Combination shower and closet device for recreational vehicles and the like

• US 5,100,196 A
• Filed: 03/05/1990
• Issued: 03/31/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dodgen Industries
• Original Assignee: Dodgen Industries
• Inventors: Dodgen, John N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Focarino, Margaret A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pike, Andrew C.
• Application Number:
  US07/487,924
• Time in Patent Office: 757 Days
• Field of Search: 296/24.1, 296/156, 296/164, 4/597, 4/599
• US Class Current: 296/156
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 4/00 Combinations of baths, douches, sinks, wash-basins, closets, or urinals, not covered by a single other group of this subclass such combinations when connected to water supply or waste pipe E03C1/01
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 3/36 Auxiliary arrangements; Arrangements of living accommodation toilet or washing arrangements B60R15/00; Details
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 15/02 Washing facilities in railway vehicles B61D35/002

Abstract

A shower stall has a surrounding wall structure, and a movable closet compartment is mounted in the shower stall. An access opening in provided in a first wall portion of the shower stall, with the closest compartment being mounted in a recessed position within an opening in a second wall portion of the shower stall. Suspension apparatus movably connects the closest compartment to the shower stall whereby the closest compartment can be moved to an extended position protruding outwardly from the shower stall so that the shower stall is substantially free from the presence of the movable closest.

Claims

1. In combination,

an enclosed living space having a shower stall formed by a surrounding rectangular wall structure consisting of a plurality of straight walls forming a rectangular shape,

a movable rectangular closet compartment movably mounted in said shower stall,

an access opening in a first straight wall portion of said shower stall,

a second opening in a second straight wall portion of said shower stall,

a sliding suspension means movably connecting said closet compartment to said shower stall whereby said closet compartment can be moved longitudinally in only a horizontal direction from a recessed position within said shower stall to an extended position outside said shower stall through said second opening so that said shower stall is substantially free from a presence of said movable closet,

and a rear wall on said closet compartment to close said second opening when said closet compartment is moved to said extended position.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said closet compartment has top, bottom, side, and rear walls, and a forward opening, with said forward opening being substantially flush with said second wall portion of said shower stall when said closet compartment is in the recessed position.