Shower cabinet

Claim 2

A shower cabinet which is collapsible so that when not in use it occupies a space of small front-to-back depth but can readily be opened to accommodate a person in a waterproof space including a back structure of small depth, a tray pivotally attached to the back structure and movable from a vertical position adjacent the back structure to an extended approximately horizontal position near floor level, a roof attached to the back structure and movable from a collapsed position adjacent the back structure to an extended approximately horizontal overhead position, and two pivoted rigid sidewalls attached to the back structure movable from collapsed positions adjacent the back structure to extended positions, approximately at right angles to the back structure, means effecting a waterproof engagement between the two sidewalls when extended and the tray, and a front closure member movable from a position adjacent the back structure to a position at the front of the cabinet in the open condition.

Claim 3

A shower cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two sidewalls are rigid panels pivotally attached to the fixed back structure, the tray and roof are both rigid structures pivoted to the fixed structure and the tray and roof are located between the two pivoted sidewalls when the cabinet is open, and are covered by the two pivoted sidewalls when the cabinet is closed.

Claim 4

A shower cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixed structure comprises a backplate and two fixed narrow sidewalls attached to the backplate, said pivoted sidewalls being pivoted to the fixed sidewalls, and said tray and roof and front closure member being all housed between the fixed narrow sidewalls in the closed condition of the cabinet.

Claim 5

A cabinet as claimed in claim 2, wherein the pivoted sidewalls form two doors in the form of rigid panels which overlap one another in the closed positions.

Claim 6

A cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tray iS above floor level and a water trough is provided within the fixed structure below the level of the tray, and channels carried by the pivoted sidewalls adjacent the tray extend back to the trough.

Claim 7

A cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein cooperating wedge means are provided on the sides of the tray in adjacent parts of the pivoted sidewalls whereby the lowering of the tray pulls the sidewalls tightly against the sides of the tray.

Claim 8

A cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tray and roof are connected by connecting means whereby the lowering of the tray raises the roof.

Claim 9

A cabinet as claimed in claim 7, wherein the connecting means are located against the outside of the fixed sidewalls and are enclosed by covering panels.

Claim 10

A cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front closure means is a flexible member carried on a bar which can be housed within the fixed structure and can be pulled out to its front position.

Claim 11

A cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tray has legs which automatically move from a collapsed position to a supporting position when the tray is moved down to its horizontal position.

Claim 12

A cabinet as claimed in preceding claim 1, wherein the fixed backplate is recessed to house pipes between it and a wall of a house and has a projecting part housing a water mixing valve.

Claim 13

A cabinet as claimed in claim 9, wherein the bar enters retaining notches in the closed position.

Claim 14

A cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pivoted walls meet in closed positions on the centerline of the cabinet and the front closure member is a flexible curtain of U shape in plan view in the open condition so as to form extensions to the sidewalls.

Claim 15

A shower cabinet which is collapsible so that when not in use it occupies a space of small front-to-back depth but can readily be opened to provide a space to accommodate a person, said cabinet including a back structure of smaller depth than said space including two rigid sidewalls, a rigid tray pivotally attached to the back structure and movable from a collapsed vertical position adjacent the back structure to a forwardly extended approximately horizontal position near floor level, a roof attached to the back structure and movable from a collapsed position adjacent the back structure to a forwardly extended approximately horizontal overhead position, means connecting the tray and roof whereby the lowering of the tray raises the roof, and two rigid sidewalls one of which is wider than the other and which are pivoted to the said sidewalls respectively and movable from collapsed positions adjacent the back structure in which they serve as doors and in which one of the sidewalls overlaps the other, to forwardly extended positions, approximately at right angles to the back structure, means effecting a waterproof engagement between the two sidewalls when extended and the tray, a water trough within the fixed structure below the level of the tray, channels carried by the pivoted sidewalls adjacent the tray extending back to the trough, a front closure curtain, and support means supporting said curtain and movable from a collapsed position adjacent the back structure to a position at the front of the cabinet in the open condition, in which the curtain serves as a front closure.

Claim 16

A shower cabinet which is collapsible so that when not in use it occupies a space of small front-to-back depth but can readily be opened to provide a space to accommodate a person, said cabinet including a back structure of smaller depth than said space including two rigid sidewalls, a rigid tray pivotally attached to the back structure and movable from a collapsed vertical position adjacent the back structure to a forwardly extended approximately horizontal position near floor level, a roof attached to the back structure and movable from a collapsed position adjacent the back structure to a forwardly extended approximately horizontal overhead position, means connecting the tray and roof whereby the lowering of the tray raises the roof, and two rigid sidewalls one of which is wider than the other and which are pivoted to the said sidewalls respectively and movable from collapsed positions adjacent the back structure in which they serve as doors and in which one of the sidewalls overlaps the other, to forwardly extended positions, approximately at right angles to the back structure, means effecting a waterproof engagement between the two sidewalls when extended and the tray, a water trough within the fixed structure below the level of the tray, channels carried by the pivoted sidewalls adjacent the tray extending back to the trough, a front closure curtain, and support means supporting said curtain and movable from a collapsed position adjacent the back structure to a position at the front of the cabinet in the open condition, in which the curtain serves as a front closure.

Claim 17

A shower cabinet which is collapsible so that when not in use it occupies a space of small front-to-back depth but can readily be opened to provide a space to accommodate a person, said cabinet including a back structure of smaller depth than said space, a tray pivotally attached to the back structure and movable downwardly and forwardly from a collapsed vertical position adjacent the back structure to a forwardly extended approximately horizontal position near floor level, means to apply a force to assist the closing movement of the tray, two side walls pivotally attached to the back structure on vertical axes and movable from collapsed positions adjacent the back structure to forwardly extended positioNs approximately at right angles where they serve as doors which overlap each other to the back structure with their front edges approximately in the same transverse vertical plane as the outer edge of the lowered tray, a support device attached to the back structure and including a transverse horizontal support member movable from a position adjacent the back structure to a forwardly extended approximately horizontal overhead position approximately into the same said transverse vertical plane, the forward and retracted positions of said member being in a common horizontal plane, means to prevent escape of water between the two side walls when extended and the tray, and a front closure member having its top edge carried by said support member and movable thereby from a collapsed position adjacent the back structure to a position at the front of the cabinet in the open condition.

Claim 18

A shower cabinet which is collapsible so that when not in use it occupies a space of small front-to-back depth but can readily be opened to provide a space to accommodate a person, said cabinet including a back structure of smaller depth than said space, a tray pivotally attached to the back structure and movable downwardly and forwardly from a collapsed vertical position adjacent the back structure to a forwardly extended approximately horizontal position near floor level, means to apply a force to assist the closing movement of the tray, two side walls pivotally attached to the back structure on vertical axes and movable from collapsed positions adjacent the back structure to forwardly extended positioNs approximately at right angles where they serve as doors which overlap each other to the back structure with their front edges approximately in the same transverse vertical plane as the outer edge of the lowered tray, a support device attached to the back structure and including a transverse horizontal support member movable from a position adjacent the back structure to a forwardly extended approximately horizontal overhead position approximately into the same said transverse vertical plane, the forward and retracted positions of said member being in a common horizontal plane, means to prevent escape of water between the two side walls when extended and the tray, and a front closure member having its top edge carried by said support member and movable thereby from a collapsed position adjacent the back structure to a position at the front of the cabinet in the open condition.