CA2132481A1 - Shower basin, in particular for a self-bearing shower booth - Google Patents

Shower basin, in particular for a self-bearing shower booth

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Publication number
CA2132481A1
CA2132481A1 CA002132481A CA2132481A CA2132481A1 CA 2132481 A1 CA2132481 A1 CA 2132481A1 CA 002132481 A CA002132481 A CA 002132481A CA 2132481 A CA2132481 A CA 2132481A CA 2132481 A1 CA2132481 A1 CA 2132481A1
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bottom wall
basin
shower
upper portion
end surfaces
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CA002132481A
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French (fr)
Inventor
Lucio Colussi
Mario D'andrea
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Albatros System SpA
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47KSANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/28Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/40Pans or trays

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Bathtubs, Showers, And Their Attachments (AREA)
  • Stackable Containers (AREA)
  • Vehicle Waterproofing, Decoration, And Sanitation Devices (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Vaporization, Distillation, Condensation, Sublimation, And Cold Traps (AREA)
  • Residential Or Office Buildings (AREA)

Abstract

ABSTRACT
A shower basin includes a first upper portion which defines a concavity delimited by a peripheral wall and a bottom wall, and a second lower portion. The upper portion is arranged upon and joined to the second lower portion. The second portion includes an upper peripheral fascia supporting the peripheral wall, and a floor-mount base. The floor-mount base includes a plurality of alternatively disposed concave and convex sections, the concave sections having respective end surfaces which constitute an area for the basin to rest upon the floor, and the convex sections having end surfaces which are adapted to support the bottom wall of the upper portion of the basin.

Description

2132~1 T:i[TLE OF THE INVENTION
SHOWER BASIN, IN PARTICUI~R FOR A SELF--BEARING SHOWER BOOTH

CXGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a shower basin and, particularly, to a basin of a shower booth of a self-bearing or self-supporting type.
Contrary to traditional shower basins, which are usually made of a ceramic material and are therefore quite expensive, and which additionally require masonry work to be performed for their installation, self-bearing shower booths generally have a substantially mcnolithic structure which mainly comprises a metal framework, with blind walls and semitransparent doors, as well as a shower basin of a rigid material which is attached at a certain height above the floor. In particular, the periphery of the basin i8 supported by the floor through a plurality of upright members provided with resting feet. For greater structural strength, the upright members are typically interconnected and fastened together by appropriate brackets or similar strengthening or stiffening members. Furthermore, due to a number of both sanitary and aesthetic considerations, the space which is left between the floor and the basin is concealed by bottom side panels reaching down to the floor. These bottom side panels are generally made of metal and are fixed in position by screwing or snap-fitting them to the remaining structure of the shower booth which thus takes on the abovementioned self-bearing, monolithic characteristic. It goes without saying that the assembly of the bottom side panels, which are nonetheless unable to ensure a satisfactory full-height sealing, requires the use of appropriate fastening and/or hook-on members.

Such structures are obviously quite complicated and require difficult and toilsome installation that must be performed by 2132~81 ~killed personnel. As a result, these booths are ultimately undesirably expensive.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a shower basin which has a simple structure and is cost-effective, particularly but not exclusively adapted to be used in shower booths of a self-bearinq type, and which is easy to assemble and install.
To achieve this object, the shower basin of the present invention includes an upper portion having an outer peripheral wall and a bottom wall delimiting a concavity, and a lower portion supporting the upper portion. The lower portion of the basin includes a peripherally extending fascia supporting the outer peripheral wall of the upper portion, and a floor-mount base supporting the bottom wall of the upper portion. The floor-mount base has a plurality of alternately disposed concave and convex sections. The convex sections have end surfaces underlying the bottom wall of the upper portion so as to support the same whereas the concave sections have end surfaceæ defining a bottom of the basin which will rest upon the floor of the bathroom or the like.

r BRIEF DES~IPTION OF TH~ DRAWING~
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more readily and clearly understood on the basis of the following description of preferred embodiments made with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a plan view of a preferred embodiment of a shower basin according to the present invention; and Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the shower basin taken along line II-II of Figure 1, the right side and the left side of 2132~8~

the figure being used to illustrate res~ective embodiments of the present invention.

DETAI~D DESCRIPTION OF T~E PREF~RRED EMBODIMENT~
Referring to the figures, the general shape of the shower basin, in particular as far as its outer contour is concerned, can vary as desired.
According to the invention, the basin is mainly constituted by discrete upper and lower portions 6, 7 arranged upon each other and joined together, preferably in a water-tight manner. These portions 6, 7 may be made, for instance, of molded methacrylate ester or the like.
The upper portion 6 includes a peripheral wall 3 and a bottom wall delimiting the concavity 4 of the basin.
The uppermost part of lower portion 7 is constituted by a peripheral fascia 8 which is preferably planar and supports the upper portion 6 at a horizontal section of peripheral wall 3.
At the outer side of the portion 7, the fascia 8 is conti~uous with a peripheral sidewall 9 which extends downwardly, preferably to the floor, so as to substantially surround the entire remainder of the shower basin. At least the outer surface of the sidewall 9 is treated and/or shaped so as to exhibit an adequately aesthetic appearance.
At the inner side of the portion 7, the fascia 8 is contiguous with a downwardly extending wall or floor-mount base 10 comprising a plurality of alternately concave and convex sections which have respective, preferably planar (lower) end surfaces 11 and (upper) end surfaces 12. The end surfaces 11 constitute (preferably together with the lower terminal edge of t~e wall 9) an area for the shower basin to rest on the floor, whereas the end surfaces 12 are located at a level between the surfaces 11 and the fascia 8 and underlie the bottom wall portion 6 of the basin to support the 2132~

portion 6. With this structure the lower portion 7 accommodates the concavity of the upper portion 6.
In the embodiment which is illustrated on the right side of Figure 2, the bottom wall of the upper portions 6, defining the bottom of concavity 4, rests substantially directly on the end surfaces 12 of the convex sections of the floor-mount base 10, thereby delimiting respective spaces 13 with the end surfaces 11 of the concave sections. A sound-deadening material 16, such as foamed polyurethane or the like, is preferably sprayed into such recesses 13, the material lS serving the further purposes of mutually "bonding" the upper and lower portions 6 and 7 of the shower basin together.
The shower basin according to the present invention is therefore a light-weight, high-strength structure which is very simple to manufacture. Furthermore, its installation can be carried out in an extremely simple and quick manner by, for instance, making use of simple wall-mounted brackets, which are not shown and do not form a part of the present invention.
In a preferred embodiment, which is illustrated on the left side of Figure 2, at least a rigid panel 14 of an appropriate sound-deadening material, such as pressed wooden shavings or the like, is interposed between the floor-mount base 10 of the basin and the bottom wall of the upper portion 6. The upper and lower surfaces of the panel 14 are preferably respectively bonded by glue, for example, to the bottom wall of the upper portion 6 and to the end surfaces 12 of the convex sections of the floor-mount base 10. As compared to the previously described embodiment, the panel 14 replaces the foamed material and confers further strength to the shower basin.
In the preferred case in which the shower basin according to the invention is used in conjunction with a self-bearing shower booth, the walls of the booth (not shown in the figures for greater 2132~81 simplicity) would rest in a substantially conventional ~anner upon the horizontal section of the peripheral wall 3 of the basin.
Therefore, the shower basin according to the invention will act as a complete and finished mounting base for the shower booth, so that the latter can be installed in a substantially simple, quick and inexpensive manner.
According to a further feature of the present invention, which may be applied to either of the above-described embodiments of the invention, the bottom wall of the upper portion 6 of the shower basin includes a central planar portion 15a and a recessed portion 15b ad~acent the periphery of the central portion 15a. The drain hole 5 of the basin extends through the recessed portion 15b. In a preferred manner, the recessed portion 15b extends around the entire periphery of the central portion 15a. Of course, the floor-mount base 10 of the lower portion 7 of the shower basin will be shaped accordingly. In fact, in the embodiment illustrated on the right side of Fiqure 2, the bottom of the recessed portion 15b rests upon end (upper) surfaces 12' of convex sections of the floor-mount base 10 which are located at a level below the other surfaces 12.
In the embodiment shown on the left side of Figure 2, the recessed portion 15b rests, on the contrary, directly on at least one of the surfaces 12 of the convex section of the floor-mount base 10. In any case, such a contrivance prevents dirty water from immediately filling up the entire bottom of the concavity 4 when the water has difficulty flowing through the drain hole 5 for whatever reason. Even in such a circumstance, therefore, the user will be able to keep his or her feet in a substantially clean central zone (i.e. upon central portion 15a of the bottom wall) of the shower basin.
It will of course be appreciated that a number of modifications may be imparted to the shower-bath basin without `- 2132481 departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

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Claims (9)

1. A shower basin comprising:
an upper portion having an outer peripheral wall and a bottom wall delimiting a concavity; and a lower portion supporting said upper portion, said lower portion including a peripherally extending fascia supporting said outer peripheral wall of the upper portion, and a floor-mount base contiguous with said fascia, said floor mount base having a plurality of alternatively disposed concave and convex sections, said convex sections having end surfaces underlying the bottom wall of said upper portion so as to support the same, and said concave sections having end surfaces defining a bottom of the basin which is to rest upon a floor.
2. A shower basin as claim in claim 1, wherein said lower portion includes a peripheral wall extending contiguously and downwardly from an outer side of said fascia, the peripheral wall of said lower portion surrounding substantially the entire remainder of the shower basin.
3. A shower basin as claimed in claim 2, wherein the peripheral wall of said lower portion has an end opposite said fascia which is coplanar with the end surfaces of said concave sections.
4. A shower basin as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bottom wall of the upper portion rests directly on the end surfaces of said convex sections of the lower portion, said bottom wall and the concave sections delimiting respective spaces extending between said bottom wall and the end surfaces of said concave sections, and further comprising foamed sound-deadening material occupying said respective spaces and bonding said upper and said lower portions together.
5. A shower basin as claimed in claim 1, and further comprising a rigid panel of sound deadening material interposed between said floor-mount base of the lower portion and said bottom wall of the upper portion.
6. A shower basin as claimed in claim 5, wherein said panel has an upper surface bonded to said bottom wall of the upper portion, and a lower surface bonded to the end surfaces of said convex sections of the lower portion.
7. A shower basin as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bottom wall has a central portion, and a recessed portion adjacent the periphery of the central portion, said recessed portion defining a space below the central portion of the bottom wall, and the recessed portion of said bottom wall defining a drain hole therethrough.
8. A shower basin as claimed in claim 7, wherein recessed portion of the bottom wall extends around said central portion and is located between said peripheral wall of the upper portion and the central portion of said bottom wall.
9. A shower basin as claimed in claim 1, wherein said peripheral wall of the upper portion has a horizontally extending section upon which walls of a booth of a self-bearing shower can be supported.
CA002132481A 1993-09-21 1994-09-20 Shower basin, in particular for a self-bearing shower booth Abandoned CA2132481A1 (en)

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ITPN93U000022 1993-09-21
IT93PN000022U IT231975Y1 (en) 1993-09-21 1993-09-21 SHOWER TRAY, IN PARTICULAR FOR SELF-SUPPORTING SHOWER BOX

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