Transportable multi-bay sink assembly

Abstract

The inventor discloses a multi-bay sink assembly to replace the military standard 32 gallon garbage cans with immersion heaters for cleaning eating and cooking utensils in a field kitchen environment. The sinks, when in use, can be continually refreshed with clean water. Waste water is removed through a waste manifold. immersion heaters are completely eliminated. The multi-bay sink can be assembled and disassembled into individual sinks with no tools. The sinks are made to nest within themselves leaving a small footprint for storage. Assembly time of sinks from packing crate to operational is less than 30 minutes. The full sink assembly can be appended to a separate waste handling and removal system to completely modernize field mess sanitation.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A transportable multi-bay sink assemblage comprising a plurality of sinks, a water source and a waste collector; 
 each of said sinks having an inflow end, into which water is added, an outflow end, a plurality of sides and a bottom;    each of said sinks removably connected to at least one other of said sinks at an inter-sink joint; 
 said joint having said outflow end of a first sink mated atop said inflow end of a second sink;  
   each of said sinks having a plurality of legs; 
 said legs having at least one top end, which removably attaches to said sink and at least one bottom end; 
 said bottom end having a foot device adjustably attached,  
 
 said legs fitting inside said sinks when disassembled,  
   each of said sinks further having a drain hole in said bottom, and a stop valve to close said drain hole; 
 said stop valves connected to a drain manifold to empty said water from said sinks into said waste collector;  
 said sinks nesting inside each other when disassembled for shipment.  
   
     
     
         2 . The transportable multi-bay sink assemblage of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of heater elements attached to said bottom of at least one of said sinks, a low water cut-off mechanism controlling each of said heaters and a protective shield placed above said heater elements.  
     
     
         3 . The transportable multi-bay sink assemblage of  claim 1  further comprising. a surge pump to agitate said water in said lowest sink.  
     
     
         4 . The transportable multi-bay sink assemblage of  claim 1  further comprising a control link between said water level sensor and said stop valve in said lowest sink.  
     
     
         5 . The transportable multi-bay sink assemblage of  claim 1  further comprising a control link between said water level sensor and a flow control device attached to said water source.  
     
     
         6 . The transportable multi-bay sink assemblage of  claim 1 , the lowest of said sinks having a water level sensor,  
     
     
         7 . The transportable multi-bay sink assemblage of  claim 6  further comprising a food waste handling mechanism which becomes part of said waste collector and which treats and recycles water discharged through said manifold.