Universal safety shower drain pan

Abstract

A universal drain pan that comprises a substantially flat base portion with four upright portions is provided. Along a plurality of the upright portions are installed threaded side drains. These side drains, which may be used or plugged as required in the field, are mounted just above the bottom face of the drain pan and incorporate a downward-facing slit to allow a pump to draw a maximum volume of water out of the pan.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A drain pan comprising:
 flat base portion interconnecting with a set of upright portions;   one or more side drains mounted in at least one of the set of upright portions, each side drain having a liquid intake side facing a space within the set of upright portions and a liquid exit side directed to a space outside of the upright portions, wherein each side drain enables a liquid to flow from the space within the set of upright portions to the space outside of the set of upright portions; and   wherein the intake side of each side drain includes a downward facing slit along a bottom side of the side drain.   
     
     
         2 . The drain pan of  claim 1  wherein each side drain is substantially cylindrical in shape at the liquid intake side. 
     
     
         3 . The drain pan of  claim 1  wherein the liquid intake side of each side drain is of a larger cross section than the liquid exit side of the side drain. 
     
     
         4 . The drain pan of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the one or more side drains is mounted flush with an outer wall of the one of the set of upright portions. 
     
     
         5 . The drain pan of  claim 1  wherein the liquid exit side comprises a threading. 
     
     
         6 . The drain pan of  claim 5  wherein the threading is a female threading. 
     
     
         7 . The drain pan of  claim 4  wherein the liquid exit side is configured to be operatively interconnected with a suction pump.