Patent ID: 7309072

Claim:
A water caddy for receiving waste from a shower apparatus, said water caddy comprising: a cabinet dimensioned and configured to be received by an opening in the shower apparatus, said cabinet including: a cabinet bottom having a plurality of wheels configured to allow said cabinet to move along a surface supporting said cabinet, at least one of said plurality of wheels having a lock configured to selectively prevent said at least one of said plurality of wheels from rotating; a cabinet top in opposed relation to said cabinet bottom, said cabinet top defining an opening that is encircled by said cabinet top; and a cabinet interior intermediate the cabinet top and cabinet bottom, said cabinet interior enclosed by a shell; a fluid container pivotally attached to said cabinet, said fluid container being pivotable between a fill position in which the container receives fluid through an open top of the fluid container and an empty position in which fluid is emptied from the container through the open top without having to lift any portion of the cabinet, said open top receiving waste from the shower apparatus when said fluid container is in said fill position, said open top of said fluid container having a channel configured to allow fluid to flow out of said fluid container when in said empty position, said fluid container having a back dimensioned and configured to clear said cabinet top when said fluid container is moved between said fill position and said empty position; a pivot between a front of said fluid container and said cabinet top, said pivot providing lateral support to said fluid container in said empty position, said channel in said fluid container adjacent said pivot; a container latch positioned adjacent the back of said fluid container, said container latch securing said fluid container to said cabinet; a handle for lifting the back of said fluid container; a cabinet latch attached to said shell of said cabinet, said cabinet latch configured to engage the shower apparatus when said cabinet is received by said shower apparatus; and one or more mechanical energy storage devices interconnecting the cabinet and fluid container for urging the container toward said empty position.