so that access readily can be had into the sump 4where the article norm-ally lodges.

Among the 1principal objects of the present invention, thenfare the following: to provide means for mounting a wash basin so that it C1uiclzly and easily :can be removed from its mounting without requiring the services of a mechanic; and to provide -such a mounting which permits a standard size basin to be pivoted into a recess when not in use in such a manner that the basin and its mounting utilizes a minimum amount of space in the room, both when the basin is in its horizontal operative and vertical inoperative positions. Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following description and the drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective View of a washstand calbinet showing the wash basin in its closed position;

Fig. 2 7is a fragmentary perspective view of the washstand :cabinet shown in Fig. 1, with the basin in its removed position;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view through the washstand cabinet taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, showing in solid lines' the wash basin in its closed position and in broken lines indicating the wash basin open for use;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view through the lower portion of the sump taken on the line 6 4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the post plate member which is secred to the side of the wash basin;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the inner double pivot slide member;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the outer pivot case;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 3; i

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8, showing the positions assumed by the posts when the basin is in its closedposition;

l and 2, the invention is illustrated in a wash-'f stand cabinet 2|) in which a wash basin 2| is adapted to be housed when in its closed position' shown in Fig. 1. The cabinet is further provided with a shelf 22 and a mirror 23, forming, if desired, the front face of a medicine cabinet.` The basin 2| is mounted in la recess generally indicated at 24 in Fig. 2 and is adapted to be moved from a verticaliposition shown in Fig. -1 rto a horizontal position indicated in broken lines in Fig. 3, in which latter position the basin is open for use.

Referring again to Figs. 2 and` 3, a water faucet assembly indicated at 25 is disposed ydirectly above the basin 2| and is mounted on the washstand cabinet 28 inside the recess 24.- This faucet assembly includes cold and hot water spouts 28 one of which is shown in Fig. 3, and the spouts are covered by some suitable casing indicated at 21 in Figs. 2 and 3. A soap dish 2,8 is. placed directly 4above the spout casing 21 on each side of which are hot and cold water faucet levers 29 and 30, respectively.

Referring particularly to Fig. 2, the wash basin 2| comprises a pair of vertical, spaced slgirts or sides 3| and 32 connected by a vertial from? Skirt 33 a bottom or outside face 35 (Fig. 1), a rear end piece 35, and a bowl 31 surrounded by a basin top 33'. On the front face 35jof the wash basin is a hand grasp member 4|V used when opening and closing the basin. The bowl 31 opensv to the rear of the basin in the form of a lip 39 (Fig. 3) so that water in the basin 31 may be spilled over the lip 39 when the basin is moved to a vertical position and spilled out of the bowl.

Referring to Fig. 2, the washstand cabinet in-V cludes a front face 4S, a pair ofsides, 41, a back 4,8 (Fig. 3), and bottom and top closing members (not shown). l

Referringparticularly to Fig. 3, the front face or panel '45 is cut out to form the opening 24', and on the two sides andV across the top ofthis opening the fronte-panel 46 is flanged inwardly sheet 58 of the recess 24 is fastened to the

channel members

58 and 59 along the surfaces indicated at 60 and 6|, respectively. These channel members hold the back sheet 56 in proper spaced relationship in the cabinet 2|)v and serve to reinforce the back of the recess 24.

The back sheet 56 of the recess 24 extends downwardly for only a part of the distance from the top to the bottom of the recess 24, terminating at the position indicated at 52 adjacent to the bottom of the channel member 59.

The sides 51 of the recess 24 are both identical and, for the present purposes, a detailed description of one will suflice. Referring to Fig. 2, the side sheet 51 is cut out at 1| to form a recess for receiving an outer pivot slide case 12 (Figs. 2 and '7) which is securely fastened to the washstand cabinet by screws 13 or other suitable means. The front face 46 of the cabinet 25 is cut out around the outer pivot slide case 12 and fitted around this member to give a neat, finished ap- Y the front face 46 of the cabinet 2i!l is an angle Y84. secured to the cabinet back 48. and an upwardat 49,' and across the bottom of the opening 24 the front panel 48 terminates as indicated at 56. An angle member 5| is fastened with one of its flanges 52 secured to the inside face of the front panel 48 and the. other Iiange 53 secured to the inside face. of flange 43r on the panel 46. This angle member extends across the top and along the two sides of the opening in the front panel 45. The flange or leg 53 of angle member 5| projects beyond the edge of ange 49 ofthe front panel 45, and a sheet 54 is attached to this portion of angle member 5| and forms the top and rear faces 55 and 56, respectively, of the recess 24. As shown in Fig. 2, similar sheets 51 form the sides to the recess 24.

ing the members to the back plate 48. Thev back ling therethrough inv some suitable manner. Di-

yextending flanges to provide surfaces for securmember 14 (Fig. 3) with one leg of the angle member fastened to the inner face of the member 46. The other leg of angle member 14 extends inwardly, and a shield 15 0f irregularshape .is screwed or otherwise, attached to this outwardly extending leg of the angle member 14. This shield is provided with a circular cutout portion 15 (Fig. 2). which is adapted to clear the lip portion 39 (Fig. 3), of basin 2| when the latter is in position to spill its contents.

Directly below the recess v24 in the washstand cabinet. 2'0 is a sump, generally indicated at 1 1 in Fig. 3, having a baci; wall 18, a front wall or spillway 1:9 and a pair of side walls, one of which is shown at 8.0.

On the inside face of the back 4 8 0I cabinet 20, approximately Opposite to the front angle member 1:4, is a rear angle member 8|, having one leg secured tothe back member 48 and an inwardly extending leg 8 2, to which is secured a Z bar 83 having a downwardly extending flange ly extending flange 8.5. The. back sheet 18 of the sump 11 is, fastened along its top edge to the upwardly extending leg 85 of the Z bar 8.3 and extends downwardly and rearwardly to the cabinet back 48 where it is secured in the region indicated at 86. Between the portion of the back member'18 of the sump and the lower edge 62 of the back sheet 56 of recess 24 is a closingsheet 81, which is secured to the channel member 59 along its upper edge and to. thel upwardly extending leg 85 of

Z bar

8,3 along its lower edge. The sheets 8 1 yand 18 are behind the general plane of the-back sheet 56l of recess 24 so as to form clearance for the back edge of the basin 2| and also to give room for the contents of the basin as they are being spilled therefrom- The front sheet or spillway 69 and the two sides, 8 0 of thesump converge as they approach the bottom., as best. indicated in 4., and across the bottom openingI is al sheet 8.8 perforated at 89 (Fig. 4),. A pipe 9.8 (Fig. 3,)r extends downwardly from this perforation 83 in the lower face of the sumpl and is adapted to empty water passrectlyV above` the lower sheet 88l of the sump 11 is a perforated plate 9| for collecting any solid matter or`v` articles dischargedv into the sump.

As best indicated. in Figi/1, the back sheet 18 of the sump 11 is recessed at 92 to form a through which pipes 93 may pass.

Directly behind the faucet spouts indicated at 26 in Fig. 3 are the cold and hot water faucet valve members 94, and pipes 93 extend upwardly between the back member 48 of cabinet 20 and the sheet 81 and are attached to the faucet valve members 94, as indicated at 95. These pipes 93 are fastened to supplies of hot and cold water and conduct same to the faucet Valves 94.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, no provision is made for the mounting of a hopper in the cabinet 20 and, for this reason, the front face 46 of the cabinet is substantially vertical from top to bottom. It may be desirable to mount a folding hopper in the cabinet directly below the wash basin 35, in which case the front face 46 in the cabinet from a position directly below the basin 35 will be inclined rearwardly, as indicated at 96 in Fig. 3. In this manner, a second recess is provided in the front of the cabinet directly below the wash basing to receive the hopper.

Referring now to Figs. 2 and '7 to 10, inclusive, the wash basin 2| is removably mounted on the washstand cabinet 20 in the recess 24 so that it can be rotated about horizontal axes from a Vertical position shown in Fig. 1 to a horizontal position shown in broken lines in Fig. 3. To each of the sides 3| and 32 of the wash basin 2| is fastened a post plate member 91 (Fig. 5) by some suitable means such as bolts 98, passing through bolt holes 90', and secured by nuts 98". On the outer face cf this plate member are a pair of posts, journals or lugs 99 and |00. As shown in Fig. 5, the plate 91 is in the position which it assumes when the basin `2| is Vertical; that is, the posts 99 and |00 are staggered with post 99 below and to the right of post when the basin 2| is Vertical, as shown in solid lines in Fig. 3.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 6, an inner double pivot slide member generally indicated at |0| is provided for each of the sides 3| and 32 of the basin and includes a lower slot |02 and an upper slot |03. The inner slide member |0| comprises a relatively flat plate |04 having integral outwardly projecting sides |05 and |05 connected by a front member |01. Partially closing the space at the rear of the inner slide member |0| between the sides |05 and |05 are a pair of back segments |08 and |99 flanged inwardly at ||0 and to form an inwardly opening passage I2 in the back of slide member |0|. Inwardly'extending walls ||3 and ||4 surround the slots |02 and |03, respectively, to form tracks H5 and H6. The lower track ||5 extends from a region near the front of the inner slide member |0| rearwardly and upwardly in arcuate form to a position rearwardly of the center of the slide member. The track H6 is above the lower track ||5 and commences rearwardly of the forward edge of the lower track ||5 and extends rearwardly and slightly downwardly in arcuate form, terminating substantially midway between the front and rear of the inner slide member |0|. The tracks are converging from their outermost extremities toward their rearward ends, and each is in the form of an arc generated about a point passage adjacent to the outer end of the other track.

The vfront face |01 of the slide member |0| is slotted at ||1. A pivot case catch ||8 is fulcrumed on a lug ||9 extending inwardly from the plate member |04 of the inner slide member |0|, and this catch projects through the slot |1 in the front face |01 of the inner slide member |0| and terminates inthe form of a triggerlZU. 75

Referring to Fig. 9, a compression spring |2| is inserted between the inner face of the trigger |20 and an upwardly extending lug |22, and the wall ||3 forms a part of the lower track 5. This spring |2| is seated against the lug |22, and, as shown in Fig. 9, exerts a force against the inside face of the trigger |20, tending to revolve the trigger in a counter-clockwise direction around the fulcrum H9. The trigger |20 is provided with a shoulder |23 at its upper edge, which engages the upper edge of the slot ||1so as normally to hold the catch ||8 approximately in the position shown in Fig. 9. Pressure applied to the trigger |22 suilicient to overcome the resistance of spring |2| will rotate the catch ||8 in a clockwise direction about the fulcrum ||9 The inner pivot slide member |0| assumes a position at the side of the basin 2| as shown in Fig. 2, one of such members being on each side of the basin. The posts or lugs 99 and |00 on the post plate member 91 project into tracks ||5 and IIB, respectively, and slightly beyond the outer edge of walls H3 and H4, respectively. When the members are so mounted, washers 99 and |00 are tted over the narrowed ends 93" and |00, respectively, of the posts 99 and |00, and the posts 99 and |00 are burred or riveted over on their ends to secure the slide member |0| to these posts. Y

The upper and lower side members |02 and |26 of the outer pivot case 12 are spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the outer dimensions between the side members |05 and |05 of the inner pivot slide member |0|, so that this slide member disposed vertically, as shown in Fig. 2, can pass between the sides |25 and |26 of the pivot case. The length of the pivot case from its forward edge to its back face |21 is slightly greater than the length of the inner slide member |0|, measured from the front face |01 to the rear faces of back segments |08 and |09; and, when the slide member |0| is in place in the outer pivot case, the anges |29 and |30 engage the rear faces of the back segments |08 and |09, respectively, of the inner slide member |0|. f

When the inner slide member |09 is in place in its corresponding outer pivot case 12, as shown in Fig. 9, for example, the lug |3| extending inwardly from the outer pivot case 12 pro' jects into the inner pivot slide member 0| in the path of the pivot case catch ||8 and, upon proper manipulation of the trigger |20, ther catch ||8 will cooperate with the lug |3| tolock the inner slide member |0| in place in the outer pivot case 12. Since the inner slide member |l| is secured to the post plate member 91, the latter of which in turn is fastened to a basin 2| when the pivot case catch ||3 on each side of the basin is locked on its corresponding lug |3|, the basin 2| is securely held in thewashstand cabinet 20. In order to withdraw the basin from.

the cabinet 20, it is necessary only to apply pressure to each of the trigger members |20 on the sides of the basin to rotate each catch H8 out of the path of its corresponding lug |3`| and then the basin can easily be drawn out of the cabinet 20 in the manner illustrated in Fig. 2.

The posts of lugs 99 and |00 are free to move back and forth in their respective tracks I l 5 and ||6 and when the wash basin is xed in the recess 24 of the washstand cabinet 20, this permissible movement of the lugs 99 and |00 in their respective tracks permits movement of the basin about horizontal axes from a horizontal position indicated in broken lines in Fig. 3 to a vertical position with the front face of the basin 35 lying substantially flush with the front face of the washstand cabinet 20.

When the basin is in its open horizontal position indicated in Fig. 11, the posts or lugs 99 and |00 are at the rearmost and forwardmost positions of their respective tracks.

During the nrst part ofV the movement of the basin toward the closed position, the rear post 09 moves downwardly and forwardly in its track I5 until it assumes a position a-t the forwardmost portion of this track, during which portion of the movement the basin is rotating about the upper posts |00 fulcrumed at the forwardmost positions in their respective tracks. When the lower post 99 is at the forwardmost portion of its track,

the basin is only partially closed, and, during the remaining closing movement of the basin, the upper post |00 moves rearwardly and downwardly in its track to its rearmost position, during which portion of the movement the basin is rotating about the lower posts 99 fulcrumed at their forwardmost positions in their respective tracks.

Conversely, as the basin is being rotated from its closed position, indicated in Fig. 9, to its open position, the upper post |00 moves from its rearmost position in its track to its forwardmost position during the rst portion of the movement of the basin. Through this movement, the basin is rotating about the lower post "99, fulcrumed at its forwardmost position in its track. When the upper post |00 reaches its forwardmost yposi-V tion in its track, the lower post 99 moves rearwardly as the motion of the basin continues toward its rearmost position in its track, during which movement the basin is rotating about the upper posts |00 fulcrumed at the forwardmost positions in their respective tracks. When vthe basin is fully open, the lowerand upper postsV 90 and. |00, respectively, assume the positions shown in Fig. 11. I

By mounting the basin in the manner just de- `scribed, so as to shift the axis of rotation during the movement of the basin, it is possible -to reduce the depth of the Wash basin cabinet 20 below that whichV would be required if the Vaxis should remain the same throughout the entire movement of the basin. While the basin is being opened, for example as shown in Fig. 3, it is rst rotated about an axis through the posts 99, which axis is closely adjacent to the lower outer extremity of thebasin when it is in its closed position. Thus, during'the rst portion-of this movement, there is very little clearance requiredV for the inner lower edge of the basin, since it practically rotates substantially about the lowermost and forwardmost edge oi the basin when it is in this closed position. If this condition existed throughoutthe entire opening movement of the basin, `howeven'the support for the basin would be very poor because the pivot point would be-entirely too near the back face and also the basin undoubtedly would be too low for practical use. Also, the basin when open would project too far into the room. After the innermost portion of the basin has cleared the back face 81 of the recess 24, the upper post |00 has reached the forwardmost position in its track, and then the axis of rotation of the basin shifts to this upper post, and the remainder of the basin movement is about this upper axis. Since this upper axis is behind and above the lower one, the basin remains closely adjacent to the rear of the recess 24 .during the remainder of its opening movement, and thus does not extend as far into the room as it would if the single axis of rotation had been maintained throughout the entire opening movement.

Referring to Fig. 3, rubber bumpers 63 are fastened to the outer face of the back sheet 56 in the recess 24, against which the basin 2| abuts when it is closed. A rubber bumper strip 64 is fastened along the horizontal portion of the sheet 81 adjacent to the lower edge 62 of sheet 56, Yand the basin 2| along its rear edge strikes this strip and is held against same when the basin is in its open position. All of these bumpers are shown as being made of rubber. Other suitable material may be used.

f Although the invention is shown applied to a folding Wash basin, it is recognized that it has marry other applications where a member is pivotally mounted on a support and it is desired to eiect a quick and simple removal of the member from the support.

On eachside of the basin, the cooperating outer pivot slide case 1.2 and inner pivot slide memberY |0| together form a closed box housing completely surrounding the various elements in the pivoted basinassembly. This housing protects the elements enclosed therein from water and soap which may be splashed or spilled from the Vbasin when it is in use.

The outer pivot slide case has one open side to receive the `inner pivotV slide member. One side of the inner pivot slide member is adapted to'clcseV this open side of the outer pivot slide case.

We claim:

i. A wash basin, a support for the basin, journals forV rotatably mounting the basin on the support so that the basin can be moved from a vertical inoperative position to a horizontal operativeposition, bearing members for the journals, means for fixing the bearing members with respect to the support, and means operable from in front of the basin for releasing the bearing members withV respect to the support so that the basin can be withdrawn from the support.

2. The combination of a wash basin, a support for the basin, means for rotatably mounting the basin on the support so that it can be moved from a vertical inoperative position to a horizontal operative position, said means including cooperating members on the basin and support, and means for securing the cooperating members relative to the support so as to permit only arcuate movement of at least one of the said members, said securing 'means l:being releasable by manipulation thereof from a position in front of the basin to permit removal of the basin from the support.

3. The combination of a wash basin, a support for the basin, journals on both sides of the basin adjacent to the rear edge thereof, bearing members for the journals, the bearing members being connected to the basin, releasable means for locking the bearing member on the support, and means at the front of the basin for releasing the last named means so that the basin may be removed from the support.

4. The combination of a pivoted basin adapted to pivot from a horizontal operative position to a vertical inoperative position, a support for the basin, a track member, means for removably attaching the track member to the support, said track member having a pair of converging tracks, each track being in the form of an arc generated about a point adjacent to the outer end of the other track, and a pair of trunnions on the basin, one of said trunnions being movable lengthwise in each track.

5. The combination of a pivoted member, a support for the member, an outer pivot case on the support adjacent to each side of the pivot member, an inner pivot member on each side of the pivoted member adjacent to and adapted to be removably supported by the corresponding outer pivot case, a lug extending inwardly on each outer pivot case, a releasable catch on each inner pivot member adapted to cooperate with the corresponding lug to secure the inner pivot member to the outer pivot case, each inner pivot member having bearing means, and a trunnion on each side of the pivoted member pivotally mounted in the corresponding bearing means.

6. 'I'he combination of a pivoted member, a support for the member, an outer pivot case on the support adjacent to each side of the pivoted member, an inner pivot slide member on each side of the pivoted member adjacent to and adapted to be removably supported by the corresponding outer pivot case, a lug extending inwardly von each outer pivot case, a releasable catch on each inner pivot slide member adapted to cooperate with the corresponding lug to secure the inner pivot member to the outer pivot case, each inner pivot slide member having converging tracks, each track being in the form of an arc generated about a point adjacent to the outer end of the other track, and a trunnion on each side of the pivoted member,I each trunnion operating in one of the tracks and movable lengthwise in the track to permit the pivoted member to move from a substantially vertical position to a horizontal position.

7. A basin, a housing for the basin including a recess having a length and Width slightly greater than the corresponding dimensions of the basin and a depth greater than the thickness of the basin, basin supporting means on the vertical sides of the recess including an outer pivot slide case lxed to each side of the recess, an inner pivot slide member slidably mounted on each outer pivot slide case, a trunnion projecting outwardly from each side of the basin, bearing means in each inner pivot slide case for the corresponding trunnion, and releasable means for fastening the inner slide member to the outer pivot slide case.

8. A basin, a housing for the basin including a recess having a length and width slightly greater than the corresponding dimensions of the basin and a depth greater than the thickness of the basin, basin supporting means on the vertical sides of the recess including an outer pivot slide case xed to each side of the recess, an inner pivot slide member slidably mounted on each outer pivot slide case, a pair of trunnions projecting from each side of the basin, a pair of diverging tracks on each inner pivot slide member, each track adapted to receive a trunnion and being in the form of an arc generated about a point adjacent to the outer end of the other track, the trunnion moving lengthwise in its track so as to permit the basin to rotate from a vertical position in the recess to a horizontal position, and releasable means positively holding the inner slide member in the outer slide case.

9. The combination of a pivoted member, a support for the member, a journal on each side of the pivoted member adjacent to the rear thereof for supporting the pivoted member, bearing members for the journals removably mounted on the support and adapted to support the journals, the pivoted member being adapted to pivot from a vertical position to a horizontal position, and releasable means accessible from the front side of the pivoted member for releasing the bearing members from the support whereby the pivoted member can be removed from the support.

l0. The combination of a pivoted member, a support for the member, an outer pivot case on the support adjacent to one side of the pivoted member and having a vertically disposed back and three sides extending from the back toward the pivoted member, an inner pivot slide member supported by the pivoted member and comprising a vertically disposed back and three sides extending from the back and away from the pivoted member, the pivoted member being journaled on the inner pivot slide member, the inner pivot slide member being slidable through the open side of the outer pivot case and supported in slidable relation by the outer pivot slide case so that the inner pivot slide member and the outer pivot slide case together form a closed box housing, one side of the inner pivot slide member being adapted to close the open side of the outer pivot slide case, and releasable means in the box housing for securing the inner pivot slide member to the outer pivot slide case.

11. The combination of a Washbasin, a support for the basin, a track member, means for removably attaching the track member to the support, said track member having a pair of converging tracks, each track being in the form of an -arc generated about a point adjacent to the outer end of the other track, and a pair of trunnions on the basin, one of said trunnions being movable lengthwise in each track.

12. The combination of a wash basin, a support for the basin, means for rotatably mounting the basin on the support so that it can be moved from a vertical inoperative position to a horizontal operative position, said means including cooperating members on the basin and support, and means for securing the cooperating members relative to the support so as to permit onlir arcuate movement of at least one of the said members, said securing means including a movable catch member releasable by manipulation thereof from a position in front of the basin to permit removal of the basin from the support.

JAMES K. TULLY. BASIL E, JONES.