Patent ID: 7047577
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. A portable shower stall comprising: (a) a basin panel consisting of a water-tight rectangular enclosure having a flat bottom and four vertical walls; (b) a back panel hingeably attached to the rear wall of the basin panel, said back panel consisting of a water-tight rectangular enclosure having the same length and width dimensions as the basin panel, such that when the back panel is in the closed position, it forms a suitcase-like enclosure with the back panel; (c) four segmented vertical poles which are insertable into four basin sockets located in the corners of the basin panel and support a shower curtain rod; (d) a shower curtain which is suspendable from the shower curtain rod by multiple rings or hooks attachable to multiple eyelets distributed along its upper border, and which can be secured to multiple hooks along the interior walls of the basin panel through multiple eyelets distributed along its lower border; (e) a shower head having a flow-control button or knob, which shower head is connected through a shower hose to a sump-pump located in one corner of the basin panel; (f) an inlet hose which connects the sump-pump to a water source, and an outlet hose through which the sump-pump can discharge waste water accumulated in the basin panel to a sink or bathtub; (g) three adjustable leveling supports located below the exterior side of three corners of the basin panel, excluding the corner occupied by the sump-pump, whereby the bottom of the basin panel can be inclined in the direction of the sump-pump so that waste water flows toward the sump-pump; (h) a latch mechanism securing the basin panel to the back panel when the latter is in the closed position, thereby creating a secure suitcase-like enclosure within which can be stored the disassembled components of the portable shower stall for ease of transport and storage when not in use.