Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Including component designed to receive a disparate article... – Lavatory fixture
Reexamination Certificate
1999-03-11
2001-07-10
Friedman, Carl D. (Department: 3635)
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Including component designed to receive a disparate article...
Lavatory fixture
C052S036200, C052S079100, C312S140100, C004S614000, C004S630000, C004S663000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06256936
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of The Invention
The present invention relates generally to pre-fabricated vanity unit and nurse's station modules, and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to modules which are particularly adapted for use in a patient healthcare room.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The present state of the art in the construction of hospital rooms and other healthcare facilities utilizes on site stick built construction of the room interior. Interior furnishings are selected from various conventional sources and may or may not optimize the usefulness and attractiveness of the completed room.
In addition to the non-optimal design, such traditional methods of construction involve long and unreliable construction times due to the difficulties in scheduling the various craftsmen such as carpenters, painters, plumbers, electricians and the like to complete the construction work.
The same problems are encountered in both new construction and in renovation using traditional methods.
Furthermore, in today's more competitive healthcare environment there is a demand by patients for more livable and pleasant accommodations, as contrasted to the typical sterile clinical environment of traditional hospital room construction.
Accordingly there is a need for an optimal healthcare room interior design which at the same time can be rapidly installed either in a new construction or renovation situation.
Particularly, there is a need in such a healthcare room interior for prefabricated components such as a pre-fabricated vanity unit which is economically constructed and assembled with the other components of the room.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A pre-fabricated vanity unit module includes a countertop having a front access edge, side portions and a rear portion. A sink is disposed in the countertop. A perimeter wall extends upward from the side and rear portions of the countertop. A ceiling spans the perimeter wall above the countertop.
In another aspect of the present invention the vanity station includes a countertop having a front access edge, side portions and a rear portion. A sink is disposed in the countertop. A perimeter wall extends upward from the side and rear portions of the countertop. The perimeter wall includes two planar side portions and a planar backwall portion. The sidewall portions are slanted toward each other in plan view so that the sidewall portions are closer together adjacent the backwall portion than they are adjacent the front access edge. The sidewall portions and the backwall portions intersect to form two obtuse corners.
In yet another aspect of the present invention a molded unit includes a countertop having a front access edge, side portions and a rear portion. A sink is disposed in the countertop. A perimeter wall extends upward from the side and rear portions of the countertop. The countertop, the sink and the perimeter wall are formed as a one piece integrally molded structure.
Numerous other objects features and advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon the reading of the following disclosure when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Gilbert David S.
McAllister, Jr. George P.
Miles, Jr. Joseph L.
Swensson Earl S.
Friedman Carl D.
Waddey & Patterson
Wellness, LLC
Yip Winnie
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