MODULAR SANITARY FIXTURE
United States Patent 3774245
An improved sanitary fixture of rapid and easy application, comprising in a single body of the same material, the actual sanitary apparatus, a facing section of the wall for application of the apparatus and a section of the floor adjacent to the said wall.
US Patent References:
Toilet
Bruzenak - December 1939 - 2182979
Perineal bath
Robare - April 1968 - 3377630
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Stamberger - December 1936 - 2065104
Dental lavatory
Swinnerton - October 1937 - 2097167
Dental lavatory
Schmiedeknecht - November 1937 - 2099317
Toilet
Bruzenak - December 1939 - 2182979
Perineal bath
Robare - April 1968 - 3377630
/2065104.html
Stamberger - December 1936 - 2065104
Dental lavatory
Swinnerton - October 1937 - 2097167
Dental lavatory
Schmiedeknecht - November 1937 - 2099317
Inventors:
Greppi, Pierluigi
Application Number:
05/028855
Publication Date:
11/27/1973
Filing Date:
04/15/1970
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Primary Class:
Other Classes:
4/310, 4/653
International Classes:
A47K1/00; A47K4/00; E03C1/14; E03D11/02; E03D13/00; E03C1/12; E03D13/00; E03C1/18; A47K11/08; A47K1/04; A47K3/22
Field of Search:
4/1,6,7,166,167,187,104
US Patent References:
| 2116015 | Sanitary basin and the like | May 1938 | Ehrhardt | |
| 2520946 | Washstand | September 1950 | Martin | |
| 3302215 | Baby washing and sanitary fixture | February 1967 | Clothier | |
| 3490080 | BIDET | January 1970 | Sypal | |
| 3541613 | PORTABLE BIDET | November 1970 | Sypal | |
| 2834026 | Device for washing bedpans and urinals | May 1958 | Kronish | |
| 3398408 | Hygienic washstand | August 1968 | Capraro et al. |
Primary Examiner:
Artis, Henry K.
Claims:
I claim
1. A modular sanitary fixture for bathrooms or washrooms to be inset at the junction of a wall and floor flush with the wall and floor, comprising a unitary block of solid material, said block integrally including as an integral portion of said solid material a sanitary fixture such as a washbasin, a lavatory bowl or a bidet, said block also comprising an integral upright portion of rectangular outline that comprises a facing section of the wall in which the fixture is to be set, and an integral horizontal base portion of rectangular outline that comprises a section of the floor in which the fixture is to be set, said fixture and upright portion and base portion being formed as a single monolithic body, said fixture projecting forwardly from said upright portion and upwardly from said base portion and having a concave forwardly and upwardly opening surface that extends full width of the fixture and that merges smoothly with the forward surface of said upight portion and with the upper surface of said base portion.
2. A modular sanitary fixture as claimed in claim 1, the width of said base portion being the same as the width of said upright portion, said base and upright portions having sides disposed in parallel vertical planes.
3. A modular sanitary fixture as claimed in claim 2, said base portion terminating in a forward surface disposed in a vertical plane parallel to the wall in which said unit is to be set, said upright portion terminating upwardly in a horizontal surface which is parallel to the floor in which said fixture is to be set.
4. A modular sanitary fixture as claimed in claim 1, and plumbing fixtures carried by and extending through said unitary block.
5. A modular sanitary fixture as claimed in claim 1, said base portion terminating forwardly in a forward edge which is disposed in a single vertical plane that is bounded by four corners spaced from said fixture, said upright portion terminating upwardly in an upper edge which is disposed in a single horizontal plane that is bounded by four corners spaced from said fixture.
1. A modular sanitary fixture for bathrooms or washrooms to be inset at the junction of a wall and floor flush with the wall and floor, comprising a unitary block of solid material, said block integrally including as an integral portion of said solid material a sanitary fixture such as a washbasin, a lavatory bowl or a bidet, said block also comprising an integral upright portion of rectangular outline that comprises a facing section of the wall in which the fixture is to be set, and an integral horizontal base portion of rectangular outline that comprises a section of the floor in which the fixture is to be set, said fixture and upright portion and base portion being formed as a single monolithic body, said fixture projecting forwardly from said upright portion and upwardly from said base portion and having a concave forwardly and upwardly opening surface that extends full width of the fixture and that merges smoothly with the forward surface of said upight portion and with the upper surface of said base portion.
2. A modular sanitary fixture as claimed in claim 1, the width of said base portion being the same as the width of said upright portion, said base and upright portions having sides disposed in parallel vertical planes.
3. A modular sanitary fixture as claimed in claim 2, said base portion terminating in a forward surface disposed in a vertical plane parallel to the wall in which said unit is to be set, said upright portion terminating upwardly in a horizontal surface which is parallel to the floor in which said fixture is to be set.
4. A modular sanitary fixture as claimed in claim 1, and plumbing fixtures carried by and extending through said unitary block.
5. A modular sanitary fixture as claimed in claim 1, said base portion terminating forwardly in a forward edge which is disposed in a single vertical plane that is bounded by four corners spaced from said fixture, said upright portion terminating upwardly in an upper edge which is disposed in a single horizontal plane that is bounded by four corners spaced from said fixture.
Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improved sanitary fixture of rapid and easy application, of limited cost and of excellent sanitary characteristics, which lends itself more especially to use in hospitals, in clinics, in public places and in hotels, but which can also be adopted advantageously in private dwellings.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Such a unit is characterized in that it combines, into a single body of the same material, the actual sanitary apparatus, a facing section of the wall for application of the apparatus and a section of the floor adjacent to the said wall, the said apparatus and the said sections being mutually linked by means of curved lines and rounded surfaces.
The sanitary apparatus forming part of the said unit can, of course, be a lavatory bowl, a bidet, a wash basin or other similar element.
In the modular selection provided, the measurements of bulk of the unit, determined mainly by those of the facing sections of the wall and of the floor, will remain unchanged.
It is clear that, simply by assembling side by side units according to the invention with the same or different types of sanitary apparatuses, it will be possible to realize efficiently a bathroom or in general a wash room, no matter how prearranged, with considerable sanitary and economical advantages compared to the traditional solutions. The invention provides that, for the coherent completion of these bathrooms or wash rooms, there are used, in association with the sanitary service units already indicated, facing units formed by sections of wall and of floor linked together and the dimensions of which are on the one hand in accord with those of the sections of wall and of floor of the sanitary service units and on the other hand allow to constitute a connection between different modular systems.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will now be explained in further detail, with reference to the enclosed drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 represents a wash basin unit made of metal;
FIGS. 2 and 3 represent a lavatory bowl unit and a bidet unit respectively, made of ceramic material or the like;
FIG. 4 represents the wash basin unit of FIG. 1 associated with a small wall unit or recess placed above the wash basin unit itself; and
FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 illustrate facing units to be assembled side by side with the sanitary service units for the completion of bathrooms or wash rooms, the facing units of FIGS. 5 and 6 being wall units of different width and the facing unit of FIG. 7 being an angle unit.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
All three of the sanitary fixtures illustrated in the first three figures comprise a sanitary apparatus which may be a wash basin 1 (FIG. 1), a lavatory bowl 2 (FIG. 2) or a bidet 3 (FIG. 3) or even any other similar sanitary apparatus. This apparatus is in each case formed into a single monolithic body with a facing section 4 of the wall to which the apparatus has to be applied and with a facing section 5 of the floor adjacent ot the said wall. The various parts of this single body are linked together with rounded surfaces and/or curved lines so as to eliminate altogether any sharp corners and thus prevent the deposit of waste and/or filth of any kind and facilitate cleaning. It should be noted in particular that the section 4 and the section 5 are linked frontally, at the bottom, by a curved surface 6 and at the sides by flat lateral profiled elements 7 intended to fit together with companion elements of an adjacent unit of the service.
Similar features are possessed by the facing units provided by the invention as a necessary complement to the sanitary fixtures for the realization, according to a rational and unitary character, of adequately functional bathrooms or wash rooms.
FIG. 5 represents a facing unit 8 formed by a wall section 4' and by a floor section 5' linked together at 6', 7' and constituting a single piece whose bulk is, in height and depth identical to, and in width half that of the service units of FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 6 represents in turn a facing unit 9 similar to that of FIG. 5 but of double width, equal to that of the sanitary service units.
The facing unit 10 of FIG. 7 is, finally, an angular element which comprises two wall sections 4" at right angles and a floor section 5", linked at 6", 7". This unit is indispensable to realize coherently a bathroom or wash room using units of the type of the invention, in that it serves to connect, at the corners of the room itself, the wall and floor sections of sanitary service units or of facings belonging to contiguous walls. Like the units of the previous Figures, it is shown as being made out of ceramic material, but it can be made of metal material, like the wash basin unit of FIG. 1, or even of plastic material. The height and depth dimensions will be those of the other companion units, whilst the width may vary, as already seen for the units of FIGS. 5 and 6, always remaining within the limits of the modular choice provided and so that these units may efficiently and advantageously constitute connecting elements between one modular system and another.
In FIG. 4 the wash basin unit of FIG. 1 is illustrated with the completion of a recess unit 11 comprising a wall section 12 and two openings 13. Units of this type, in an infinite range of variations in shape, can usefully complete the main units to realize greater functionality and comfort in bathrooms or wash rooms.
The units illustrated being planned according to a modular dimensioning, constitute a template for water inlet and outlet pipes, which can be and preferably are arranged on the walls of application of the apparatuses after their prefabrication in the works.
The units -- according to the invention -- can be manufactured in any suitable material. In the case of FIG. 1, these are made of metal, and preferably one will use porcelained pig-iron or other metal to be enamelled or treated on the surface in an adequate manner. In the case of FIGS. 2 to 7, the units are made of ceramic material (vitreous china, or the like). The possibility of using suitable synthetic plastic materials for the same units seems evident. Such materials will lend themselves particularly well to forming the facing units for which the requirements are less strict -- in various respects -- than for the sanitary fixtures. The external dimensions of each of the units described coincide perfectly for each set, so that it is easy to replace each unit with a companion unit equipped with different apparatus and, naturally, also with an identical unit in the event of breakage or damage.
It is evident that a sanitary wash room or bathroom will be equipped with a set of different sanitary fixtures and with different facing units, so as to realize a homogeneous and functional installation which will permit making the most of the advantages provided by the invention, both from the point of view of assembly and from that of use.
Naturally, amongst the sanitary fixtures there can be provided also bath units or bath section units, although this service can also be advantageously applied in a conventional manner in association with facing units of the type already described.
The present invention relates to an improved sanitary fixture of rapid and easy application, of limited cost and of excellent sanitary characteristics, which lends itself more especially to use in hospitals, in clinics, in public places and in hotels, but which can also be adopted advantageously in private dwellings.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Such a unit is characterized in that it combines, into a single body of the same material, the actual sanitary apparatus, a facing section of the wall for application of the apparatus and a section of the floor adjacent to the said wall, the said apparatus and the said sections being mutually linked by means of curved lines and rounded surfaces.
The sanitary apparatus forming part of the said unit can, of course, be a lavatory bowl, a bidet, a wash basin or other similar element.
In the modular selection provided, the measurements of bulk of the unit, determined mainly by those of the facing sections of the wall and of the floor, will remain unchanged.
It is clear that, simply by assembling side by side units according to the invention with the same or different types of sanitary apparatuses, it will be possible to realize efficiently a bathroom or in general a wash room, no matter how prearranged, with considerable sanitary and economical advantages compared to the traditional solutions. The invention provides that, for the coherent completion of these bathrooms or wash rooms, there are used, in association with the sanitary service units already indicated, facing units formed by sections of wall and of floor linked together and the dimensions of which are on the one hand in accord with those of the sections of wall and of floor of the sanitary service units and on the other hand allow to constitute a connection between different modular systems.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will now be explained in further detail, with reference to the enclosed drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 represents a wash basin unit made of metal;
FIGS. 2 and 3 represent a lavatory bowl unit and a bidet unit respectively, made of ceramic material or the like;
FIG. 4 represents the wash basin unit of FIG. 1 associated with a small wall unit or recess placed above the wash basin unit itself; and
FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 illustrate facing units to be assembled side by side with the sanitary service units for the completion of bathrooms or wash rooms, the facing units of FIGS. 5 and 6 being wall units of different width and the facing unit of FIG. 7 being an angle unit.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
All three of the sanitary fixtures illustrated in the first three figures comprise a sanitary apparatus which may be a wash basin 1 (FIG. 1), a lavatory bowl 2 (FIG. 2) or a bidet 3 (FIG. 3) or even any other similar sanitary apparatus. This apparatus is in each case formed into a single monolithic body with a facing section 4 of the wall to which the apparatus has to be applied and with a facing section 5 of the floor adjacent ot the said wall. The various parts of this single body are linked together with rounded surfaces and/or curved lines so as to eliminate altogether any sharp corners and thus prevent the deposit of waste and/or filth of any kind and facilitate cleaning. It should be noted in particular that the section 4 and the section 5 are linked frontally, at the bottom, by a curved surface 6 and at the sides by flat lateral profiled elements 7 intended to fit together with companion elements of an adjacent unit of the service.
Similar features are possessed by the facing units provided by the invention as a necessary complement to the sanitary fixtures for the realization, according to a rational and unitary character, of adequately functional bathrooms or wash rooms.
FIG. 5 represents a facing unit 8 formed by a wall section 4' and by a floor section 5' linked together at 6', 7' and constituting a single piece whose bulk is, in height and depth identical to, and in width half that of the service units of FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 6 represents in turn a facing unit 9 similar to that of FIG. 5 but of double width, equal to that of the sanitary service units.
The facing unit 10 of FIG. 7 is, finally, an angular element which comprises two wall sections 4" at right angles and a floor section 5", linked at 6", 7". This unit is indispensable to realize coherently a bathroom or wash room using units of the type of the invention, in that it serves to connect, at the corners of the room itself, the wall and floor sections of sanitary service units or of facings belonging to contiguous walls. Like the units of the previous Figures, it is shown as being made out of ceramic material, but it can be made of metal material, like the wash basin unit of FIG. 1, or even of plastic material. The height and depth dimensions will be those of the other companion units, whilst the width may vary, as already seen for the units of FIGS. 5 and 6, always remaining within the limits of the modular choice provided and so that these units may efficiently and advantageously constitute connecting elements between one modular system and another.
In FIG. 4 the wash basin unit of FIG. 1 is illustrated with the completion of a recess unit 11 comprising a wall section 12 and two openings 13. Units of this type, in an infinite range of variations in shape, can usefully complete the main units to realize greater functionality and comfort in bathrooms or wash rooms.
The units illustrated being planned according to a modular dimensioning, constitute a template for water inlet and outlet pipes, which can be and preferably are arranged on the walls of application of the apparatuses after their prefabrication in the works.
The units -- according to the invention -- can be manufactured in any suitable material. In the case of FIG. 1, these are made of metal, and preferably one will use porcelained pig-iron or other metal to be enamelled or treated on the surface in an adequate manner. In the case of FIGS. 2 to 7, the units are made of ceramic material (vitreous china, or the like). The possibility of using suitable synthetic plastic materials for the same units seems evident. Such materials will lend themselves particularly well to forming the facing units for which the requirements are less strict -- in various respects -- than for the sanitary fixtures. The external dimensions of each of the units described coincide perfectly for each set, so that it is easy to replace each unit with a companion unit equipped with different apparatus and, naturally, also with an identical unit in the event of breakage or damage.
It is evident that a sanitary wash room or bathroom will be equipped with a set of different sanitary fixtures and with different facing units, so as to realize a homogeneous and functional installation which will permit making the most of the advantages provided by the invention, both from the point of view of assembly and from that of use.
Naturally, amongst the sanitary fixtures there can be provided also bath units or bath section units, although this service can also be advantageously applied in a conventional manner in association with facing units of the type already described.