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Some public lavatory cubicles have an externally
viewable
indicator.
Usually these only have two states, perhaps shown as
green
and red, or "vacant" and "occupied" or similar, and these
are tied to the door-bolt's position through a mechanical
linkage.
Why not make this more unnecessarily
complicated?
The modified indicator has a full wheel of alternating
options
"vacant", "occupied", "empty", "full", "open for business",
"business in progress", "idle", "busy", "next please",
"please wait" and so on.
The
display wheel is rotated in lockstep with the bolt
location with the use of a ratchet mechanism.
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I read this as having an indicator for "so on". |
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+ I would also like one to show “out of toilet
paper” |
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If people aren’t nice enough to rotate the dial for
this, there could be a mechanism attached to the
roll dispenser that clicks over when the roll is
empty. |
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Don't forget an indicator as to how good cell reception is, within. |
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Need one for 'yes, it's technically available, but are
you sure you want to come in here?' |
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[RayfordSteele]; yeah, definitely needs a "biohazard symbol"
option. |
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"closed until [adjustable clock]" because sometimes you
know you'll be in there for a while |
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[+] Another good strike against the repetitive*
boredom. Two, one-arm bandit display drums? |
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Does 'idle' mean empty stall or stalled emptying? |
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"I am just going inside, and may be gone for some time" |
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//a mechanism attached to the roll dispenser that clicks
over when the roll is empty.// |
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This is eminently possible and would potentially save a lot
of... hardship. The way to do it would be to mount the
toilet paper dispenser on the door. Then, have a clear
section in the door so you can see the level of the toilet
paper - It need only be a strip, and can be somewhat
lensed to enhance privacy. The interior can also have a
window, just in a different part of the roll, so you can't
see through. |
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Thinking further, having the dispenser on the door is
inconvenient, it's in front of you at a 90 degree angle, so,
put the door on the side. This has a number of
advantages. |
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It should hinge on the side away from the toilet, so it
closes and locks close to the person on the toilet, this
way, the lock can easily be seen & possibly held in an
emergency. The toilet paper would be back in the
conventional location. If anyone has tried to get an
old/frail person onto a toilet, backing into a narrow stall
is about the worst situation. What you want is side
access, you can take off the arm of a wheelchair or
whatnot, and just slide them over. Handles etc. all help. |
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//has a full wheel of alternating options// |
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"Give it half an hour", "Toilet paper needed!!! Help!!!",
"Might be a while, I'm going through a lot here", "I'm one
step away from a medical emergency", "Bowell cancer, I
knew it", "Don't worry, I remembered now, it was
beetroot", "seat only has one bolt, so, be careful not to
get anything trapped", "Automatic flush mechanism has
droid-rot", "good/offensive graffiti", "Mystery Stains", "I
just need half an hour away from the kids, OK?", "This one
still has a reassuring smell of bleach". The last one should
be the default setting used by the cleaners, a better
mechanism than a half-hearted initial on a 4 year old
form on the back of the door. |
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Perhaps some for popular tourist areas: "I'm adjusting to
new local microbiology/food/hygiene standards", "I'm
having to translate the buttons", "This is a strange and
new form of toilet to me", "Did someone steal all the
toilets, or are they supposed to be like this?", "I'm
uncomfortable with people having full conversations on
their phones in here, though I am texting". |
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I don't think we need a manual communication system. Ot
at least, I think we can unnecessarily complicate it by
adding more technology. It feels to me like there is
currently sensor technology enough (body
position, sounds, scales for changes in weight) to allow
for a
progress bar style readout on the outside of the door,
indicating how far along the process the occupant is and
underneath the green progress bar, smalltext status
updates e.g.
Just occupied;
Ready position;
Settling in;
Reticulating splines;
Volume shift in colonic zone;
Crowning;
Amidshits;
Splashdown;
Debriefing;
Wiping;
Pokemon Go;
No longer docked;
Trousers up, stand clear. |
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//scales for changes in weight// |
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Complex algorithms might be needed to discern weight
changes from transient "thrust". |
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