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Portable shower system

a shower system and portable technology, applied in the field of portable shower systems, can solve the problems of not providing privacy to shower users, lack of shower units available for the public, and inability to allow campers or sportsmen to take a shower

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-10-18
LEBLANC DON
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[0008]It is still a further object of the invention to provide a portable shower unit that affords privacy to the user.

Problems solved by technology

At many campgrounds, outdoor sporting events, and other outdoor facilities, there is a lack of available shower units to be used by the public.
Such shower facilities do not provide any privacy.
While such units may be convenient for rinsing off salt water they do not allow a camper or sportsman to take a shower after a day's hike using heated water.
However, the conventional portable shower designs assume that the facility will have access to an unlimited supply of fresh water, which is not often the case.
The conventional designs dot not provide for collection or recycling the precious water resource.

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[0014]Turning now to the drawings in more detail, numeral 10 designates the portable shower unit according to this invention. The unit 10 comprises a main enclosure or housing 12 having a bottom plate 14, a roof panel 16, parallel sidewalls 18 and parallel end walls 20. Of course, the nomenclature of the “sidewalls” and “end walls” is relative, since all upright walls defining the enclosure 12 can be termed simply “sidewalls.” The sidewalls 18 and the end walls 20 are preferably formed from a lightweight non-transparent material to afford privacy to the user taking a shower. The sidewalls 18 and the end walls 20 can be formed from lightweight flexible plastic sheets or other suitable material.

[0015]An access door 22 is formed in one of the sidewalls 18. Of course, the access door 22 can be formed in the end wall 20, if desired. The housing 12 forms an enclosure with an inner chamber 24 that can be divided into a dressing portion and a showering portion by a partition, a curtain, or ...

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Abstract

A portable shower has an enclosure formed from non-transparent material to afford privacy to the user. A showerhead is connected to a water container mounted above the showerhead. Water in the water container is heated by solar panels that capture solar energy. The solar energy also powers a re-circulation pump, which re-circulating bathing water between a water collection chamber mounted below the shower enclosure and the water container.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention pertains generally to equipment for camping and other outdoor use and, more particularly, to a portable shower system.[0002]At many campgrounds, outdoor sporting events, and other outdoor facilities, there is a lack of available shower units to be used by the public. Some facilities have open showerheads where a swimmer or camper can shower in a swimming suit. Such shower facilities do not provide any privacy. While such units may be convenient for rinsing off salt water they do not allow a camper or sportsman to take a shower after a day's hike using heated water.[0003]Some technical solutions to this problem suggest using solar heated showers that are installed at a rest stop. Such solar heated showers often disclose the use of simple flexible plastic bags designed to heat water by exposure to the sun and then to be hung above the user for gravity to provide water flow. More complex apparatus include frame structures for hanging curt...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47K3/28
CPCA47K3/288C02F1/004C02F1/76Y02E10/40C02F2201/009F24J2/345F24J2/426C02F2201/008Y02A20/212F24S60/30F24S20/04
Inventor LEBLANC, DON
Owner LEBLANC DON
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