WO2006015435A1 - Bac de douche - Google Patents

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WO2006015435A1
WO2006015435A1 PCT/AU2005/001200 AU2005001200W WO2006015435A1 WO 2006015435 A1 WO2006015435 A1 WO 2006015435A1 AU 2005001200 W AU2005001200 W AU 2005001200W WO 2006015435 A1 WO2006015435 A1 WO 2006015435A1
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shower base
floor
shower
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rebate
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Emmanuel James Agius
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Emmanuel James Agius
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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

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  • This invention relates to shower base installations in which a unitary shower base is installed in a floor structure to provide a scale standing area for a person taking a shower and to collect water for drainage run off and drainage.
  • shower bases generally have the formation of a shallow tray having a central tray floor and a perimeter rim projecting above the central floor.
  • the base may be of generally rectangular shape to fit flush against a bathroom or shower-room wall, or it may be of a generally triangular or other shape to be fitted into a corner of a room. In either case, a part of the raised perimeter rim of the tray may sit flush against a wall and tiling or other covering of the wall may be installed so as to engage an upper surface of the perimeter rim.
  • the remaining part of the perimeter rim projects into the room and will generally be contiguous with the floor surface of the room. Glass shower screen panels and doors may be fitted around this projecting part of the base perimeter and may be flush with or terminate slightly above the upper surface of the perimeter rim.
  • the floor of the bathroom or shower-room will typically be covered with tiles or sheet material to form a water proof floor surface.
  • the floor surface tiles or sheet material about the outer perimeter of the shower base and the resulting butt join is normally sealed with an injected silicone sealant.
  • the sealed join is often unsightly because of inevitable variations in the shape of the shower base edge and the edges of the floor covering material giving rise to gaps and waviness in both the vertical and horizontal planes at the joint.
  • the present invention enables creation of a shower base installation with a more pleasing appearance which is not marred by exposed joint seals.
  • a shower base installation comprising a floor structure defining a floor surface and a shower base mounted on the floor structure so as to overlay the floor surface along part at least of its outer perimeter, said part of the outer perimeter of the shower base being spaced upwardly from the floor surface and the floor surface extending beneath the upwardly spaced outer perimeter of the shower base to leave a gap between the floor surface and the shower base perimeter.
  • the gap may be such that under overhead lighting conditions the outer perimeter of the shower base will cast a shadow on the floor surface creating an impression that the base is suspended or "floats" or hovers above the floor surface with no visible connection to it.
  • the gap may be in the range 10mm to 60mm.
  • the invention also extends to a shower base in the form of a unitary body of tray formation having a central tray floor and a perimeter rim projecting above the central floor, wherein the lower outermost extremity of the perimeter rim is rebated to form a lower edge corner channel extending along at least part of the perimeter rim.
  • the channel may have a depth in the range 20mm to 70mm in the vertical direction when the shower base is horizontal and it may extend horizontally inwards from the outer most extremity of the rim through at least 10mm. It may- typically be of the order of 40 to 50mm to give maximum flowing effect.
  • the shower base may be installed on a floor structure fitted with floor covering material defining a floor surface and extended into the rebate at the outer lower extremity of the base to leave a gap between the floor surface and the outer extremity of the base.
  • the perimeter rim may have a flat upper surface and may appear as a generally flat rectangular rim of the base when viewed from above. It may have a width in the range 50mm to 120mm throughout at least a part of its length. In the case of a rectangular shower base, for example, the perimeter rim may have a width in said range throughout at least three of the four sides of the base. Typically, the rim may be of the order of 90mm wide.
  • the central tray floor of the base may be rested on a shower base support forming part of the floor structure.
  • the base support may be in the form of a support platform disposed generally at or below the level of the floor covering material.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shower installation/
  • Figure 2 is a plan of the shower installation;
  • Figure 3 is an elevation of the shower installation;
  • Figure 4 is a cross-section through part of a shower base constructed and installed in accordance with the present invention
  • FIGS 5 and 6 are perspective views of the shower base
  • Figure 7 is a cross section through part of a modified form of shower base constructed in accordance with the invention.
  • the illustrated shower installation comprises a shower base 11 installed in a room having a floor structure 12 and a side wall 13.
  • the shower base is formed as a unitary body of shallow tray like formation comprising a central tray floor 14 and a perimeter rim 15 projecting above the central floor 14.
  • the rim 15 is formed with a generally flat upper surface and appears as a relatively wide rectangular rim of the base when viewed from above. It may typically be of about 90mm width at least throughout the three sides of the base which project out from the side wall 13. More generally, the width of the rim may fall in the range 50mm to 100mm.
  • the rim may have a raised outer edge part 16, this side of the base fitting being checked into the side wall 13 of the room with the tile or other cladding 17 of the wall overlapping the raised rim part 16 so as to allow water to run from the side wall over the rim and back into the tray of the shower base.
  • the other three sides of the shower base perimeter rim 15 extend out into the floor away from the wall 13 and serve as a base on which to mount the shower screening panels 17 which may include a swinging or sliding door panel .
  • the central tray floor is provided with a rebated drainage hole 18 to receive a drain pipe adjacent the wall 13.
  • the tray floor may be formed so as to have an upper surface which inclines toward the drain hole 18 to provide from efficient drainage of water falling into the base.
  • the base may be formed of any strong water proof material capable of being formed into a unitary body. It may, for example, be formed by injection moulding or vacuum forming an acrylic material, or it may be produced • by moulding or pressing a fibre glass composite material .
  • the lower outermost extremity of the perimeter rim 15 of the shower base is rebated at 21 to form a lower edge channel 22 extending along the perimeter rim.
  • the inner end of the rebate may be upwardly and outwardly inclined and may be generally parallel with an upwardly and outwardly inclined inner wall 23 of the rim extending between the upper surface of the rim and the tray floor 14 of the base so that the rim is formed with an upwardly and outwardly inclined wall with horizontally outwardly projecting lip 24 disposed above the rebate 21.
  • Floor structure 12 may typically comprise a cast concrete slab on which tiles 25 or other floor covering such as vinyl sheeting is laid.
  • the base 11 may typically be set on a support platform 26 formed on the underlying slab with a cement slurry which enables the base to be levelled during the installation for proper drainage of water to the drainage hole 18.
  • the outer edge formation of the base with the rebate 21 surmounted by the lip 24 facilitates accurate levelling with temporary wedge supports inserted under the lop and into the rebate channel to adjust and hold the base level until the slurry sets solid.
  • the tiling or other floor covering material is laid so that along the outer rim of the base, the floor covering projects into the edge channel 22 formed by the rebate 21 leaving a gap between the upper surface of the or other floor covering material and the outer extremity of the rim, ie. between the floor covering and the lip 24.
  • Silicone sealant may be injected between the inner edge of the floor covering tiles or other material, and the inner wall of the rebate 21 to form a seal that is concealed from normal view.
  • the rim will under all normal, natural or artificial lighting conditions cast a shadow onto the upper surface of the floor covering producing the appearance of a sharp edged, straight line border around the shower base and moreover, creating an impression that the base "floats" or hovers above the floor surface with no visible connection with the floor surface.
  • This creates a stylistic feature which fits well with modern bathroom design trends in which supports for benches, sinks and other fittings are generally minimalised where possible.
  • the gap between the upper surface of the floor covering and the outer extremity of the perimeter rim of the shower base should be significant but not excessive. Generally, this gap may be in the range 10mm to 60mm.
  • Shower bases may be produced with a range of rebate sizes to allow differing gaps to be achieved according to the desired design effect and also to allow for differing thicknesses of floor covering material .
  • Figure 7 illustrates an alternative rim section with an increased repaired projection from the base tray and providing an increased gap between the floor covering and the outer extremity of the rim.
  • the height of the rebate in the vertical direction may be in the range 20mm to 70m.
  • the horizontal extent of the rebate and edge channel may be in the range 40m to 80mm.
  • FIG. 1 show a rectangular shower base. This may typically be produced with overall dimensions of about 1400mm x 900mm but rectangular shower bases may be manufactured in a range of standard sizes. shower bases may also be formed to other shapes, particularly for corner installations in which the base may be formed to a generally triangular or other rectilinear shape in plan.
  • Figures 8 - 19 show variations of the shower base design whereas all variations incorporate the same perimeter edge rim detail .

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un bac de douche composé d'un bac de douche unitaire de forme généralement rectangulaire, triangulaire ou autre, qui est destiné à être installé dans une structure de plancher afin d'offrir une plate-forme comportant une marche à l'intention d'une personne prenant une douche, et afin de recueillir et évacuer l'eau utilisée. L'invention comprend un plateau de plancher de faible profondeur (14) qui va en s'inclinant jusqu'à un orifice d'évacuation (18) relié à un tuyau d'évacuation. Le plateau précité comprend un rebord périphérique surélevé (15) de tous côtés. Le bac de douche est installé de manière qu'un ou plusieurs de ses côtés sont adjacents aux structures de murs (13), les côtés restants étant destinés à l'installation de panneaux de protection vitrifiés (17). La sous-face du rebord périphérique forme un recouvrement qui crée un canal périphérique (22) cachant le joint avec le revêtement de sol adjacent (25) et camouflant par conséquent tout raccord de revêtement de sol irrégulier, toute imperfection de surface ou finition inesthétique telle qu'un joint silicone. Lorsque le bac de douche de l'invention est installé, l'espace formé par la sous-face de recouvrement forme, dans des conditions d'éclairage naturelles ou artificielles normales, une ombre sur la surface supérieure du revêtement de sol, conférant l'aspect d'une bordure rectiligne à angles vifs autour du bac de douche et donnant également l'impression que le bac flotte ou est suspendu au-dessus de la surface du sol. L'invention offre par conséquent une caractéristique de style qui se marie bien avec les tendances de la mode actuelle dans lesquelles on minimise autant que possible les supports de banquettes, de lavabos et autres accessoires. L'espace formé par le recouvrement est significatif sans être excessif, généralement compris entre 15 et 30 mm. L'effet de flottement précité est encore renforcé par le rebord périphérique (15) dont la largeur représente environ trois fois la hauteur totale du bac de douche, la large plan du rebord périphérique mettant en valeur les proportions basses, larges et plates du bac de douche.
PCT/AU2005/001200 2004-08-11 2005-08-11 Bac de douche WO2006015435A1 (fr)

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ES2329641A1 (es) * 2007-09-13 2009-11-27 S.L. Anguiano Poliuretanos "plato de ducha".
US8752219B2 (en) 2008-08-15 2014-06-17 Masco Corporation Of Indiana Bath system

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FR2701828A1 (fr) * 1993-02-25 1994-09-02 Dusar Kunststoff Metall Gmbh Cuvette de douche avec soubassement support.
EP0766944A1 (fr) * 1995-10-02 1997-04-09 Romay Ag Receveur de douche
US6003169A (en) * 1998-09-09 1999-12-21 Davis Systems, Inc. Solid surface shower pan
GB2384180A (en) * 2002-01-18 2003-07-23 Jeremy Terence Raybould Shower cubicle

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2701828A1 (fr) * 1993-02-25 1994-09-02 Dusar Kunststoff Metall Gmbh Cuvette de douche avec soubassement support.
EP0766944A1 (fr) * 1995-10-02 1997-04-09 Romay Ag Receveur de douche
US6003169A (en) * 1998-09-09 1999-12-21 Davis Systems, Inc. Solid surface shower pan
GB2384180A (en) * 2002-01-18 2003-07-23 Jeremy Terence Raybould Shower cubicle

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ES2329641A1 (es) * 2007-09-13 2009-11-27 S.L. Anguiano Poliuretanos "plato de ducha".
US8752219B2 (en) 2008-08-15 2014-06-17 Masco Corporation Of Indiana Bath system
US8826472B2 (en) 2008-08-15 2014-09-09 Masco Corporation Of Indiana Bath system
US8910324B2 (en) 2008-08-15 2014-12-16 Masco Corporation Of Indiana Bath system

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