Quick-install cabin and kit for building such a cabin

Abstract

Title: Quick-install cabin and kit for constructing such a cabin The invention relates to a cabin (1) capable of accommodating at least one individual, the cabin (1) forming a closed enclosure delimited by a base (100) intended to rest on a ground, a roof (200), and an edge (300) joining the base (100) to the roof (200), the edge (300) comprising at least three panels abutting each other, characterized in that each of the panels comprises a plate and a frame, in that the base (100) and the roof (200) each carry a plurality of profiles for receiving the frame of the panels, and in that the cabin also comprises: - removable corner clips, - removable retaining members. Figure for the abstract: Fig. 1

Description

Title of the invention: Quick-install cabin and kit for building such a cabin Field of the invention

[0001] The field of the invention is that of the design and manufacture of ephemeral constructions.

[0002] More particularly, the invention relates to a quick-install cabin and kit for constructing such a cabin. State of the art

[0003] The cabins make it possible to create volumes protected from the external environment, particularly for the purpose of using them for storing objects or for sanitary purposes.

[0004] In the case of sanitary use, the cabins, whether they are made to form dry toilets or showers, make it possible to create an enclosed enclosure providing privacy to a user.

[0005] In the remainder of this description, we will take as an example the case of a cabin intended for sanitary use, and more specifically of a cabin intended to form a dry toilet.

[0006] Dry toilets are increasingly used in public places or individual homes.

[0007] A major advantage of dry toilets lies in their low ecological impact and their low cost of use.

[0008] Thanks to these advantages, dry toilets are increasingly used in collective places such as festivals, one-off public and private events, or even building and public works sites.

[0009] Classically, dry toilets comprise a seat under which is located an excrement receptacle, for example a bowl, which must be emptied regularly.

[0010] To prevent the rise of unpleasant odors, facilitate the absorption of urine and conceal excrement, shavings, in particular wood shavings and / or other vegetable shreds, are then placed by users on their excrement in the receptacle, after use.

[0011] It is therefore not necessary to connect them to a water source or to a wastewater drainage network as is the case for conventional toilets with a flush.

[0012] Therefore, dry toilets are advantageous for public events such as trade fairs or music festivals.

[0013] For this type of event, dry toilets generally include a closed individual cabin inside which the seat and the excrement receptacle are housed.

[0014] The cabins are generally formed of a hull incorporating a bottom and a roof connected to each other by a frame.

[0015] The frame is for example obtained by thermoforming so that it cannot be dismantled.

[0016] Therefore, transporting the cabin from one site to another represents a significant cost to the organizers of public events.

[0017] Another solution consists of producing a set of cabins carried by a rolling platform.

[0018] The rolling platform can then be attached to a vehicle, which makes it easier to transport between two sites.

[0019] However, for some sites, it is preferable to have individual cabins in order to distribute them in several places.

[0020] There is therefore a demand for cabins which can be used as individual dry toilets, and for which transport is simple and installation or disinstallation is quick. Objectives of the invention

[0021] The invention aims in particular to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art.

[0022] More specifically, the invention aims to provide a cabin whose installation and uninstallation are quick and simple.

[0023] The invention also aims to provide such a cabin which is simple and inexpensive to transport.

[0024] The invention further aims to provide such a cabin whose installation and uninstallation do not require the use of screws. Statement of the invention

[0025] These objectives, as well as others which will appear subsequently, are achieved thanks to the invention which has as its subject a cabin capable of receiving at least one individual, the cabin forming a closed enclosure delimited by a base intended to rest on a ground, a roof, and an edge joining the base to the roof, the edge comprising at least three panels abutting each other including a front panel having an access opening into the closed enclosure, characterized in that each of the panels comprises a plate and a frame surrounding said plate, in that the base and the roof each carry a plurality of profiles for receiving the frame of the panels, and in that the cabin also comprises: - removable corner clips, each designed to cooperate with the frame of two butted panels to hold them in position two by two, - removable retaining members, intended to be placed jointly in slots made in the frame of the panels and in openings made in the profiles.

[0026] Such a cabin can thus be mounted, that is to say installed, and dismantled simply and quickly.

[0027] Furthermore, the use of removable corner clips and removable retainers allows installation without the use of tools.

[0028] Finally, when not in use, the cabin's footprint is limited. Therefore, transporting the cabin is simplified and inexpensive since it can be carried out using a simple van and several cabins can be transported simultaneously in a restricted space.

[0029] According to an advantageous aspect, the removable retaining members comprise: - a pin intended to jointly pass through at least one slot and at least one opening opposite a slot, the pin having a head forming a stop for pushing the pin in, and - a pin intended to pass through the pin to hold it in position when it passes through a light and an opening together.

[0030] Such organs are then simple to use and do not require the use of tools, which simplifies the installation of the cabin.

[0031] Furthermore, such organs make it possible to reduce the cost price of the cabin since the lights and openings can be made by simple drilling.

[0032] According to another advantageous aspect, the base carries at least three studs intended to form an interface between the cabin and a floor, each stud being adjustable in height to adapt the position of the cabin according to the roughness of the floor.

[0033] This makes it possible to obtain a cabin that is easy to use and has a horizontal floor.

[0034] In other words, even when the ground on which the cabin rests has roughness, adjusting the height of the pads allows the base to remain horizontal.

[0035] According to another advantageous aspect, the border comprises four abutting panels including the front panel, a rear panel opposite the front panel and two side panels joining the front panel and the rear panel.

[0036] The cabin thus has a parallelepiped shape which makes it practical for a multitude of different uses.

[0037] Furthermore, the parallelepiped shape makes it possible to adapt the cabin for different successive uses.

[0038] According to another advantageous aspect, the cabin is intended to form a dry toilet, the cabin comprising a removable seat, the seat being intended to extend along the rear panel between the two side panels, the cabin also comprising a bowl intended to be positioned under the seat.

[0039] The cabin can thus be used as sanitary equipment, in particular to form dry toilets.

[0040] The seat ensures comfort when using the cabin as a dry toilet.

[0041] According to another advantageous aspect, the seat comprises a base and a board intended to be positioned on the base, the base having: - a front wall intended to be positioned opposite the rear panel, and - two support walls mounted movably on the front wall between a storage position in which the support walls are substantially parallel to the front wall and a use position in which the support walls are substantially perpendicular to the front wall.

[0042] The seat can, like the cabin, be folded to optimize its size for transport or storage.

[0043] The invention also relates to a cabin construction kit, characterized in that it comprises: - a base intended to rest on a floor; - a roof; - a border joining the base to the roof, the border comprising at least three butted panels; - removable corner clips, and - removable retaining members, the kit also comprising at least one crutch intended to temporarily cooperate with one of the panels and the base to hold said panel in position during construction of the cabin.

[0044] The stand allows the installation, that is to say the assembly, of the cabin by a single person.

[0045] Indeed, a user can hold each of the border panels in position on the base by means of the stand before securing them to each other using removable corner clips for example, or securing them to the base via removable retaining members. Figures

[0046] Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, given by way of illustrative and non-limiting example, and the appended drawings described below.

[0047] [Fig-1] [Fig.l] is a schematic representation in perspective from below of a cabin according to the invention, [Fig.l] showing a medallion of details on an enlarged scale.

[0048] [Fig.2] [Fig.2] is a schematic representation of a construction kit of a cabin according to the invention, intended to form dry toilets.

[0049] [Fig.3] [Fig.3] is a schematic representation of a detail of the cabin of the [Fig.l].

[0050] [Fig.4] [Fig.4] is a schematic representation of a seat for the kit of the [Fig.2], Detailed description of the invention

[0051] [Fig.l] illustrates a cabin 1 according to the invention. The cabin 1 is capable of receiving at least one individual, as will be understood from the description below.

[0052] In the remainder of this description, the cabin 1 is described in the context of sanitary use.

[0053] More precisely, cabin 1 is intended to form a dry toilet.

[0054] The cabin 1 thus comprises a closed enclosure delimited by a base 100 intended to rest on a ground, a roof 200, and an edge 300 joining the base 100 to the roof 200.

[0055] The border 300 comprises at least three panels abutting each other.

[0056] With reference to [Fig.2] which illustrates a kit for the construction of a cabin 1 according to the invention, the border 300 comprises four abutting panels including: - a front panel 301, - a rear panel 302, opposite the front panel 301 and - two side panels 303 joining the front panel 301 and the rear panel 302.

[0057] The front panel 301 has an access opening 304 in the closed enclosure. The front panel 301 also has a door 305. The access opening 304 is closed by a door 5 allowing or blocking access to the interior of the enclosed enclosure, for privacy purposes.

[0058] With reference to the detail view of [Fig.3], each panel comprises: - a plate 306, and - a frame 307 surrounding said plate 306.

[0059] The frame 307 has a U-shaped section forming a bracket in which the edge of the plate 306 is received.

[0060] The frame 307 makes it possible to stiffen the panel, in particular to prevent it from buckling and therefore deformation of the cabin 1.

[0061] With reference to figures 1 to 3, the base 100 and the roof 200 each carry a plurality of profiles 400 for receiving the frame 307 of the panels.

[0062] The profiles 400 are advantageously U-shaped profiles in which the frame 307 of the panels is housed.

[0063] For information purposes only, and without limitation, the U-shaped profiles 400 have a width and a height of 25mm and the frame 307 has a width and a height of 20mm.

[0064] According to an alternative embodiment not illustrated, the side panels 303 may comprise two half-panels coupled to each other by means of an upright formed by two U-shaped profiles welded to each other to form a composite profile (i.e. formed of at least two assembled parts) with an I-shaped section. As a variant, the upright could be a conventional profile with an I-shaped section, commonly called IPN.

[0065] The amount then extends over a height equal to the height of the panels (measured between the roof 200 and the base 100) from which the height of the U-shaped profiles 400 of the base 100 and the roof 200 is deducted.

[0066] This makes it easier to handle the side panels 303 by a single user, in particular for assembling the cabin 1.

[0067] As illustrated by [Fig.l], cabin 1 comprises: - removable 500 angle clips - removable retaining members.

[0068] The clips 500 are each intended to cooperate with the frame 307 of two butted panels to hold them in position two by two.

[0069] More specifically, the clips 500 have a hook shape making it possible to simultaneously hook the frame 307 of two abutting panels, for example a side panel 303 with the front panel 301 or a side panel 301 with the rear panel 302.

[0070] The clips 500 hook the frame 307 of the panels by cooperating with the edge of the frames 307 of two butted panels.

[0071] The clips 500 are put in place in particular by bringing the clips 500 into contact with the edge of the frame 307 of one of the panels and then pivoting the clips 500 to make it cooperate with the edge of the frame 307 of the other butted panel.

[0072] The cooperation of the clips 500 with the edge of the frame 307 of the other butted panel is then done by elastic deformation of the clips 500 which recovers its shape once the cooperation is ensured.

[0073] In other words, the clip 500 deforms elastically during its pivoting until cooperation with the edge of the frame 307 of each of the panels is effective.

[0074] The removable retaining members are intended to be placed jointly in slots 3071 made in the frame 307 of the panels and in openings 450 made in the profiles 400.

[0075] For this, as illustrated by the detail medallion of [Fig. 1], the removable retaining members comprise: - a pin 510, and - a pin 520 intended to cooperate with the pin 510 as explained below.

[0076] More precisely, the pin 510 is intended to jointly pass through at least one light 3071 and at least one opening 450 opposite a light 3071.

[0077] To block its crossing, the pin has a head forming a push-in stop.

[0078] The pin 520 is intended to pass through the pin 510 to hold it in position. when it jointly passes through a 3071 light and a 450 opening.

[0079] Thus, thanks to its head forming a push-in stop and to the pin 520, the pin 510 remains held in position allowing the blocking to be maintained between the panel on the one hand and the base or the roof on the other hand.

[0080] To ensure its stability on the ground on which it rests, the cabin 1 has a contact interface.

[0081] More precisely, the base 100 carries at least three pads 110 intended to form an interface between the cabin 1 and the ground.

[0082] Each pad 110 is, moreover, adjustable in height to adapt the position of the cabin 1 according to the roughness of the ground.

[0083] According to the embodiment illustrated by [Fig. 1], the base 100 carries five adjustable studs 110 thus allowing more precise adaptation of the cabin 1 to the roughness of the ground on which it rests.

[0084] Each pad 110 can thus be adjusted in height to ensure horizontality of the cabin 1 independently of the configuration of the ground.

[0085] With reference to the kit illustrated by [Fig.2], cabin 1 is intended to form a dry toilet.

[0086] For this purpose, the cabin 1 comprises a removable seat 600.

[0087] The seat 600 is intended to extend along the rear panel 302 between the two side panels 303.

[0088] Furthermore, the cabin 1 also comprises a bowl 650 intended to be positioned under the seat 600.

[0089] With reference to [Fig.4], the seat 600 comprises a base 610 and a board 620 intended to be positioned on the base 610.

[0090] More specifically, the base 610 has: - a front wall 611 intended to be positioned opposite the rear panel 302, and - two support walls 612 mounted movably on the front wall 611.

[0091] The two support walls 612 are movable between a storage position in which the support walls 612 are substantially parallel to the front wall 611 and a use position in which the support walls 612 are substantially perpendicular to the front wall 611.

[0092] According to the embodiment illustrated by [Fig.4], in their storage position, the support walls 612 are folded onto the front wall 611.

[0093] This benefits the compactness in length of the seat 600 to facilitate its handling and transport.

[0094] The board 620 is intended to cover the entire base 61 I so as to prevent a possible gripping area of ​​the base 611 for handling it.

[0095] The board 620, as seen in [Fig.4], has a recess 621 bordered by a toilet seat 622 providing comfort of use.

[0096] The bowl 650 is thus intended to be housed under the seat 600, and more precisely under the recess 621.

[0097] Tensioning means may be provided to prevent malicious removal of the seat 600.

[0098] By way of example, the tensioning means take the form of a cable to be tensioned, said cable being connected to the base 100 by a first end and connected to the board 620 by a second end.

[0099] When the cable is taut, it is then not possible to remove the board 620 from the base 610 from inside the cabin 1.

[0100] According to an alternative embodiment not illustrated by the figures, the board 620 and the front wall 611 are reversed.

[0101] In more detail, the front wall 611 is separate from the base 610 and the board 620 is integral with the base 610.

[0102] Thus, the front wall 611 which is intended to extend parallel to the bottom wall 302 is attached to the base 610 once the latter is positioned in the cabin 1.

[0103] To facilitate the assembly, disassembly and use of the cabin 1, as will be explained below, the rear panel 302 has two hatches 3021, 3022.

[0104] A first hatch 3021 is intended to be positioned near the base 100 and a second hatch 3022 is intended to be positioned near the roof 200.

[0105] The first hatch 3021 thus makes it easier to tension the cable to secure the seat 600 to the cabin 1 and prevent any malicious removal of the board 620.

[0106] Furthermore, the first hatch 3021 is used to insert the bowl 650 under the seat and to extract it to empty it.

[0107] The second hatch 3022 may have a ventilation role allowing the entry and exit of air to ventilate the interior of the cabin 1.

[0108] Furthermore, when the cabin is used to form a dry toilet and it includes a chip reservoir 660 intended to extend along the rear panel (see [Fig.2]), the second hatch 3022 can be used to ensure the refilling of the chip reservoir 660 from outside the cabin 1.

[0109] Still to facilitate the assembly or disassembly of the cabin, the kit illustrated by [Fig.2] includes at least one crutch 700.

[0110] The crutch 700 is intended to temporarily cooperate with one of the panels and the base 100 to hold said panel in position during the construction of the cabin 1, that is to say during the assembly of the cabin 1.

[0111] In other words, the stand 700 allows a panel to be held in position on the base 100 prior to the positioning of a removable retaining member, the positioning of a clip 500 and / or the positioning of the roof 200.

[0112] Several crutches 700 can thus be used simultaneously when assembling the cabin 1.

[0113] This allows a single person to carry out the assembly or disassembly of the cabin 1.

[0114] To carry out the assembly of a cabin 1 as just described, a user proceeds as follows.

[0115] First, the user places the base 100 on the ground and adjusts the height of each pad 110 to position the base 100 horizontally.

[0116] To do this, the user can use a spirit level, for example.

[0117] When the base 100 is correctly positioned, the user can install each panel to form the border 300.

[0118] To do this, the user inserts the frame 307 of each panel into a profile 400 so as to arrange opposite each other the light 3071 made in the frame 307 of the panel being installed with the opening 450 made in the profile 400 receiving said panel being installed.

[0119] When the light 3071 and the opening 450 are opposite each other, the user can insert the pin 510 jointly through the light 3071 and the opening 450 before immobilizing the pin 510 using the pin 520.

[0120] The user can then repeat the various operations previously described to install at least one other panel.

[0121] When two panels are joined and secured to the base 100 using the removable retaining members, the user can use one or more clips 500 to hold the two joined panels together.

[0122] The user can then remove the crutches 700 used to hold the panels in position, joined together and held together.

[0123] When the border 300 is fully positioned and assembled to the base 100, that is to say that the front panel 301, the rear panel 302 and the side panels 303 are integral with the base 100, the user can position the roof 200 so that the profiles 400 of the roof 200 each receive the frame 307 of one of the panels and that the light 307I of each panel is opposite the opening 450 of each profile 400.

[0124] The user can then secure the roof 200 to the edge 300 using removable retaining members.

[0125] When the cabin 1 is used to form a dry toilet, the user then deploys the base 610 of the seat 600 to position it inside the cabin 1 so that the front wall 611 extends parallel to the rear panel 302.

[0126] The board 620 can then be placed on the base 610 to form the seat 600 under which the bowl 650 is placed.

[0127] The installation of the bowl 650 is carried out from the outside of the cabin 1.

[0128] More precisely, the user uses the first hatch 3021 to insert the bowl 650 in cabin 1, under seat 600.

[0129] Furthermore, the user uses the first hatch 3021 to put in place the tensioning means in order to make the seat 600 fixed, and therefore not maliciously removable.

[0130] To do this, the user uses at least one cable which he connects to the base 100 by a first end then to the board 620 by a second end. Ad hoc means for securing the cable to the board 620 and to the base 100 are then provided for this purpose.

[0131] Preferably, at least two cables are used, the two cables each being positioned adjacent to a side wall 303 so that a force for retaining the board 620 on the base 610 is exerted at each end of the board 620.

[0132] The dismantling of the cabin 1, that is to say its uninstallation, can be carried out by following the same steps, in reverse order.

[0133] The cabin 1 which has just been described can thus be assembled or disassembled quickly and simply by a single person and offers the advantage of being compact for transport. This compactness is mainly due to the fact that the various elements constituting the cabin 1, i.e. the base 100, the roof 200 and the edge 300 are formed by flat elements.

Claims

Claims

1. Cabin (1) capable of receiving at least one individual, the cabin (1) forming a closed enclosure delimited by a base (100) intended to rest on a ground, a roof (200), and an edge (300) joining the base (100) to the roof (200), the edge (300) comprising at least three panels abutting each other, including a front panel (301) having an access opening (304) in the closed enclosure, characterized in that each of the panels comprises a plate (306) and a frame (307) surrounding said plate (306), lights (3071) being made in the frame (307), in that the base (100) and the roof (200) each carry a plurality of profiles (400) for receiving the frame (307) of the panels, the profiles being U-shaped profiles in which the frame (307) of the panels is housed. panels, openings (450) being made in the profiles (400), and in that the cabin also comprises: - removable corner clips (500),intended to cooperate each with the frame (307) of two butted panels to hold them in position two by two, - removable retaining members, intended to take place jointly in the slots (3071) made in the frame (307) of the panels and in the openings (450) made in the profiles (400).,

2. Cabin (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the removable retaining members comprise: - a pin (510) intended to jointly pass through at least one light (3071) and at least one opening (450) opposite a light (3071), the pin (510) having a head forming a stop for pushing in the pin (510), and - a pin (520) intended to pass through the pin (510) to hold it in position when it jointly passes through a light (3071) and an opening (450).

3. Cabin (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base (100) carries at least three studs (110) intended to form an interface between the cabin (1) and a ground, each stud (110) being adjustable in height to adapt the position of the cabin (1) according to the roughness of the ground.

4. Cabin (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the border (300) comprises four abutting panels including the front panel (301), a rear panel (302) opposite the front panel (301) and two side panels (303) joining the front panel (301) and the rear panel (302).

5. Cabin (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it is intended to form a dry toilet, the cabin (1) comprising a removable seat (600), the seat (600) being intended to extend along the rear panel (302) between the two side panels (303), the cabin (1) also comprising a bowl (650) intended to be positioned under the seat (600).

6. Cabin (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the seat (600) comprises a base (610) and a board (620) intended to be positioned on the base (610), the base (610) having: - a front wall (611) intended to be positioned opposite the rear panel (302), and - two support walls (612) mounted movably on the front wall (611) between a storage position in which the support walls (612) are substantially parallel to the front wall (611) and a use position in which the support walls (612) are substantially perpendicular to the front wall (611).

7. Cabin construction kit (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises: - a base (100) intended to rest on a ground; - a roof (200); - an edge (300) joining the base (100) to the roof (200), the edge (300) comprising at least three butted panels; - removable corner clips (500), and - removable retaining members, the kit also comprising at least one crutch (700) intended to temporarily cooperate with one of the panels and the base (100) to hold said panel in position during the construction of the cabin (1).

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