Portable wash basin cart and disposable personal wash basin

Abstract

A wheeled cart is configured to removably carry a patient's personal wash basin. The cart includes a lid that covers the personal wash basin when the cart is moved from a bathroom to the patient so that liquid in the wash basin cannot splash out onto the floor if the cart strikes an obstruction. A flexible tube is provided for filling the basin from a sink. A drain pipe is provided to empty the wash basin without the need to lift the wash basin. A disposable thin personal wash basin having a funnel-shaped outlet may be used with the cart to minimize potential contamination.

1 . A portable wash basin cart for health care providers; the portable wash basin cart comprising:
 a frame having at least two wheels; the frame adapted to be movable from place to place on the wheels;   a personal wash water insert defining an outlet; the personal wash water insert being removably and replaceably carried by the frame;   a funnel carried by the frame;   the outlet of the personal wash water insert being aligned with the funnel;   a flexible drain pipe connected to the funnel; and   the flexible drain pipe including an outlet end and further comprising a bracket carried by and movable with the outlet end of the drain pipe; the bracket being configured to hold the outlet end of the drain pipe in a predetermined configuration so that the personal wash water insert may be drained without removing the personal wash water insert from the frame.   
     
     
         2 . The cart of  claim 1 , further comprising a base basin carried by the frame; the base basin having a bottom wall and the funnel extending down from the bottom wall of the base basin. 
     
     
         3 . The cart of  claim 2 , wherein the personal wash water insert includes an upper perimeter flange that connects the personal wash water insert to the base basin. 
     
     
         4 . The cart of  claim 3 , wherein the personal wash water insert defines a pair of handles;
 the handles being disposed within the base basin when the personal wash water insert is carried by the base basin.   
     
     
         5 . The cart of  claim 1 , wherein the height of the cart is adjustable. 
     
     
         6 . The cart of  claim 1 , wherein the personal wash water insert is in the form of a thin liner. 
     
     
         7 . A portable wash basin cart for health care providers; the portable wash basin cart comprising:
 a frame;   a base basin carried by the frame; the base basin having a bottom wall and an outlet funnel extending down from the bottom wall of the base basin;   the outlet funnel having a tapered inner surface;   a personal wash water insert being removably and replaceably disposable within the base basin;   the personal wash water insert including a funnel that defines an outlet of the personal wash water insert; the funnel of the personal wash water insert having a tapered outer wall;   at least a portion of the tapered funnel of the personal wash water insert being disposed in the funnel of the base basin when the personal wash water insert is disposed within the base basin; and   the tapered outer wall of the funnel of the personal wash water insert engaging the tapered inner surface of the outlet funnel to support the funnel of the personal wash water insert above the outlet funnel.   
     
     
         8 . The cart of  claim 7 , wherein the personal wash water insert has a lower surface with a portion of the lower surface supported above the bottom wall of the base basin by the engagement of the tapered outer wall of the funnel of the personal wash water insert with the tapered inner surface of the outer funnel. 
     
     
         9 . The cart of  claim 7 , further comprising a flexible drain pipe connected to the outlet funnel; the flexible drain pipe including an outlet end and further comprising a bracket carried by and movable with the outlet end of the drain pipe; the bracket being configured to hold the outlet end of the drain pipe in a predetermined configuration so that the personal wash water insert may be drained without removing the personal wash water insert from the frame. 
     
     
         10 . The cart of  claim 7 , further comprising a lid movable between open and closed positions; the closed position of the lid covering the personal wash water insert. 
     
     
         11 . The cart of  claim 7 , further comprising a flexible tube having a faucet adapter disposed at one end of the flexible tube; the faucet adapter adapted to fit on a faucet to direct water into the flexible tube; and the flexible tube adapted to direct water into the personal wash water insert from the faucet. 
     
     
         12 . The cart of  claim 7 , wherein the personal wash water insert includes an upper perimeter flange that connects the personal wash water insert to the base basin. 
     
     
         13 . The cart of  claim 12 , wherein the personal wash water insert defines a pair of handles; the handles being disposed within the base basin when the personal wash water insert is carried by the base basin.