Telescoping shower for a boat

Abstract

An application for a telescoping boat shower includes telescoping extensions of decreasing diameter that collapse inside of a fishing pole holder of a boat when in storage and extend upwardly from the fishing pole holder when in use. The telescoping extensions conduct water from a larger, lower telescoping extension to a smaller, upper telescoping extension where a nozzle is attached. The nozzle sprays water on a user of the telescoping shower. An adaptable fitting attaches to a bottom of the fishing pole holder, providing a water-tight seal. The adaptable fitting has a water supply fitting for attaching to a supply of water and the adaptable fitting conducts water from the water supply to the telescoping extensions.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to the field of marine apparatus and more particularly to a telescoping shower for installation into an aperture of a boat.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]When boating, it is desirable to shower with fresh water, especially after swimming in salt water such as found in the oceans and many bays and gulfs. Very large boats often have complete bathrooms with built-in shower facilities. A known solution for smaller boats is a hose with a nozzle such as a kitchen sink sprayer with a longer hose. This solution works but requires the user to hold the sprayer in one hand while using the other hand to wash or, in rough water, to keep from falling off the boat.[0003]Many portable showers are known in the art. For example, a simple plastic bag filled with water with a hook on its top end and a shower nozzle on its bottom end works well for campers. The camper fastens the hook to a tree and stands under the shower to get clean. Unfortunately, ...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]In one embodiment, a telescoping boat shower is disclosed including telescoping extensions of decreasing diameter that collapse inside of a fishing pole holder of a boat when in storage and extend upwardly from the fishing pole holder when in use. The telescoping extensions conduct water from a larger, lower telescoping extension to a smaller, upper telescoping extension where a nozzle is attached. The nozzle sprays water on a user of the telescoping shower. An adaptable fitting attaches to a bottom of the fishing pole holder, providing a water-tight seal. The adaptable fitting has a water supply fitting for attaching to a supply of water and the adaptable fitting conducts water from the water supply to the telescoping extensions.

[0009]In another embodiment, a method of adding a shower to a fishing pole holder of a boat is disclosed including providing a telescoping shower that has telescoping extensions of decreasing diameter, the telescoping extensions collapse inside of the fishing pole holder of a boat when in storage and extend upwardly from the fishing pole holder when in use. The telescoping extensions also conduct water from a larger, lower telescoping exte

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, a boater doesn't always have access to a place to hook such a device.

For example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,939,503 to Nazworth discloses a portable shower that could be adapted to work on a boat, but, boats have limited storage space and such a device as that which is disclosed would take up too much space.

The disclosed shower would take up too much space for boating use.

Each of the disclosed showers consume too much valuable storage and deck space and, therefore, would be of limited use on a boat.

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