Outdoor Shower

Abstract

A rigid, portable, and modular outdoor shower enclosure has a base, walls, and a shower fixture. The shower enclosure may be quickly and easily reassembled after disassembly for storage or transportation. When assembled, pegs, sockets, and gravity constrain the shower enclosure in all degrees of motion. Bolts, screws, and other means of affixing the panels to the base and frame are not necessary to make the shower enclosure rigid. The pegs and sockets are not visible when the shower enclosure is in its assembled position, giving the shower enclosure the pleasing appearance of a permanent structure.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An outdoor shower assembly adapted to be assembled and disassembled for storage or transport comprising:
 a. A base, having columns connected by side rails, sockets or pegs, and a floor that rests on the side rails that provides a surface upon which the user of the shower may stand;   b. A back panel, that when in assembled position connects to the base by pegs that insert into sockets fitted to the back panel and the base, pegs mounted to the panel that insert into sockets of the base, or sockets that receive pegs of the base;   c. Opposing left and right side panels, each side panel having an upper end and a lower end, and when each side panel is in assembled position it connects to the base by pegs that insert into sockets fitted to the back panel and the base, pegs mounted to the panel that insert into sockets of the base, or sockets that receive pegs of the base;   d. A top frame, that when in assembled position connects to the back panel and the side panels by pegs that insert into sockets fitted to the top frame or the back panel and side panels;   e. Wherein said back panel, left side panel, and right side panel for a three (3) sided shower enclosure that is removably secured to said base in assembled position;   f. Wherein said back panel, left side panel, and right side panel form a chamber therein when said shower enclosure is in assembled position thereby providing an area for said user to shower privately.   
     
     
         2 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 1  wherein the floor of the base has openings making it water-permeable. 
     
     
         3 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 2  further comprising a rectangular tapered pan having a flange, the flange captured between at least one bottom rail of the base to thereby fixedly hold the pan in position beneath said floor, so shower water flowing vertically through said openings in the floor is received in the pan. 
     
     
         4 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 3  further comprising a drain at the lowest point in the tapered pan that directs water collected by the pan to an outlet. 
     
     
         5 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 4  wherein the outlet is fitted with an adapter to accept a garden hose. 
     
     
         6 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 1  wherein one of said panels has an opening defined in part by opposing side vertical edges running upwardly from the base further comprising at least one door hingedly attached to one of said vertical edges. 
     
     
         7 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 1  further comprised of one or more doors hingedly mounted to one or more panels. 
     
     
         8 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 1  further comprised of one or more doors hingedly mounted to one or more columns. 
     
     
         9 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 6  wherein magnets hold the door or doors in the “closed” position. 
     
     
         10 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 1  wherein the back and side panels have columns that are vertical when the panels are in the assembled position. 
     
     
         11 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 10  wherein the bore of the columns form sockets that accept pegs protruding from the base. 
     
     
         12 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 10  wherein the bore of the columns form sockets that accept pegs mounted to the top frame. 
     
     
         13 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 10  wherein slats are mounted to the columns. 
     
     
         14 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 13  wherein the slats are mounted to the outer side of the columns. 
     
     
         15 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 13  wherein the slats are mounted to the inner side of the columns. 
     
     
         16 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 13  wherein some of the slats are mounted to the inner side of the columns and some of the slats are mounted to the outer side of the columns. 
     
     
         17 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 10  wherein the slats attach to ribs that mount to the columns. 
     
     
         18 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 1  wherein a shower fixture mounts to one of the panels. 
     
     
         19 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 18  wherein the shower fixture is fitted with an adapter to accept water from a garden house. 
     
     
         20 . The outdoor shower enclosure of  claim 19  wherein the shower fixture is fitted with an adapter to accept hot water from a garden hose and a second adapter to accept cold water from a garden hose.