Patent ID: 7234176
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. A portable washing device, comprising: a bottom wall constructed from an impermeable material; a plurality of inflatable side walls constructed from an impermeable material connected to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall defining an interior cavity, wherein said plurality of inflatable side walls include a lower inflatable tubular member constructed from an impermeable material connected to and extending around said bottom wall, and an upper inflatable tubular member having first and second ends, said upper tubular member being stacked upon and connected to said lower tubular member, said upper tubular member extending around a majority of said lower tubular member, wherein said tubular members define, in cooperation with said bottom wall, a basin; an opening disposed in one of said plurality of side walls for accessing said interior cavity from a position exterior of said side walls, said ends of said upper tubular member defining said opening; and a connection formed by or between an external surface of said upper inflatable tubular member and an external surface of said lower inflatable tubular member extending along a majority of the external surface of said upper tubular member and including a center line, said connection including at least one segment disposed transverse to said center line for connection reinforcement to prevent separation of said upper tubular member from said lower tubular member when a force is applied from said opening to said first or second upper tubular member end along said center line, wherein said segment of the connection between the external surface of said lower tubular member and the external surface of said upper tubular member at either of said ends of said upper tubular member is formed as a teardrop shaped heat seal.