US3719959A - Swingable wash basin for compact shower-room - Google Patents

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US3719959A
US3719959A US00193069A US3719959DA US3719959A US 3719959 A US3719959 A US 3719959A US 00193069 A US00193069 A US 00193069A US 3719959D A US3719959D A US 3719959DA US 3719959 A US3719959 A US 3719959A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K1/00—Wash-stands; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K1/04—Basins; Jugs; Holding devices therefor

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  • a hygiene-room is defined as a room containing a wash-basin, shower-bath, water-closet etc.
  • the present invention can be applied in many different types of hygiene-rooms and as described here is applied in such hygiene-rooms, which include WC, wash-basin and shower.
  • the invention is characterized in that the wash-basin is mounted on a swingable wall portion, which is laterally suspended on one of the vertical surfaces defining the room via a rotary suspension meansso disposed that the swingable wall portion can assume both a position parallel with and adjacent to one of the vertical surfaces defining the room and a position angular to the aforesaid position and adjacent to one of the remaining sanitary units of the room, in which latter position the wash-basin is located above at least a part of said sanitary unit, and the space, which in the firstmentioned position was occupied by the washbasin, becomes free for use for another purpose, preferably as a shower-place, and at the same time the swingable wall portion forms a screen wall between, on one side, the free space thus established, and, on the other side, the wash-basin inclusive of devices and details necessary for
  • shower-rooms of the usual type can be inscribed in the horizontal plane in a right-angled rectangle with the edge measures of about 130 X 220 cm or about 160 X 170 cm, which edge measures provide floor surfaces of 2.86 and, respectively, 2.72 sq.meters.
  • the edge measures can be reduced, for example, to about 120 X 150 cm or about 100 X 160 cm, resulting in floor surfaces of about 1.80 and, respectively, 1.60 sq. meters without upsetting the function or reducing the space available for moving in by the user compared with normal shower-rooms of a greater size. This surface saving of more than 1 sq.
  • the meter can be increased still more when using a transverse WC, which is not yet in production, whereby the edge measurements are reduced to about X 140 cm, and the surface requirement will be about half that of normal shower-rooms. It will become evident from the following that the' invention also involves a reduction of the installation costs of the sanitary equipment in a shower-room.
  • FIG. 1 a drawing with eight FIGS. is attached, all of which are drawn on the same scale, the edge measurements in FIG. 1 being and, respectively 220 cm.
  • FIGS. 1-3 are plans of some conventional showerrooms
  • FIGS. 4-6 are plans rendered possible by the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a vertical section through the shower-room, the plan of which is shown in FIG. 4,
  • FIG. 8 is the plan of a conventional bath-room and illustrates how the present invention can be applied therein.
  • the saving of floor space is achieved in that the wash-basin as shown in FIG. 7 is mounted on a wall portion 1, which is laterally suspended on hinges 2 or on another rotary suspension means so that the wall portion can be swung from a position in parallel with and adjacent to one of the room walls to a position adjacent to the water-closet, see FIGS. 4 and 5, whereby the wash-basin will rest above the water-closet bowl and a free space for showering, for example, is established.
  • the swingable wall portion in the latter position shown by broken lines in FIGS. 4 and 5, forms a screen wall and prevents shower splash from reaching the water-closet and the mirror and other' details located on the wash-basin side of the wall portion.
  • the water supply to the wash-basin can be so arranged that a shower mixing tap with ejector for the wash-basin is mounted near the wash-basin on one of the stationary walls of the room and a recess 3 made in the swingable wall portion, so that the ejector reaches over the wash-basin, the control means of the mixing tap can be reached, and the swinging of the wall portion is not obstructed.
  • a wash-basin mixing tap is saved as well as the cold and hot water lines to such a tap.
  • the spray-nozzle of the shower can be mounted in an arbitrary place and may be stationary or connected to a hose. In FIG. 4 the spray-nozzle is shown located to the side of the wash-basin, in FIG.
  • the waste water from the wash-basin is led via a pipe 4, which at its lower end is centered in the rotation center line of the wall portion, to a floor sink or to a loose socket or funnel for being led further to a sink provided in the floor or mounted on a wall.
  • a pipe 4 which at its lower end is centered in the rotation center line of the wall portion, to a floor sink or to a loose socket or funnel for being led further to a sink provided in the floor or mounted on a wall.
  • the swingable wall portion can be provided at its lower edge with a flexible rubber scraper 5 serving as a seal against the floor.
  • a flexible rubber scraper 5 serving as a seal against the floor.
  • a shower-area can be established in a normal bathroom, see FIG. 8, in the same way as that described above for a shower-room.
  • the shower space thereby obtained can be used with less risk than one in the bathtub, above all by elderly and handicapped persons.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates the wall portion being provided with a fold and how the installations of wall-sink, wall-mounted water-closet, mixing fittings and hinges can be facilitated by a prefabricated outside chase.
  • a hygiene-room in which the wash-basin is arranged displaceable between two or more positions, characterized in that the wash-basin is mounted on a swingable wall portion, which is laterally suspended in one of the vertical surfaces defining the room via a rotary suspension means so disposed that the swingable wall portion can assume both a position in parallel with and adjacent to one of the vertical surfaces defining the" room and a position angular to said first position and adjacent to one of the remaining installation units of the room, in which latter position the wash-basin is located above at least a part of said installation unit, and the space, which in the first-mentioned position was occupied by the wash-basin, becomes free to be used for another purpose, preferably as a shower-place, and at the same time the swingable wall portion forms a screen wall between, on one side, the free space thus established and, on the other side, the wash-basin inclusive of devices and details necessary for its use and the installation unit located at least partially below the wash-basin.
  • a hygiene-room according to claim 1 characterized in that the water supply of the wash-basin is arranged via a mixing fitting, which may serve also as a shower mixing tap and is mounted on one of the stationary surfaces defining the hygiene-room near the wash-basin when it is in an operative position, and that a recess can be provided in the swingablewall portion such that the ejector of the fitting reaches over the wash-basin, the control device of the fitting can be reached by the user of the wash-basin, and the fitting does not obstruct a change in position of the swingable wall portion,
  • a hygiene-room according to claim 1 characterized in that the outlet of the wash-basin is connected to a water, seal in the floor or walls of the room via a simple or rotary two-part duct, which with some part extends concentrically with the rotation center line of the swingable wall portion.
  • a hygiene-room according to claim 1 characterized in that the swingable wall portion along the lower edge is provided with an elastic scraper such adjusted, that it prevents water on the floor of the hygiene-room to pass below the swingable wall portion and that it upon turning of the swingable wall portion removes the water on that floor part of the hygieneroom which is swept by the swingable wall portion.

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US1990355A (en) * 1933-06-26 1935-02-05 William J Tierney Concealed drinking fountain
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US6643865B2 (en) 2001-02-01 2003-11-11 Bradley Fixtures Corporation Lavatory system
US7007318B1 (en) 2002-02-12 2006-03-07 Bradley Fixtures Corporation Lavatory system
US6986171B1 (en) 2002-04-26 2006-01-17 Bradley Fixtures Corporation Lavatory system
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