US2582003A - Pivoted lavatory apparatus for railway cars - Google Patents

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.A E. CANDLIN, JR 2,582,003

PIvoTED LAvAToRY APPARATUS FOR RAILWAY cARs 4 Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 8, 1952 Original Filed Aug. 2, 1945 Jan. 8, 1952r J. E. cANDLlN, JR 2,582,003

PIVOTED LAVATORY APPARATUS OR RAILWAY CARS Original Fled'Augv. 2, 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jan. 8, 1952 J. E. CANDLIN, .JR 2,582,003

PIVOTED LAvAToRY APPARATUS FOR RAILWAY CARS Original Filed Aug. 2, 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 Jan. 8, 1952 J. E. cANDLlN, JR 2,582,003

PIVOTED LAVATORY APPARATUS FR RAILWAY CARS Original Filed Aug. 2, 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 I rml' IHHH @Ty-MM Patented Jan. s, 10952 rlvo'ran LAvATonY APPARATUS 'Fon RAILWAY cans James E. oanalin, Jr., chicago, 111., assignor. to

Bul-lmanStandard C all' Manufacturing Company, Chicago. 111e@ Corporation of .Delaware Original application August 2, v1945, Serial-"Nm 608,502. Divided and this application Scptem- `berf10, 1945, .Serial No. V615,478

The present invention use in a railway passenger car., or the like, where space is limited. The basin unit is .ample in size to serve satisfactorily in` a. wash` room` for' men or women .of the type commonly provided at an end of a standard railway sleeping car. but during those periods. Of the day when the wash rooms are not in. great demandv the basin unit may be folded to an inoperative positionso as to provide additional free oor space to increase the seating. capacity vof the car. This is particularly advantageous where. the basin unit is used in coaches where more seating `capacity is needed for daytime travelthan during The basin, when in its ino-pelative Aposition utilizes a minimum of space. The invention pro.- vides complete facilities for bothfresh and soiled towels and for used,y razor blades. When the runit is in its inoperative position these facilities lare enclosed and disposed out ofthe way. The foregoing constitutes some of the principal objects and .advantages of ,the invention, others of which will become apparent from the following description and the drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a more 0r 'less diagrammatic plan view of the basin forming the subject matter of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view shown partially in elevation and taken through the basin unit on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; y

Fig. 4- is a front elevational view of the basin unit shown in Fig. 2 and showing seats disposed beneath the basin;

Fig. 5 is a more or less diagrammatic view showing the basin unit in operative position with seats disposed therebeneath and illustrated in inoperative position; and

Fig. 6 is a Viewr corresponding to Fig. 5 but showing the basin unit in inoperative position with the adjoining seats in condition for use.

This is a division of the copending application of James E. Candlin, Jr., Serial No. 608,502, illed August 2, 1945. v

For illustrative purposes, a specific embodiment of the presentV invention has been selected, but it is recognized that modications will appear to those skilled in the art, and it is intended .that these modifications may be, ricade` without relates to a novel 4basin unit that is particularly well suited for rectangular box-like. enclosure.

ifolai'ms. (c1, 4-16m departing from the intendedfscope-:of thev in-t vention. Y 1 A 1 'y Referring now to Fig, 1., the basin unit forming the subject matter lof the present invention is illustrated at 62 and comprises an elongated housinglll provided with three washbasinsl 1l, 12, and 13 spaced lengthwise-in the housing 1B and disposedv adjacent to the housing. front wall 14. This housing il0 rhasa back. wall 15 a bottom wall 16, a. top. wall.. 11., and end. walls4 18 and. 19,. all of whichwallscooperate to fform a In the region-of each basin, .the .top wall 1.1. extends. from .the .back Wa1l,.15. only part Way foward towardthe front wall 14,. .leaving .an .opening for each `of the basins 1l, 1.2,1and 13. Each ofthe basins .H,y 12 andl 13 is. provided with a flange 80 along its. .forward edge that projects forwardly yand downwardly at to form part. of the front wall 14. The bottom .wall 'I6 of the housing' .1.0 Qvl.- laps this.v projecting portion at 8|. A ange. 86 on ,the .free edgev rofl the basin projections .85

serves as means fQI'. fastening these` walls together. Along the back of the. basinV 12 is4 :a horizontal projection 82 provided at its freel end with an upstanding ilange B3. angle' mem'- ber 814 serves to fasten the pstanding .flange 83 to the top wall 11 of thehousing .10.

As best shown in Fig. 2, a cover member... generally indicated at 81", is hinged. at 88 to the top wall 11 of; housing 10 and extendsover the basins 1|, 12, and 13. This covermmember 81 is pro.- vided with a downwardly'eiitending box-like container 89 at its' outer end that projects downwardly along` the ,fron-t wall 14 of the box-like rhousing Til., This'container 'includes' for each basin a towel container 89a anda used razor vblade container 89h (see4 Fig. l). The 'cover member 81; hinged as it is at 88,.:nay bev-rotated to an open position indicated 'in broken lines at 81a in Fig. 2, in which position thel washbasins 11,12, and 13 are made accessible.V l' iheboiclike `container 89- is hollow and, as indicated,

for example, in Fig. 4, is provided'with a plurality of slots 90, one of which is disposed' adjacent to each of the washbasins 1h12, and 13. These slots 8U provide access intothe interior offthe` member 89a sothat. fresh towelsl andthe lilac may be housed inside of member da and can. be obtainedv through opening Sil. Member 89- may further be provided with smaller slots 9| throgii which used razor blades may bev depositedand held. inside the housing. member.; 5913i. A'lid 82, hinged; at 93, may bel provided: `on the. member B9 so that. the usedrazorblade -containernmay vbe throughout the length of the basin unit 62. This emptied.l Electric outlets |55 may be located on the aisle partition 33 as shown in Fig. 4.

Referring to Fig. l, the housing is mounted between spaced, box- like side members 94 and 95, and'is hingedly mountedon these members in a manner shown in'Figs. 2 and 3. The hinging arrangement on both sides of the housing 10 `comprises a pair of cooperating hinge members curvature of slot 98 is about the lower end. of v `slot 99 as its center, whereas the curvature of slot 99 is about theright-hand end of slot 98,

'as shown in Fig. 2. v

Thus, when the basin unit 62 is in its horizontal position, shown, for example, in room 32h, and

also shown in solid lines in Fig. 2, lug |00 is disposed atV the left-hand end of slot 98, whereas lug |0| is disposed in the lower right-hand end of slot 99. As the basin 62 is swung downwardly 'in a clockwise direction, during the flrstpart of its movement the lug |00 moves from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the right-hand end of slot 98, revolving about lug |0| disposed at the lower right-hand extremity7 of slot 99, during which movement the basin 62 movesv somewhat away from aisle wall 33. At the end of this iirst portion of its clockwise movement toward its inoperative position, the basin unit 62 will assume a position somewhere between its solid line position shown in Fig. 2y and its broken line position shown at 62a, and then the lug |00 will be disposed at the right-hand extremity of slot 98. On

continued clockwise rotation of the basin unit 62, Y

lug |0| moves upwardly in slot 99, rotating about lug |00, now disposed at the right-hand extremity of slot 98, until lug |0| reaches the upper lefthand extremity of slot ,99. At the'end of this movement of lug |0|, the'basin unit 62 assumes the vertical, inoperative position shown at .62a in Fig. 2 against a pair of cushions |02 that are fixed at spaced points on wall 33. latch |03 may be mounted at each end of the housing unit 10 for holding the basin unit in its lowered, inoperative position, and a second latch V|04 may be provided at each end of the housing 10 to support the basin unit 62 in its raised operative position. The details of these vlatches |03 and |04 form no part ofthe present invention, as any conventional type latch of sufficient strength will serve satisfactorily.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, each washbasin 1|, 12, or 13 is provided witha drain pipe, generally indicated at |09, that extends to a common drain header ||0. This drain header ||0 is disposed closely adjacent to wall 33, and is disposed header ||0 is supported in some suitable manner on end member 94 (see Fig. l) and at the opposite end of the basin unit 62 the header ||0 projects into the end member and connects with a vertical riser through a conventional trap ||2.

The drain'pipe |09 is connected to a basin drain member |08 projecting from the bottom of each of the washbasins 1|, 12, and 13, and com- -prises a segment ||3connectedby Vmeans of a A locking 4 ball joint ||4 to the basin drain ||'2 and telescoping at its other end into an intermediate segment H5. A suitable packing gland H9 is provided to seal the telescoping joint. Intermediate segment I |5 isconnected by means of an elbow ||1 (see Fig. 1) and a ball joint ||8 to a longitudinally extending member ||9, the latter vin turn being directly connected to the header ||0 through a second elbow |20 and connecting segment |2|.

Each of the washbasins 1|, 12, and 13 is provided with a cold and hot water faucet |22 and |23, respectively, which discharge into a common outlet |24 into its corresponding washbasin. Cold and hot water pipes |25 and |26, respectively, extend substantially throughout the length of the basin unit 62. The cold water pipe |25 is connected to the cold water faucet |22 through 'suitable piping indicated generally at |21, while the hot water pipe |26 is connected to thehot water faucet |23 by means of suitable piping |28. These cold and hot water pipes, with their connections to the faucets, are completely housed in housing member 10, as best shown in Fig. 2, and pass through the end wall 18 of the housing into the end member 94 by means of cut-out portions |29 provided both in the end wall 18 and in the adjacent wall of end member 94. The cold and hot water pipesl |25 and |26, when they pass into the end member 94, are connected to suitable cold and hot water supply lines, indicated at |30 and |3|, respectively, in Fig. l, by means of iiexible connections |32 and |33, respectively.

Conventional valves |34 and |35 are disposed,

respectively, in the hot and cold water supply lines.

Thus, as the basin unit 62 is rotated from its operative position, shown in solid lines in Fig. 2, to its inoperative position shown in broken lines, each drain pipe |09 enters an opening |36 in the bottom.wall 16 of housing 10. The piping is allowed to pivot vwhere necessary by virtue of the various ball joints, such as shown at i4 and at ||8, and the changes in length of each of the drain pipes |09 caused lby the different pivot points for the basin unit 62 and the pipes are vprovided by the telescoping joint. The flexible connections |32 and |33 in the end member 94 allow for the movement of the cold and hot water pipes|25 and |26, respectively.

It can thus be seen that the basin unit 62 is of suicient size and may be suitably arranged in a mens or womens washroom tovserve satisfactorily-the needs of the passengers normally usingthese facilities. The greatest demand for washbasins occurs at night before passengers retire and inthe morningvwhen they arise. During the remainder ofthe daytime, there isfless need for facilities of this sort, and in the case of day coaches in particular there is a greater need during the daytime for increased seating capacity. A basin unit of the typedisclosed herein is particularly well suited for this type of use because of the fact that it may be moved to an out of the way place to clear additional floor space foradditional seats.v

Provisions for storing fresh and used towels as well as used razor blades form part of the unit, and during those periods of the daytime when the unit is not in use these accessories likewise are so disposed as not to utilize an appreciable amount of space that can be utilized for seats.

Iclaim: LA basin unit comprising an elongated nous means pivotally7 mounting the housing on the support so that the housing may be pivoted from a horizontal to a vertical position.

2. A basin unit comprising an elongated housing, a plurality of basins in the housing, a faucet mounted on the housing adjacent to each basin,

water supply means enclosed in the housing and` connected to each faucet, a movable cover adapted to close the basins, means mounting the cover on the housing for movement between closed position where the basins are covered to open position where the basins are uncovered, a support for the housing, and means pivotally mounting the housing on the support so that the housing may be pivoted from a horizontal to a vertical position.

3. A horizontal basin unit including a boX housing comprising top, bottom, side and front walls, a basin positioned in the top wall, a cover hinged to the top wall and extending over the basin and terminating at the front wall, and a receptacle disposed on the forward edge of the cover and projecting beyond the front wall of the box housing and downwardly along the forward face of the front wall, the receptacle having an opening in its side disposed most adjacent to the front wall of the box housing.

4. A horizontal basin unit including a box housing comprising top, bottom, side and front walls, mounting means for the basin including a substantially pivot-like connection providing for movement of the box housing from horizontal to vertical positions, a basin positioned in the top wall, a cover hinged to the top wall and cxtending over the basin and terminating at the front wall, and a receptacle disposed on the forward edge of the cover and projecting `beyond the front wall of the box housing.

5. A horizontal basin unit including a box housing comprising top, bottom, side and front walls, mounting means for the basin including a substantially pivot-like connection providing for movement of the box housing from horizontal to vertical positions, a basin positioned in the top wall, a cover hinged to the top wall and extending over the basin and terminating at the front wall, and a receptacle disposed on the forward edge of the cover and projecting beyond the front wall of the box housing and downwardly along the forward face of the front wall,

the receptacle having an opening in its side disposed most adjacent to the front Wall of the box housing.

6. A horizontal basin unit including a box housing comprising top, bottom, side and front walls, mounting means for the basin including a substantially pivot-like connection providing for movement of the box housing from horizontal to vertical positions, a basin positioned in the top wall, a cover hinged to the top wall and extending over the basin and terminating at the front Wall, and a receptacle disposed on the forward edge of the cover and projecting beyond the front wall of the box housing and downwardly along the forward face of the front wall, the receptacle having an opening in its side disposed most adjacent to the front wall of the box housing, and cold and hot water supply faucets mounted on the box housing adjacent to the basin.

7. A horizontal Ibasin unit including a 'box housing comprising a top, bottom, side and front walls, mounting means for the basin including a substantially pivot-like connection providing for movement of the box housing from horizontal to vertical positions, a basin positioned in the top wall, a cover hinged to the top wall and extending over the basin and terminating at the front wall, and a receptacle disposed on the forward edge of the cover and projecting beyond the front wall of the box housing and downwardly along the forward face of the front wall. the receptacle having an opening in its side disposed most adjacent to the front wall of the box housing, and cold and hot Water supply faucets mounted on the box housing adjacent to the basin, and supply piping enclosed in the box housing and connected to the faucets.

JAMES E. CANDLIN, Jn.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 819,562 Lazear May 1, 1906 1,122,444 Vaughan Dec. 29, 1914 1,859,859 Zook May 24, 1932 2,178,468 Bukolt Oct. 31, 1939 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 24,960 Great Britain Nov. 6, 1906

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