Portable hygiene station

Abstract

Various aspects of a portable hygiene station are disclosed herein. In one embodiment a portable hygiene station comprises a base. The base comprises a support surface; a bowl adjacent the support surface, the bowl having a drain aperture near a bottom surface thereof; and a basin substantially beneath the bowl for receiving water from the drain aperture. The hygiene station also includes a removable water source and a support member coupled to the base for supporting the water source over the base. In some embodiments, a handle attached onto the base, wherein the handle may be used as the support member for supporting the water source.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable hygiene station, comprising:
 a base, the base comprising:
 a support surface; and 
 a bowl adjacent the support surface, the bowl having a drain aperture near a bottom surface thereof; and 
   a basin coupled to the base and positioned substantially beneath the bowl for receiving water from the drain aperture;   a removable water source; and   a support member coupled to the base for supporting the water source over the base.   
     
     
         2 . The hygiene station according to  claim 1 , further comprising a handle. 
     
     
         3 . The hygiene station according to  claim 2 , wherein the support member for supporting the water source is the handle. 
     
     
         4 . The hygiene station according to  claim 1 , wherein the support member for supporting the water source is a hangar supported in the base and extending vertically therefrom. 
     
     
         5 . The hygiene station according the  claim 1 , wherein the basin is hingedly coupled beneath the bowl such that the basin may be opened. 
     
     
         6 . The hygiene station according to  claim 1 , wherein the base further comprises an external drain aperture for draining to an external source. 
     
     
         7 . The hygiene station according to  claim 6 , wherein the external drain aperture comprises an attachment member for receiving a hose thereon. 
     
     
         8 . The hygiene station according to  claim 2 , wherein the handle rests within a handle compartment coupled onto a back side of the base. 
     
     
         9 . The hygiene station according to  claim 2 , wherein the handle is configured for telescoping upward from a storage position to an extended position. 
     
     
         10 . The hygiene station according to  claim 2 , wherein the handle is configured for folding between a storage position and an extended position. 
     
     
         11 . The hygiene station according to  claim 1 , wherein the support surface has a contoured and padded upper surface upon which a person's neck and shoulders rest. 
     
     
         12 . A method for manufacturing a hygiene station, the method comprising:
 forming a base, comprising the base comprising
 a support surface; and 
 a bowl adjacent the support surface, the bowl having a drain aperture near a bottom surface thereof; 
   forming a basin;   coupling the basin to the base such that the basin is positioned substantially beneath the bowl for receiving water from the drain aperture;   providing a removable water source; and   coupling a support member to the base for supporting the water source over the base.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , further comprising coupling a handle onto a back side of the base. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the support member for supporting the water source is the handle. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the support member for supporting the water source is a hangar supported in the base and extending vertically therefrom. 
     
     
         16 . The method according the  claim 12 , wherein the basin is hingedly coupled beneath the bowl such that the basin may be opened. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 12 , further comprising forming an external drain aperture into the base for draining water to an external source. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising coupling a handle compartment onto a back side of the base for housing the handle therein. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the support surface is contoured and has padding thereon. 
     
     
         20 . A portable hygiene system, comprising:
 a portable hygiene station, the station comprising:
 a base, the base comprising
 a support surface, the support surface having a contoured configuration; and 
 a bowl adjacent the support surface, the bowl having a drain aperture near a bottom surface thereof; and 
 
 a basin coupled to the base and positioned substantially beneath the bowl for receiving water from the drain aperture; 
 a removable water source; 
 a support member coupled to the base for supporting the water source over the base; and 
 a handle coupled onto the base; and 
   an external drain line coupled onto the base for draining the water from the hygiene station.