ACCESSIBLE PORTABLE RESTROOM & FLOOR SYSTEM AND STRUCTURES FOR PORTABLE RESTROOMS & SIMILAR ENCLOSURES
First Claim
1. A floor structure for a portable restroom comprising:
- one or more sheets of material;
the material having an upturned flange surrounding its perimeter, the upturned flange having one or more notched corners;
a door opening formed by a recess in the perimeter of the plastic sheet, anda protrusion interior of the flanges which protrusion may form a portion of a cradle or nest for a holding tank.
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Abstract
An accessible or ADA/ANSI compliant style of portable restroom is provided. The portable restroom includes one or more of the features of: structural supports and/or curved sidewall segments allowing for the use of lighter weight material or construction of thinner walls and roof; improved holding tank structure; improved joints; vertical and horizontal grab bars; grab bar mounts which are molded into the restroom sidewall and facilitate mounting high impact yet flexible tubing; an improved lightweight floor structure, and a floor having upturned flanges which provide an area for attachment of the sidewalls; and integrated recesses in the floor for lift truck forks, among other features.
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20 Claims
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1. A floor structure for a portable restroom comprising:
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one or more sheets of material; the material having an upturned flange surrounding its perimeter, the upturned flange having one or more notched corners; a door opening formed by a recess in the perimeter of the plastic sheet, and a protrusion interior of the flanges which protrusion may form a portion of a cradle or nest for a holding tank. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable restroom assembly comprising:
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a floor having a cradle for a holding tank, the cradle arranged to locate and support the holding tank thereon; and a tank having a lower sidewall or more than one such lower sidewall matingly shaped to engage the cradle in the floor in order to nest the tank in position in the portable restroom. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable restroom structure comprising:
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one or more improved portable restroom joints comprising a plurality of nested sheets;
wherein the nested sheets comprisea mounting flange which overlaps and nests with an adjacent segment shaped and/or angled to align with the mounting flange. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An occupant support system for a portable restroom comprising:
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a horizontal grab bar; a vertical grab bar; said horizontal and vertical grab bars located near a toilet;
wherein the vertical grab bar is mounted to the floor and ceiling of the portable restroom, and extends the entire length therebetween, wherein the vertical grab bar is secured by molded-in pockets provided in the floor and the roof of the portable restroom, and wherein grab bar mounts are molded as integral components of the a restroom sidewall and extend inward into the interior of the portable restroom, wherein the horizontal grab bar is mounted to the grab bar mounts. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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