Slide out kitchen for motor homes and the like
First Claim
1. A plumbing assembly comprising:
- a fluid outlet,a fluid inlet mounted at a location that is movable with respect to the fluid outlet, andfluid conducting means connected between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet for maintaining a non-positive slope and continuous connection therebetween regardless of the position of the fluid inlet.
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Abstract
A plumbing assembly is provided which is formed from a plurality of rigid pipe sections, connected between a movable sink and a relatively fixed fluid outlet. These pipe sections are joined together by swivel fittings that permit the pipe sections to rotate with respect to each other. In this manner, different distances between the sink and the fluid outlet are accommodated by a folding and unfolding motion of the plumbing assembly in a minimum of space behind the wall of an expandable portion of the room. Fluid supply lines for providing hot and cold water to the sink faucet can be mounted within the same spacial area by means of similar swivel fittings that create an offset parallelogram structure. The lengths of at least the fluid draining pipe sections and the supporting structure behind the wall are selected such that a downward slope is maintained over the entire fluid flow path between the sink and the fluid outlet regardless of sink position during usage.
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9 Claims
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1. A plumbing assembly comprising:
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a fluid outlet, a fluid inlet mounted at a location that is movable with respect to the fluid outlet, and fluid conducting means connected between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet for maintaining a non-positive slope and continuous connection therebetween regardless of the position of the fluid inlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A slide out kitchen adapted for a vehicle, comprising:
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a fluid outlet assembly fixedly mounted with respect to the vehicle, a kitchen cabinet section movably mounted with respect to the vehicle between at least two usage positions and including a sink basin, the sink basin having a drain opening therein, and a plumbing assembly connected between the drain opening and the fluid outlet assembly, the plumbing assembly providing means for transporting fluid from the sink basin to the fluid outlet assembly without creating an elevation in the path of the fluid which retains fluid intermediate the drain opening and the fluid outlet assembly, regardless of the usage position of the cabinet section with respect to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A slide out kitchen, comprising:
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a fluid outlet; a sink mounted in a cabinet, that cabinet being slidable into a plurality of positions with respect to the fluid outlet; a fluid drain assembly connected between the fluid outlet and the sink, including; a first length of rigid pipe connected to the sink for receiving fluid therefrom; a second length of rigid pipe, pivotably connected to the first length of rigid pipe at a location intermediate any bends in either of those pipes, for receiving fluid therefrom; a third length of rigid pipe, pivotably connected to the second length of rigid pipe at a location intermediate any bends in either of those pipes, for receiving fluid therefrom; and a fourth length of rigid pipe, pivotably connected to the third length of rigid pipe and pivotably connected to the fluid outlet at a location intermediate any bends in either of those pipes. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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