ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules

Abstract

ADA-compliant, portable bathroom modules provide safe, easily installed complete or partial bathrooms in a room of a home or building and are easily removed when no longer needed, without permanently changing the appearance of the home or building. The units form an enclosed structure having a roof with a ventilation fan, and door. The modular design allows a complete bathroom or a portion thereof to be selected, as desired, by the user. The complete model includes a shower module, a toilet module and an intermediate hallway/center module. A portion of a complete bathroom includes a shower module or toilet module alone (⅓ unit), or together with a hallway/center module (⅔ unit) to enhance access. The complete bathroom or portions thereof may include a back flush toilet and sewage ejection pump to accommodate installation on a concrete slab, an integral (instantaneous) water heater to allow a cold water only hook-up, and a wall mounted body dryer.

We claim:  
     
         1 . ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules for easy assembly or disassembly in a room of a home or building; comprising three modules: a toilet module, a center/hallway module and a shower module; toilet and shower modules can be installed separate from each other, with a hallway, or together with the hallway in the middle to form a complete bathroom; the full, partial or individual modules form a free-standing, pre-wired and pre-plumbed enclosed structure with a roof and door.  
     
     
         2 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , wherein said shower and toilet modules consist of a floor piece, two wall pieces and a roof piece.  
     
     
         3 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , wherein said hallway module consists of a floor piece, a back wall piece and a roof piece.  
     
     
         4 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 3 , wherein said hallway has an additional side wall when it is used as not part of a whole bathroom (used as a partial).  
     
     
         5 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , wherein any module roof piece can include a pre-wired, factory-mounted ceiling fan and light.  
     
     
         6 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , wherein shower and toilet modules are pre-plumbed.  
     
     
         7 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 6 , where flexible plumbing hose drops through the floor and connects to water supply in the basement or crawl space.  
     
     
         8 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 6 , where toilet pipes connect through the floor to the main stack for waste removal.  
     
     
         9 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 6 , where shower drain connects through the floor to the main stack, laundry tub or a floor drain.  
     
     
         10 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 6 , where on slab construction a backflush toilet and sewage ejector pump are included to pump waste water out or up and out rather than normal down flow (gravity-based) plumbing.  
     
     
         11 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 6 , with an exterior wall sink mounted on any side of shower or toilet module.  
     
     
         12 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , wherein a front standard, bi-fold or pocket door is included.  
     
     
         13 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , wherein all pieces fit through any door or alcove.  
     
     
         14 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , wherein interior of pieces are molded fiberglass and exterior is fluted fibercore (corrugated) NRP or FRP (plastic).  
     
     
         15 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , with 1 ⅝″ or 3⅝″ metal, plastic or wood studs in-between inside fiberglass and outside plastic. Studs may also be attached to exterior plastic pieces only, forming exterior walls, with interior fiberglass pieces and exterior walls joining during installation.  
     
     
         16 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , wherein said toilet module includes an ADA-height toilet.  
     
     
         17 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , wherein said toilet and shower modules include factory-mounted grab bars.  
     
     
         18 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 15 , where exterior walls may connect together with hinges, cam buckles or other fastener.  
     
     
         19 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , with exterior access panels to pre-plumbed wet walls of modules.  
     
     
         20 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , with two module sizes: 3′×3′ (standard) and 5′×3′ (wide or wheelchair model) approximate interior dimensions, with complete bathroom unit interior dimensions of 3′W×9′L×7′H (standard) and 5′W×9′L×7′H (wide model).  
     
     
         21 . The ADA-compliant portable complete bathrooms of  claim 20 , wherein said bathrooms have a one-piece bubble dome roof instead of three separate pieces.  
     
     
         22 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , with floor leveling devices attached similar to those used on pool tables or furniture.  
     
     
         23 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , with hallway and toilet floor pieces having no drainage hole like shower floor does.  
     
     
         24 . The ADA-compliant portable complete bathrooms of  claim 20 , where units consist of three floor pieces, five wall pieces and three roof pieces.  
     
     
         25 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 6 , wherein said shower or toilet modules include and integral or instantaneous water heater so that only cold water supply must be connected to unit.  
     
     
         26 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , where complete bathroom units or shower with hallway partial units include a wall or roof mounted body dryer blower.  
     
     
         27 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , wherein toilet module may be all plastic inside and outside.  
     
     
         28 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , where exterior sink wall includes a mirror, lights and a GFI plug.  
     
     
         29 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , with factory pre-wiring; which is dropped through the floor and run (home run) to the power box.  
     
     
         30 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , with an entrance ramp included.  
     
     
         31 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , with custom molds for hallway fiberglass floor and interior back wall.  
     
     
         32 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , wherein all three floor pieces are level with each other.  
     
     
         33 . The ADA-compliant portable bathroom modules of  claim 1 , wherein said shower modules includes scald prevention, flexible shower hose, folding seat or chair with a cut-out, grab bars, curtain rod and curtain, and a removable threshold water stopper.