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Accessible portable restroom & floor system and structures for portable restrooms & similar enclosures

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Assignee: SANSOM IND LLCPriority: Jul 11, 2016Filed: Aug 1, 2018Published: Nov 29, 2018
Est. expiryJul 11, 2036(~10 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Clyde Sansom, IiiHenry F. Brown
E04H 1/1266E03D 7/00E04H 1/1216E04F 15/0247E04B 1/34869
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Abstract

An accessible or ADA/ANSI compliant style of portable restroom is provided. The portable restroom includes one or more of the features of: structural supports and/or curved sidewall segments allowing for the use of lighter weight material or construction of thinner walls and roof; improved holding tank structure; improved joints; vertical and horizontal grab bars; grab bar mounts which are molded into the restroom sidewall and facilitate mounting high impact yet flexible tubing; an improved lightweight floor structure, and a floor having upturned flanges which provide an area for attachment of the sidewalls; and integrated recesses in the floor for lift truck forks, among other features. A floor structure is also provided that comprises a sheet of material forming a floor, the material having an upturned flange surrounding its perimeter, and a threshold formed by a recess in the upturned flange on the perimeter of the plastic sheet. One or more self-leveling devices are provided for leveling the threshold and/or the floor.

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1 . A portable restroom having a floor structure, the floor structure comprising:
 a sheet of material forming a floor;   the material having an upturned flange surrounding its perimeter;   a threshold formed by a recess in the upturned flange on the perimeter of the material sheet; and   one or more self-leveling devices for leveling the threshold and/or the floor.   
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
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         6 . The portable restroom of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more self-leveling devices comprises a jamb leveler. 
     
     
         7 . The portable restroom of  claim 6 , wherein the jamb leveler is a pad molded into the floor. 
     
     
         8 . The portable restroom of  claim 7 , wherein the pad comprises a drain hole. 
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
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         11 . The portable restroom of  claim 9 , wherein the pad is in a pocket in the floor. 
     
     
         12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . A floor structure for a portable restroom comprising:
 a sheet of material forming a floor;   the material having an upturned flange surrounding its perimeter;   a threshold formed by a recess in the upturned flange on the perimeter of the material sheet; and   a self-leveling device for leveling the threshold, wherein the self-leveling device comprises a jamb leveler provided in the floor.   
     
     
         14 . The floor structure of  claim 13 , wherein the jamb leveler is a pad molded into the floor. 
     
     
         15 . The floor structure of  claim 14 , wherein a plurality of pads are molded into the floor. 
     
     
         16 . The floor structure of  claim 13 , wherein the jamb leveler comprises a drain hole. 
     
     
         17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . The floor structure of  claim 17 , wherein the pad is in a pocket in the floor. 
     
     
         20 . (canceled)

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