FR2627790A2 - Foldable panel shower curtain - has at least two panels hinged together and to wall mounting with cut=out lower edge portion to clear bath taps etc. - Google Patents

Abstract

The assembly consists of two panels, one (1) larger than the other (2), articulated to each other by hinges (5). The assembly may be hinged to a fixed wall. The first panel includes a cut-out or reduced height portion to clear the taps of the bath etc. The first panel may be fixed relative to the wall, in which case it is of a sufficient width to allow the second panel to clear the taps (6) when folded back. The panels have a slight inward inclination at their lower edges to drain water running down them into the bath. USE/ADVANTAGE - Compact, foldable shower curtain panel for bath.

Description

The present invention relates to a folding shower wall next to the taps, it is an application of the main patent application NO 86.14.203 filed on 7/10/86 in the name of MARIELLE Jean "Shower screen or folding analog side of the valve ".

The main feature of this main application is that the panels which make up the said wall can be uneven both in width and in height in order to be able to provide good protection and to be stored without difficulty when the sink resting on the bathtub has the taps on the side. that feeds the tub.

In a first form, the panel which passes over the.

faucet is wider and shorter than the others.

In the second form, the panel which passes over the tap is wider and as high as the others, but it is notched in its lower part to allow the tap to pass.

The present invention will be better understood and the details thereof will appear in the description which will be given of the particular embodiments in relation to the figures in the appended plate in which
Fig. 1 is a perspective illustration of the particular arrangement of the bathroom whose bathtub is equipped with a wall of the invention in the open position, that is to say of use.

 Fig. 2 illustrates in plan the same wall folded back after use.

 In these two figures, the wall is for information purposes composed of 3 panels; 1 one that is fixed to the wall by hinges 5.

This panel is of a width which corresponds to the distance from the wall to the outside of the fitting to which is added the dimension 4 necessary to allow the second panel 2 to release the fitting during its storage. This wall can be composed of 2 or more panels.

 Fig. 3 is the perspective illustration of a bathroom sal3e equipped with a wall of the invention in the open position, that is to say of use.

 Fig. 4 is the plan illustration of the same wall in the folded position.

These figures represent a wall composed of two panels
The panel t which pivots on the wall by the hinges 5 is wider than the panel 2, it is the same height but at its lower part it is notched in 6 of so-called so as to clear the location of the taps and it is slightly more wider than the sink to allow the panel 2 to develop into 7 thus facilitating the interior cleaning of the panels without having to climb into the bathtub.

In the lower part of panels 1 and 2 there is a light deflector 8 to return the runoff water to the interior of the bathtub.

 Fig. 5 illustrates said bathroom in perspective with a wall of the invention, in this panel 1 is wider, but it is fixed; only panel 2 swivels.

The panel 1 is wider than the sink to allow the use of a panel 2 large enough to protect well and which is folded over 2 while leaving free access to the taps.

In figures 1-2-3-4-5 the last panel 2 or 3 is provided with a deflector 9 on their height which returns the projection water inside the bathtub
Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described and shown, it should be understood that the scope of the latter is not limited to these forms, but extends to any shower screen or the like comprising the general characteristics stated above.

Claims (2)

 CLAIM I. in that the panel 1 is wider than the panel 2 to allow the latter, during storage, to pass in front of the taps. This wall being composed of one or more panels articulated one on the other by hinges 5, the first panel on the wall side being able to be fixed or articulated, characterized Folding wall intended for a bathtub or a shower tray whose sink comes overhanging the bathtub with a tap on its side to supply the said bathtub in that the panel 1 is shorter than the panel 2 or notched at 6 to come above the valve in the deployed position. .in that the panel 2 can be fixed in FIG. 5, its width exceeds that of the sink, leaving a dimension sufficient to fold the panel-2 towards the inside of the bathtub, leaving free access to the taps. 2 wall according to claim 1 characterized in that the panels have in their lower part a slight return which returns the flow of water towards the interior of the bathtub.  in that the last panel 2 or 3 has on its height at its end a deflector 9 which returns the spraying water towards the interior of the bathtub.