Hand washing station

Abstract

A hand washing station may include a basin assembly having a basin with a drain and a rear wall at a rear of the basin and extending upward from a bottom to a top of the basin, and at least one spout for a water dispenser, a soap dispenser, and/or a hand dryer. The spout(s) may be fixed to the rear wall and extend from the rear wall, and may use a combination of fixed and removable fasteners for such fixing. The basin assembly may also include a flange extending rearwardly at the top of the rear wall for mounting to a top of a pony wall. The station may be configured to install in a variety of different positions and configurations, such as in a pony wall configuration or with a cabinet located below the basin. A drain adapter may also be provided to aid with compact installation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hand washing station configured for mounting on a pony wall having a front surface and a top surface, the hand washing station comprising:
 a basin assembly comprising a basin having a drain, a rear wall extending upward at a rear of the basin and at least partially defining a rear of the basin, and a flange connected to a top of the rear wall and extending rearwardly from the rear wall; and   a water dispenser comprising a spout connected to the basin assembly and configured for discharging water into the basin;   wherein the rear wall of the basin assembly is configured to be overlaid upon the pony wall, and a rear surface of the rear wall is configured to be connected to the front surface of the pony wall, and wherein the flange of the basin assembly is configured to be overlaid upon the top surface of the pony wall, and an underside of the flange is configured to be connected to the top surface of the pony wall, to mount the hand washing station on the pony wall.   
     
     
         2 . The hand washing station of  claim 1 , wherein the basin assembly further comprises a sloping surface extending from a front of the basin and sloping rearwardly and downwardly toward the drain, the sloping surface at least partially defining a bottom of the basin. 
     
     
         3 . The hand washing station of  claim 1 , wherein the basin assembly further comprises a shelf connected to a top of the basin at a front of the basin assembly and extending forward from the basin. 
     
     
         4 . The hand washing station of  claim 3 , wherein the shelf is further connected to the top of the basin at opposed sides of the basin assembly and extends outward from the basin at the sides of the basin assembly. 
     
     
         5 . The hand washing station of  claim 1 , wherein the basin assembly further comprises a trough positioned at a bottom of the basin, wherein the trough is recessed with respect to adjacent surfaces of the basin, and the drain is positioned within the trough, and wherein the rear wall extends downward into the trough. 
     
     
         6 . The hand washing station of  claim 1 , wherein the spout is fixed to the rear wall and extends forward from the rear wall and over the basin. 
     
     
         7 . The hand washing station of  claim 1 , wherein the flange is a free flange connected to the basin assembly only along a single edge at the top of the rear wall. 
     
     
         8 . A hand washing installation comprising the hand washing station of  claim 1  and the pony wall, wherein the hand washing station is mounted on the pony wall such that the rear surface of the rear wall is connected to the front surface of the pony wall by adhesive bonding, and wherein the flange of the basin assembly extends over the top surface of the pony wall, and the underside of the flange is connected to the top surface of the pony wall, further comprising a spacer connected to the top surface of the pony wall and extending from a rear end of the flange to a back of the pony wall, and a pony wall shelf overlaid upon the flange and the spacer to cover at least part of the flange and the spacer. 
     
     
         9 . A hand washing station comprising:
 a basin assembly comprising a basin having a drain and a rear wall located at a rear of the basin and extending upward from a bottom of the basin to a top of the basin; and   a water dispenser comprising a water spout connected to the basin assembly and configured for discharging water into the basin, wherein the water spout is fixed to the rear wall at a location below a top of the basin and between upper and lower ends of the rear wall, wherein the water spout extends forward from the rear wall and over the basin.   
     
     
         10 . The hand washing station of  claim 9 , wherein the basin assembly further comprises a sloping surface extending from a front of the basin and sloping rearwardly and downwardly toward the drain, the sloping surface at least partially defining a bottom of the basin. 
     
     
         11 . The hand washing station of  claim 9 , wherein the basin assembly further comprises a shelf connected to a top of the basin at a front of the basin assembly and extending forward from the basin. 
     
     
         12 . The hand washing station of  claim 11 , wherein the shelf is further connected to the top of the basin at opposed sides of the basin assembly and extends outward from the basin at the sides of the basin assembly. 
     
     
         13 . The hand washing station of  claim 11 , wherein the rear wall extends higher than the shelf, such that the upper end of the rear wall is located higher than the shelf, and wherein the location at which the water spout is fixed to the rear wall is located higher than the shelf. 
     
     
         14 . The hand washing station of  claim 9 , wherein the basin assembly further comprises a trough positioned at the bottom of the basin and at the rear of the basin adjacent to the rear wall, wherein the trough is recessed with respect to adjacent surfaces of the basin, and the drain is positioned within the trough, and wherein the rear wall extends downward into the trough. 
     
     
         15 . The hand washing station of  claim 9 , further comprising a soap dispenser having a soap spout configured for discharging soap, wherein the soap spout is fixed to the rear wall at a location below the top of the basin and between the upper and lower ends of the rear wall, wherein the soap spout is positioned at a same height as the water spout and extends forward from the rear wall and over the basin. 
     
     
         16 . The hand washing station of  claim 15 , further comprising an air output having an air spout configured for connection to a conduit extending from a hand dryer, such that the air output is configured to blow air from the hand dryer through the air spout into the basin, wherein the air spout is fixed to the rear wall at a location below the top of the basin and between the upper and lower ends of the rear wall, wherein the air spout is positioned at the same height as the water spout and the soap spout and extends forward from the rear wall and over the basin, such that the air spout is configured to discharge the air directly into the basin. 
     
     
         17 . The hand washing station of  claim 16 , wherein the water spout, the soap spout, and the air spout all have substantially identical peripheral shapes. 
     
     
         18 . A hand washing station comprising:
 a basin assembly comprising a basin having a drain, a wall defining a portion of the basin, the wall having an inner side and an outer side, and a first wall hole and a second wall hole extending through the wall from the inner side to the outer side;   a spout fixed to the wall of the basin assembly and extending over the basin, wherein the spout is configured for discharging a fluid into the basin, the fluid being selected from a group consisting of: water, soap, and air, wherein the spout has a rear side confronting the outer side of the wall of the basin assembly, with a first spout hole and a second spout hole extending into the rear side of the spout;   a fixed fastener having an enlarged head on the inner side of the wall and extending through the first wall hole and into the first spout hole to engage the spout in a fixed manner; and   a removable fastener extending through the second wall hole and received in the second spout hole to engage the spout, wherein the removable fastener forms a removable connection between the spout and the wall,   wherein the fixed fastener and the removable fastener affix the spout to the wall of the basin assembly.   
     
     
         19 . The hand washing station of  claim 18 , wherein the removable fastener comprises a stud received in the second spout hole and extending through the second wall hole, with a removable nut removably connected to the stud by a threaded connection on the inner side of the wall. 
     
     
         20 . The hand washing station of  claim 19 , wherein the second spout hole and the removable fastener have complementary threading, and the removable fastener is threadably received in the second spout hole. 
     
     
         21 . The hand washing station of  claim 18 , wherein the fixed fastener comprises a rivet having a shaft extending from the enlarged head through the first wall hole and into the first spout hole, and a plurality of gripping fingers extending outward from the shaft to fixedly engage an interior surface of the first spout hole. 
     
     
         22 . The hand washing station of  claim 18 , further comprising a reinforcing bracket mounted on the inner surface of the wall and having a bracket hole therethrough, wherein the enlarged head of the fixed fastener is received between the mounting bracket and the inner surface of the wall, and the removable fastener extends through the bracket hole. 
     
     
         23 . The hand washing station of  claim 18 , wherein the spout is a water spout configured for discharging water into the basin, and the wall has a third wall hole and a fourth wall hole extending through the wall from the inner side to the outer side and spaced laterally from the first and second wall holes, the hand washing station further comprising:
 a soap spout fixed to the wall of the basin assembly aligned with the water spout and extending over the basin, wherein the soap spout is configured for discharging soap into the basin, wherein the soap spout has a soap spout rear side confronting the outer side of the wall of the basin assembly, with a third spout hole and a fourth spout hole extending into the soap spout rear side;   a second fixed fastener having a second enlarged head on the inner side of the wall and extending through the third wall hole and into the third spout hole to engage the soap spout in a fixed manner; and   a second removable fastener extending through the fourth wall hole and received in the fourth spout hole to engage the soap spout, wherein the second removable fastener forms a removable connection between the soap spout and the wall, wherein the second fixed fastener and the second removable fastener affix the soap spout to the wall of the basin assembly.   
     
     
         24 . The hand washing station of  claim 19 , wherein the wall has a fifth wall hole and a sixth wall hole extending through the wall from the inner side to the outer side and spaced laterally from the first and second wall holes and spaced laterally from the third and fourth wall holes, the hand washing station further comprising:
 an air spout fixed to the wall of the basin assembly and aligned with the water spout and the soap spout and extending over the basin, wherein the air spout is configured for discharging air into the basin, wherein the air spout has an air spout rear side confronting the outer side of the wall of the basin assembly, with a fifth spout hole and a sixth spout hole extending into the air spout rear side;   a third fixed fastener having a third enlarged head on the inner side of the wall and extending through the fifth wall hole and into the fifth spout hole to engage the air spout in a fixed manner; and   a third removable fastener extending through the sixth wall hole and received in the sixth spout hole to engage the air spout, wherein the third removable fastener forms a removable connection between the air spout and the wall,   wherein the third fixed fastener and the third removable fastener affix the air spout to the wall of the basin assembly.