Emergency shower system

Abstract

An emergency shower system for attachment to a water pipe located behind a wall and a valve mounted to the pipe. The system includes a frame mounted to the wall around the valve, a panel connected to the frame for covering an opening in the wall to expose the valve, the panel having an opening, a plate mounted to the panel to close the panel opening and a handle mounted to the plate. The system also includes a linkage pivotally connected to the plate and to the valve, such that vertical movement of the handle and plate are translated to rotational movement by the linkage so as to operate the valve. There are no openings apparent in the front of the shower system. The handle only moves vertically and at a constant distance of about one and a half inches from the wall. An eye/face wash station may be included with the shower. The eye/face wash station includes a pull down tray with two spray nozzles. The nozzles are connected to another valve which is opened by the rotation of the pull down tray.

1 . An emergency shower system to be connected to a fluid source, the flow of fluid being controlled by a valve in said system, said system comprising:
 a linkage adapted to be connected to said valve for operating said valve, the linkage comprising
 a first arm adapted to be connected to said valve for operating said valve, and 
 a second arm pivotally connected at one end to the first arm; and 
   a plate having an inner surface and an outer surface, the plate connected to the other end of the second arm such that the plate is a predetermined distance from the valve and for moving said linkage for operating the valve while maintaining the predetermined distance of the plate from the valve during movement.   
   
   
       2 . The system as claimed in  claim 1  including:
 a handle connected to said plate for moving said plate in a vertical direction; and   wherein said handle extends away from said outer surface of the plate.   
   
   
       3 . The system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the plate, the first arm and the second arm move in respective substantially parallel planes for operating the valve.