Modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system

Abstract

A modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system and a multiunit system of interconnected units with common walls includes a floor base with raised flooring with drainage, four posts attached to the floor base, two side wall panels connected to the posts by panel assemblies and one back wall connected to the rear posts. A panel assembly includes upper and lower tracks and two sets of opposing track connectors to connect the tracks to the posts. The lower track and each of the lower track connectors have at least one weep opening for water drainage. A front top brace connects the left and right front posts. A door is hingedly connected to either the left or right front post and has a lock mechanism for locking the door.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system, which comprises:
 a) a floor base, said floor base including a frame, raised flooring positioned atop said frame, and a plurality of post attachment means, each post attachment means positioned on said frame and having at least one fastener attachment hole and at least one weep hole, said varied flooring having a plurality of drainage orifices thereon;   b) four posts, each of said four posts being corner posts and being attached to said floor base, one each of said posts being a front left post, a front right post, a rear left post and a rear right post;   c) two opposing side wall panels, each of said side wall panels having a top, a bottom and sides; each of said side wall panels being connected to said posts to create locker sides and said one back wall being connected to said rear posts to create a locker back, each of said side wall panels being connected to said posts by panel assemblies, said back wall being selected from the group consisting of a wall panel with panel assemblies and of a preexisting wall to which said system is attached;   d) two panel assemblies connected to said posts and said back wall, one for each of said opposing side wall panels, each of said panel assemblies including an upper track for encompassing and positioning a top of a panel, a lower track for encompassing a bottom of a panel, said lower track having at least one weep opening for water drainage therefrom, and each of said panel assemblies having two opposing upper track connectors and two opposing lower track connectors for connecting said upper tracks and lower tracks, respectively, to said posts, wherein said upper track connectors and said lower track connectors are opposing U-shaped connectors, and said upper track connectors and said lower-track connectors are identical and include at least one screw hole for attachment to one of said posts and at least one screw hole for attachment to one of said panels;   e) a front top brace connecting a top area of said left front post to a top area of said right front post; and,   f) a door hingedly connected to one of said left front post and said right front post and having a lock mechanism for locking said door.   
     
     
         2 . The modular integrated locker and shower stall system of  claim 1  wherein said side wall panels are plastic panels selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic, cellular polyvinyl chloride, cellular urethane and wood-plastic composite, and wherein said floor base frame is a hollow frame. 
     
     
         3 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 1  wherein said raised flooring is a plurality of floorboards and said drainage orifices are drainage openings between said adjacent floorboards. 
     
     
         4 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 1  wherein said raised flooring is a single floor member having a plurality of draining orifices therein. 
     
     
         5 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 1  wherein said one back wall is a back panel and a third panel assembly connecting said back panel to said rear posts. 
     
     
         6 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 1  wherein said posts have a rectangular footprint and have vertical recesses and are tubular hollow posts wherein said posts are extruded aluminum posts and said aluminum extruded posts are powder-coated aluminum extruded posts. 
     
     
         7 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 1  wherein at least one of said panels includes at least one plumbing fixture orifice. 
     
     
         8 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 1  wherein said U-shaped connectors each have one central screw hole for attachment to one of said posts and have one screw hole for attachments to one of said panels. 
     
     
         9 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 1  wherein said lock is selected from the group consisting of a handle set lock, a cam lock, a tee lock, a paddle lock and a thumb turning lock 
     
     
         10 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 1  further including a cap member atop said posts and connected to said posts, said cap member having at least three sections, each of said three sections being in a separate plane from the others, one section being downwardly tapered forwardly from back to front, two sections being downwardly tapered outwardly to a side wall panel, and said cap member having a back nape. 
     
     
         11 . A modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system having at least two connected units, which comprises:
 a) a floor base, said floor base including a frame, raised flooring positioned atop said frame, and a plurality of post attachment means, each post attachment means positioned on said frame and having at least one fastener attachment hole and at least one weep hole, said varied flooring having a plurality of drainage articles thereon;   b) at least six posts, four of said at least six posts being corner posts, one of each corner post being a front left post, a front right post, a rear left post and a rear right post, at least one of said at least six posts being a front center post and at least one of said at least six posts being a rear center post;   c) two opposing side wall panels and one back wall, each of said two side wall panels having a top, a bottom and sides; each said two opposing side wall panels being connected to said corner posts to create locker sides and said back wall being connected to said rear posts to create a locker system back, each of said panels being connected to said posts by panel assemblies;   d) a plurality of panel assemblies connected to said posts and said back wall, one for each of said two opposing side wall panels, each of said panel assemblies including an upper track for encompassing and positioning a top of a panel, a lower track for encompassing a bottom of a panel, said lower track having at least one weep opening for water drainage therefrom, and each of said panel assemblies having two opposing upper track connectors and two opposing lower track connectors for connecting said upper tracks and lower tracks, respectively, to said posts, wherein said upper track connectors and said lower track connectors are opposing U-shaped connectors and wherein said upper track connectors and lower track connectors are identical and include at least one screw hole for attachment to one of said posts and at least one screw hole for attachment to at least one of said panels; and,   e) at least two front top braces connecting a top area of said left front post a top area of a center post and connecting to a top area of said right front post;   f) at least two doors hingedly connected to one of said left front post, said right front post and said center post and below a front top brace, and having a lock mechanism for locking each of said at least two doors.   
     
     
         12 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 11  wherein said side wall panels are plastic panels selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic, cellular polyvinyl chloride, cellular urethane and wood-plastic composite, and wherein said floor base frame is a hollow frame. 
     
     
         13 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 11  wherein said raised flooring is a plurality of floorboards and said drainage orifices are drainage openings between said adjacent floorboards. 
     
     
         14 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 11  wherein said raised flooring is a single floor member having a plurality of draining orifices therein. 
     
     
         15 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 11  wherein said one back wall is at least two back panels and at least two panel assemblies connecting said at least two back panels to said rear posts. 
     
     
         16 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 11  wherein said posts have a rectangular footprint and have vertical recesses on four sides adapted to receive and position upper track connectors and lower track connectors, and wherein said posts are extruded aluminum posts and said aluminum extruded posts are powder coated aluminum extruded posts. 
     
     
         17 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 11  wherein at least one of said panels includes at least one plumbing fixture orifice. 
     
     
         18 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 11  wherein said U-shaped connectors each have one central screw hole for attachment to one of said posts and have one screw hole for attachments to one of said panels. 
     
     
         19 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 11  wherein said system further includes at least a cap member atop said posts and connected to said posts, said cap member having at least three sections, each of said three sections being in a separate plane from the others, one section being downwardly tapered forwardly from back to front, two sections being downwardly tapered outwardly to a side wall panel, and said cap member having a back nape. 
     
     
         20 . The modular integrated outdoor locker and shower stall system of  claim 11  wherein said floor base has a rectangular footprint, and said posts are arranged in a configuration selected from the group consisting of (i) a rectangular configuration with side-by-side locker units; (ii) a rectangular configuration with said posts arranged in a two row rectangular configuration, creating two rows of back-to-back units; (iii) a U-shaped configuration, creating two parallel rows of separated units connected by a row of units at right angles to said two parallel rows; (iv) an L-shaped configuration, creating two rows of units at right angles to one another; and (v) combinations thereof.