Emergency shower system

Abstract

An emergency shower system attaches to a water pipe behind a wall and a valve mounted to the pipe. A frame is mounted to the wall around the valve, and a panel connected to the frame for covering an opening in the wall. The panel has an opening, and a plate is mounted to the panel to close the panel opening. A handle is mounted to the plate. A linkage is pivotally connected to the plate and to the valve. Vertical movement of the handle and plate are translated to rotational movement by the linkage to operate the valve. The handle only moves vertically at a constant distance from the wall. An eye/face wash station may be included. The eye/face wash station includes a pull down tray with spray nozzles. The nozzles are connected to another valve which is opened by the rotation of the pull down tray.

1 . An emergency shower system to be connected to a fluid source, the flow of fluid being controlled by a valve in said system, said system comprising:
 a linkage adapted to be connected to said valve for operating said valve, the linkage comprising
 a first arm adapted to be connected to said valve for operating said valve, and 
 a second arm pivotally connected at one end to the first arm; and 
   a plate having an inner surface and an outer surface, the plate connected to the other end of the second arm such that the plate is a predetermined distance from the valve and for moving said linkage for operating the valve while maintaining the predetermined distance of the plate from the valve during movement.   
     
     
         2 . The system as claimed in  claim 1  including:
 a handle connected to said plate for moving said plate in a vertical direction; and 
 wherein said handle extends away from said outer surface of the plate. 
 
     
     
         3 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the plate, the first arm and the second arm move in respective substantially parallel planes for operating the valve.