Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Barrier or major section mounted for in situ repositioning;... – Rotatable about vertical axis
Reexamination Certificate
2001-03-13
2002-10-01
Friedman, Carl D. (Department: 3635)
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Barrier or major section mounted for in situ repositioning;...
Rotatable about vertical axis
C052S073000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06457280
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a rotary bungalow.
2. Description of the Related Art
Typically, a bungalow is used in a recreation center at rivers, mountains, beaches, etc. to provide travelers, mountaineers, etc. with a space for rest or camping, etc. A rotary bungalow is rotatable in response to a user's desire, considering a view, an amount of sunshine or the direction of the wind, etc. at the area to be located.
Referring to
FIG. 5
which is a sectional view of a conventional rotary bungalow, the conventional rotary bungalow
101
is comprised of a cabin
110
provided with an indoor space therein, a support unit
120
supporting the cabin
110
so as to be spaced from the ground to a predetermined height, and a rotary unit
150
rotating the cabin
110
.
The cabin
110
is comprised of a rectangular plate member
111
forming a bottom thereof, a plurality of wall members
112
uprightly disposed on sides of the plate member
111
, forming an indoor space thereof, and a ceiling member
113
disposed on the top of the wall members
112
, covering the indoor space. The wall member
112
of the cabin
110
is provided with a door
118
and a window
117
. Under the door
118
is mounted a ladder
119
allowing the user to come in and out.
The support unit
120
is comprised of a pillar-shaped support column
121
uprightly installed on the ground and a support base
123
buried in the ground, supporting a lower end of the support column
121
. The rotary unit
150
is comprised of a fixed table
151
coupled to an upper end of the support column
121
, and a rotatable table
153
installed on the central lower surface of the cabin
110
, rotating relative to the fixed table
151
.
The fixed table
151
is comprised of a circular lower plate
161
fixed to the top end of the support column
121
, having a hole
164
formed in the center thereof, and a plurality of rollers
163
installed in the periphery of the lower plate
161
, rotatably supporting the rotatable table
153
. In a portion of the lower plate
161
is provided a fixed pin
165
allowing the rotatable table
153
to be rotated or fixed.
The rotatable table
153
is comprised of a circular upper plate
171
coupled to a central region of the plate member
111
of the cabin
110
, a flange
173
extended downward from the edge of the upper plate
171
, for accommodating the fixed table
151
therein, and a central shaft
174
protruding downward from the central lower region of the upper plate
171
to be rotatably coupled to the central hole
164
of the fixed table
151
.
With this configuration, the rotatable table
153
installed on the plate member
111
of the cabin
110
is rotatably placed on the rollers
163
of the fixed table
151
, thereby rotating the cabin
110
.
However, the conventional rotary bungalow is not provided with water supply facilities for supplying water into the cabin, for which the user is not allowed for cooking and washing, etc. within the cabin. In addition, since the conventional rotary bungalow is not provided with a draining unit for draining water and sewage to be generated from cooking, washing and easing nature, etc., it is in fact impossible to cook, wash and go to stool, etc. within the cabin. As a consequence, the user has to endure with inconvenience, that is, to use a common kitchenette, a common washroom and a common laboratory, etc.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above-described problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a rotary bungalow having water supply facilities supplying water into a cabin.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a rotary bungalow having a draining unit draining water and sewage generated within the cabin.
These and other objects of the present invention may be accomplished by a provision of a rotary bungalow comprising a cabin provided with an indoor space therein; a hollow rotary shaft extended downward from the cabin; a support unit rotatably supporting the rotary shaft; a water tank installed under the cabin; a water pipe extended between the-water tank from the cabin through the rotary shaft; and a water pump pumping the water within the water tank through the water pipe to the cabin.
Preferably, the water tank is buried in the ground.
Desirably, the water pump is installed within the cabin, and the water pipe and the water pump are rotated when the cabin is rotated.
It is also preferable that the rotary bungalow further comprises a draining pipe extended downward from the cabin so as to discharge sanitary and sewage water from the cabin, being rotated along with the cabin; and a water collector provided in the support unit, storing the sanitary and sewage water from the draining pipe.
Preferably, the water collector includes a discharge pipe discharging the stored sanitary and sewage water in the water collector.
Effectively, the water collector is comprised of the first storage and the second storage disposed concentrically so as to store the sanitary water and the sewage water respectively.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3599378 (1971-08-01), Kachnic
patent: 3905166 (1975-09-01), Kaiser
Friedman Carl D.
Il-Hong Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Larson & Taylor PLC
Slack Naoko
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