FR2639206A1 - BATHROOM MIRROR FORMING FOLDING SHOWER CABIN WALL - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is in the field of domestic utilities. Its subject is a folding partition intended to convert a bath into a shower cubicle, the said partition being of the type comprising a plurality of panels which are articulated and/or mounted slidably on one another, one of them being capable of pivoting about, and sliding vertically along, a slide rail fixed to the wall above one edge of the bath, the said panels being capable of being folded back against the wall, and principally characterised in that, when the partition is folded back, the visible face 2 of the said partition 1 is a mirror, as a result of which in addition to the function of avoiding protruding parts when folded out, the partition also has the function of a large-size mirror which can be used, by virtue of its ability to pivot, together with a fixed mirror arranged, for example, above a washbasin, in order to permit the user to view himself from behind.

Description

The present invention is in the field of household amenities and has

for purposes of

  improvements to the articulated and / or sliding walls

  born to turn bathtubs into a shower receptacle.

  Such adaptable walls are known from publications 2,530,939 and 2,563,098 (des ateliers de la Motte), publications 2,575,650 and 2,587,609 (borchard), and finally by a publication 2,613,208 in the name of the present Applicant. ; these publications describe various arrangements of shower wall panels, profiles used in the manufacture of these panels, the lifting ruler

  above the taps and different application solutions

  this rule. We will not come back, in the description

  of the present invention, on these details of embodiment

killing the prior art.

  The object of the present invention is to propose improvements to the aforementioned walls, improvements according to which the wall may constitute a large bathroom mirror, and / or according to which it may be folded over a tap when the latter is arranged overhanging the middle of the long side

a bathtub juxting a wall.

Thus, following a first objective

  improvements a foldable wall intended for trans-

  forming a tub in a shower enclosure, said wall being of the kind comprising a plurality of hinged panels and / or slidably mounted one on the other, one of which is pivotable about, and vertically slidable along, a wall-mounted slider over a rim of the bathtub, said panels being foldable against the wall, characterized in that the wall being folded the visible face of said wall is a mirror where it results that at the function of avoid, in the unfolded state, splashing water, the wall adds that of a large mirror c which can cooperate, thanks to its possibilities of pivoting, with a fixed mirror, arranged for example above

  a sink, to allow the user his vision of back.

  According to another characteristic of the invention, a handle, in the form of a transverse bar,

  disposed in the vicinity of the lower edge of said face

  ble, from which it follows that said handle can, in addition to its function of organ that gripping and maneuvering, constitute a towel holder; for this purpose the bar is distant about

2 to 2 cm to the wall.

  According to another characteristic of the invention counterweight means for facilitating the vertical maneuver of the plurality of panels are housed in said slide contltué a hollow profile. advantageously

  said lifting means are constituted by a pneumatic cylinder

tlque.

Finally and following a second objective

  On the one hand, the panel comprising a mirror face is the panel, said first, articulated on the slide, while a second panel is hinged on the first, and a third is articulated in a similar manner. on the second, and on the other hand, the robot being disposed against the wall above a large side of the bath 2, the width of said first panel is substantially equal to the distance between the middle wall of the opposite edge to the bathtub. In another way the third panel could

  to be mounted, sliding on the second.

The present invention will be better

  understood and these details will appear in the description

  which will be made of a particular embodiment in connection with the drawings of the attached single plate in which: - fig.l and a perspective representation of a shower wall of the invention folded against the wall to- above the faucet, - fig.2 is a view from above

the same, in the folded state.

In fig.l, a folding wall

  Dle 1 intended to form a shower enclosure above the bath 11 consists of three panels 4,5,6 of which only the front face of the first panel 4 is visible; this visible face is in fact a mirror 2 surrounded, like the other two panels, a profile frame 3; a handle 7 in the form of a transverse bar is arranged in the vicinity, or along, the

  lower edge of the front face of this first panel.

  Lifting assistance means, such as the pneumatic jack 8, of the type of jack used in the assistance to the lifting of the rear doors of the vehicle, is housed in a section 9, fixed to the wall 10, which forms at the same time a slide and a hinge member for sliding and pivoting of the first panel; the force exerted by the jack, even in a compressed position, is slightly less than the weight

this all the panels.

  In Fig.2, it appears better how the other two panels are connected to the first: the second panel 5 is hinged on the first, while the third (b) is articulated similarly on the second; the width of the first panel is such that the two other panels (5,6) can be superimposed on the bora 11

  the bathtub, opposite the edge next to the tap 12.

2U Note that this is another

  aspect of the invention that, to propose, for bathtubs com-

  carrying a fitting arranged towards the middle of their edge

  the longest, a folding wall that can transform these

  shower cubicle, with or without mirror.

Claims (2)

R E V E N D I C A T IONS   1. Folding wall designed to transform a bath into a shower enclosure, said wall being of the type comprising a plurality of panels articulated and / or mounted sliding on one another, one of them being able to pivot around, and slide vertically along a wall-mounted slide over a rim of the bathtub, said panels being foldable against the wall, characterized in that, being folded, the visible face (2) of said wall (1) is a mirror, from which it follows that in the function of avoiding, in the unfolded state projections, the wall adds that of a large mirror which can cooperate, thanks to its possibilities of pivoting, with a mirror fixed, arranged for example above a sink, to allow the user his vision back; 2. Part according to claim 1, characterized in that a handle (7) in the form of a transverse bar is disposed adjacent to the lower edge of said visible face, it follows that the said   In addition to its function as a gripping and operating member, it can form a towel rail; 3. Wall according to claim 2, characterized: in that counter means   poias (8) intended to facilitate the vertical maneuvering of the plurality of panels are housed in said slide (9) consisting of a hollow profile; 4. Wall according to claim 3, characterized in that said lifting means are constituted by a pneumatic jack 2639206   5. Wall according to any one of the preceding claims,   characterized in that the panel having a mirror face is the panel (4), said first, -5 articulated on the slide (9), while a second panel (5) is hinged on the first and a third (b) is articulated on the second, in that, the ropînetterie (12) being disposed against the wall (U10) above a large side read the bath (i1), the width at said first panel is substantially equal to the distance separating the wall (úU)   milleu at the opposite edge (13) to the bathtub.   Wall according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the panel comprising a mirror face is a panel, said first, articulated on the slide (9), while a second panel (5) is articulated on the first and a third panel is mounted 2U sliding on the second.