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US3551918A
US3551918A US827378A US3551918DA US3551918A US 3551918 A US3551918 A US 3551918A US 827378 A US827378 A US 827378A US 3551918D A US3551918D A US 3551918DA US 3551918 A US3551918 A US 3551918A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/40—Pans or trays
    • A47K3/405—Pans or trays flush with the surrounding floor, e.g. for easy access
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/40—Pans or trays

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  • FIG.1 A first figure.
  • This invention relates to a shower cabinet base, especially for a shower cabinet delivered as a complete unit.
  • the object of this invention is to eliminate the disadvantages mentioned above and to provide a cheap and functional shower cabinet base.
  • This is achieved by the invention by means of a base in the form of a box, characterized by a gutter extending along at least the greater portion of circumference of the base floor, which gutter collects water and leads the water away through an outlet connection opening in said gutter, the floor of said base being arched upward from said gutter towards the centre of the cabinet.
  • Such a base with a peripheral gutter is also much easier to keep clean than a base with a central drainage strainer, as it is no longer necessary to wipe the greater part of -the floor but only draw a cloth or a brush along the gutter.
  • Such a base is advantageously made in one piece, e.g. of glass fibre reinforced plastic.
  • the drain gutter stabilizes the base. The ability of the gutter to stabilize the base is increased if the gutter is integral with said floor.
  • the gutter preferably runs along all the four sides of the base.
  • the outlet connection can then be attached to the inside of the gutter substantially centrally on one of the sides.
  • the gutter runs along three sides, the outlet then being arranged in the gutter part opposite the fourth side. This arrangement is particularly advantageous when the outlet is to be connected to a hose which must be led out from under the space beneath the cabinet.
  • the base With the shape described above the base will be so rigid that no special cabinet stand is necessary.
  • the outer gutter wall can directly serve as a fitting or support for the cabinet walls. If the gutter is given the form specified in claim 7 or 8, a very simple connection of the cabinet walls with the base will be possible if the outer gutter wall forms an attachment such as a fitting or a support for the walls of the cabinet, or if the outer gutter wall is extended higher than the inner gutter wall and that the inside of the outer States Tatent O 3,551,918 Patented Jan. 5, 1971 ice gutter Wall is provided with a step for supporting a cabinet wall.
  • the cabinet is erected at the intended place and made to rest on supporting legs. Fittings for the legs are situated at the inner corners of the gutter and preferably made integral with these. In addition to this, a fitting for a supporting leg can be arranged underneath the centre of the base. This fifth supporting leg assures that the arched shape of the base floor is maintained. Alternatively or additionally, the floor can be made more rigid by means of stiffeners extending diagonally between the corners on the underside of the floor.
  • the base can be supported by a cushion or the like, made e.g. of foamed plastic, and afiixed to a floor stand.
  • the upper side of the cushion is shaped in accordance with the arch of the floor.
  • the gutter gets an additional function if the gutter part situated at the entrance of the cabinet is used as a guide for the lower part of a curtain or drapery to cover the entrance.
  • FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a shower cabinet base in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of the base.
  • the shower cabinet base shown on the drawing consists of a substantially square box 1 of glass fibre reinforced plastic.
  • the floor of the shower cabinet is constituted by an arched floor section 3 of the box, which is preferably made with a hobbed surface to reduce the risk of skidding.
  • a gutter 5 runs along the four edges of the box.
  • the inner gutter wall is continued by the arched floor 3, whereas the outer gutter wall 7 is extended above the inner wall, and is designed with a step 9 as is shown in the right hand section of FIG. 2. On this step 9 the walls of the shower cabinet may rest.
  • the outer gutter wall can be designed with a groove for the lower edge of a cabinet wall, for example constituted by an upturned flange-like tongue 10 extending along the outside of the outer wall. This design is shown inthe left hand section of the drawing.
  • the gutter is made horizontal, i.e. it does not slope towards the outlet 11.
  • the outlet 11 is arranged centrally in one of the sides of the shower cabinet.
  • the bottom of the gutter may be designed with a slope towards the outlet, and this may be arranged otherwise, for instance in a corner. If the water is to be carried off by means of a hose from the outlet to a connection outside the bottom area of the shower cabinet, one of the cabinet sides may, as an alternative, be without gutter or the gutter may be interrupted or shallower at one point.
  • a simpler way of supporting the box than the one mentioned above can be achieved by means of a foamed plastic cushion affixed to an adjustable floor stand.
  • the upper side of the cushion is shaped in accordance with the under side of the cushion is shaped in accordance with the under side of the arched floor and it thus supports the loaded surface over its entire area, for which reason stiffeners in the box can be made simpler or wholly dispensed with. Neither does the box need fastening devices for legs.
  • adjustment of the horizontal position is simplified, since it may be performed on the floor stand before the cabinet is erected.
  • the gutter part situated at the entrance of the cabinet can preferably be used as a guide for the lower part of a curtain which may be equipped with weights or guide elements and used to cover the entrance while the cabinet is in use.
  • a box-shaped shower cabinet base having upstanding walls forming a gutter extending along at least the greater portion of the circumference of the base floor, said gutter collects water and leads the water away through an out- 2 let connection opening in said gutter, said base floor being arched upward from said gutter towards the center of the cabinet for draining said cabinet base.
  • a base as claimed in claim 3 having a substantially rectangular shape, characterized in that said gutter extends long all four sides of the base.
  • a base as claimed in claim 3 having a substantially rectangular shape, characterized in that said gutter extends along three base sides and that said outer connection is located in a gutter portion opposite the fourth base side.
  • a base as claimed in claim 3 characterized by fittings for base supporting legs, said fittings being located at said gutter inner corners.
  • a base as claimed in claim 10 characterized by a fitting for a base supporting leg located beneath said floors center.

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US4198715A (en) * 1978-10-30 1980-04-22 Novi Plastics Company Shower cabinet and base
US5243716A (en) * 1991-07-17 1993-09-14 Herman Miller, Inc. Barrier-free drainage apparatus
US5299330A (en) * 1992-10-29 1994-04-05 The Swan Corporation Easy-access shower base assembly
US6047416A (en) * 1996-12-11 2000-04-11 Denis Carrier Therapeutic shower for enveloping purposes
US6240578B1 (en) * 2000-01-04 2001-06-05 P.V.C. Lagares S. A. Showerbath baseplate
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EP1210897A2 (de) 2000-12-02 2002-06-05 Michael Dr. Gerloff Trägerkörper für ein Duschtasse
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