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US3869732A
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Self-cleaning restroom
Assignee: SELF-CLEANING ENVIRONMENTS HOLDINGS Inc
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Filing: 1974-03-06
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Granted: 1975-03-11
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Expires: 1994-03-06
Abstract
Abstract A restroom has three bathroom fixtures: a lavatory and counter, a toilet, and a urinal. The lavatory and counter are mounted on a wall which is rotatable 90* about a hinge to a cleaning position where the lavatory is above the toilet. The wall of the lavatory and counter, in turn, carries a urinal support wall and urinal on the latter wall through a 90* hinge. The urinal support wall can rotate 90* with respect to the lavatory and counter wall and, by virtue of the latter''s rotation, 180* with reference to the toilet. In the 180* rotated position, the basin of the urinal resides below the lavatory and counter. Plumbing to the lavatory and counter, urinal and cleaning nozzles associated with each and their support walls, is directed through rotation joints. The toilet is fixed and no rotation joint is required. A privacy wall and door between the toilet and the other fixtures is hinged proximate its middle for folding into a cleaning position, with one portion of the panel overlying another portion of the panel and door. The panel in its folded position can be rotated such that different sides face the interior of the room. During cleaning, nozzles extend from below the lavatory and counter and into the basins of the urinal and toilet, and after cleaning, these nozzles retract.
Inventors
- 👤 Glenwood L Garvey
- 👤 Richard J Begley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-04 20:46
CPC Classifications
E; E03; E03D; E03D9/00; E03D9/002; A; A47; A47K; A47K4/00; E03C; E03C1/00; E03C1/01; E03D11/00; E03D11/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
An improvement in a self-cleaning restroom of the type which has a toilet and a lavatory changed in position from an in-use position into a nesting relationship for automatic cleaning and means to clean these fixtures in their nesting relationship with a fluid solution, the improvement comprising: a. lavatory support means carrying the lavatory; b. means for rotating the lavatory support means into a position where the lavatory and the toilet are in the nesting relationship; c. means for mounting the toilet in a stationary position; d. stationary and non-rotatable plumbing means to the toilet; e. plumbing means to the lavatory including plumbing lines and means for rotating a portion of the plumbing lines with the lavatory and with respect to a stationary portion of the plumbing lines; and f. the cleaning means includes cleaning lines and means for rotating a portion of such lines with the lavatory and with respect to a stationary portion of the cleaning lines.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
An improvement in a self-cleaning restroom of the type which has a toilet and a lavatory changed in position from an in-use position into a nesting relationship for automatic cleaning and means to clean these fixtures in their nesting relationship with a fluid solution, the improvement comprising: a. lavatory support means carrying the lavatory; b. means for rotating the lavatory support means into a position where the lavatory and the toilet are in the nesting relationship; c. means for mounting the toilet in a stationary position; d. stationary and non-rotatable plumbing means to the toilet; e. plumbing means to the lavatory including plumbing lines and means for rotating a portion of the plumbing lines with the lavatory and with respect to a stationary portion of the plumbing lines; and f. the cleaning means includes cleaning lines and means for rotating a portion of such lines with the lavatory and with respect to a stationary portion of the cleaning lines.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
159 words
An improvement in a self-cleaning restroom of the type which has a toilet and a lavatory changed in position from an in-use position into a nesting relationship for automatic cleaning and means to clean these fixtures in their nesting relationship with a fluid solution, the improvement comprising: a. lavatory support means carrying the lavatory; b. means for rotating the lavatory support means into a position where the lavatory and the toilet are in the nesting relationship; c. means for mounting the toilet in a stationary position; d. stationary and non-rotatable plumbing means to the toilet; e. plumbing means to the lavatory including plumbing lines and means for rotating a portion of the plumbing lines with the lavatory and with respect to a stationary portion of the plumbing lines; and f. the cleaning means includes cleaning lines and means for rotating a portion of such lines with the lavatory and with respect to a stationary portion of the cleaning lines.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
159 words
An improvement in a self-cleaning restroom of the type which has a toilet and a lavatory changed in position from an in-use position into a nesting relationship for automatic cleaning and means to clean these fixtures in their nesting relationship with a fluid solution, the improvement comprising: a. lavatory support means carrying the lavatory; b. means for rotating the lavatory support means into a position where the lavatory and the toilet are in the nesting relationship; c. means for mounting the toilet in a stationary position; d. stationary and non-rotatable plumbing means to the toilet; e. plumbing means to the lavatory including plumbing lines and means for rotating a portion of the plumbing lines with the lavatory and with respect to a stationary portion of the plumbing lines; and f. the cleaning means includes cleaning lines and means for rotating a portion of such lines with the lavatory and with respect to a stationary portion of the cleaning lines.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The improvement claimed in claim 1 wherein: a. the lavatory support means includes a panel; and b. panel means is included which cooperates with the lavatory panel to define a closed cleaning cabinet when the toilet and lavatory are nested for cleaning.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
131 words
The improvement claimed in claim 1 wherein: a. the lavatory support means includes a panel; b. the means for rotating the lavatory support means includes a hinge attached to the panel for rotation of the latter 90*; c. panel means is included which cooperates with the lavatory panel to define a closed cleaning cabinet when the toilet and lavatory are nested for cleaning, the panel means including a second panel mounted on the lavatory support panel for 90* disposition with respect thereto and 90* rotation therewith, a stationary third panel behind the toilet and adjacent one of the rotatable panels, and a fourth stationary panel at 90* to the third panel and being beside the toilet, the second and fourth panels having means to attach them together to form the cabinet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
246 words
An improved self-cleaning restroom of the type which has the fixtures of a toilet, a lavatory, and a urinal closing upon themselves for cleaning by a cleaning solution comprising: a. stationary toilet support means; b. the toilet being supported by the toilet support means so that the toilet is stationary; c. lavatory support means; d. a lavatory carried by the lavatory support means; e. means to mount the lavatory support means for 90* rotation from an in-use position in line with the toilet support means to a cleaning position with the lavatory over the toilet; f. urinal support means; g. a urinal carried by the urinal support means; h. means to mount the urinal support means to the counter support means for 90* rotation with respect thereto from an in-use position in line with the lavatory support means and toilet support means to a cleaning position with the urinal basin below the lavatory and counter; i. means for providing fixed plumbing to the toilet; j. means for providing plumbing to the lavatory, such means having means for rotatable connection from the lavatory support means to stationary plumbing so that the lavatory plumbing means rotates with the lavatory support; k. means for providing plumbing to the urinal, such means having means for rotatable connection from the urinal support means to stationary plumbing so that the urinal plumbing means rotates with the urinal; and l. means for cleaning the fixtures in their cleaning position with a cleaning solution.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
246 words
An improved self-cleaning restroom of the type which has the fixtures of a toilet, a lavatory, and a urinal closing upon themselves for cleaning by a cleaning solution comprising: a. stationary toilet support means; b. the toilet being supported by the toilet support means so that the toilet is stationary; c. lavatory support means; d. a lavatory carried by the lavatory support means; e. means to mount the lavatory support means for 90* rotation from an in-use position in line with the toilet support means to a cleaning position with the lavatory over the toilet; f. urinal support means; g. a urinal carried by the urinal support means; h. means to mount the urinal support means to the counter support means for 90* rotation with respect thereto from an in-use position in line with the lavatory support means and toilet support means to a cleaning position with the urinal basin below the lavatory and counter; i. means for providing fixed plumbing to the toilet; j. means for providing plumbing to the lavatory, such means having means for rotatable connection from the lavatory support means to stationary plumbing so that the lavatory plumbing means rotates with the lavatory support; k. means for providing plumbing to the urinal, such means having means for rotatable connection from the urinal support means to stationary plumbing so that the urinal plumbing means rotates with the urinal; and l. means for cleaning the fixtures in their cleaning position with a cleaning solution.
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