Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Including component designed to receive a disparate article... – Lavatory fixture
Patent
1993-01-07
1994-08-16
Friedman, Carl D.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Including component designed to receive a disparate article...
Lavatory fixture
52 364, 52512, 522201, 52281, G04B 200
Patent
active
053375254
ABSTRACT:
A rail system is used for supporting a plurality of upper and lower modular wall panels adjacent a plurality of spaced apart studs. In one aspect of the invention, the rail system includes an upper rail mounted horizontally to the studs adjacent a ceiling, a lower rail mounted horizontally to the studs adjacent an abutting surface such as a floor, bathtub, or shower pan, and a middle rail mounted horizontally to the studs between the lower and upper rails. Each rail is mountable to the studs regardless of the distance therebetween. The upper rail is adapted to receive an upper portion of the upper wall panels, the lower rail is adapted to receive a lower portion of the lower wall panels, and the middle rail is adapted to receive the upper and lower panels. In another aspect of the invention, an elongated bar is spaced apart from the middle rail and adapted to be mounted longitudinally thereto. In yet another aspect of the invention, a seating assembly is supported by the bar and moveable to a desired location in a shower stall. The seating assembly includes a seat and a backrest having a channel formed in an upper portion thereof which is substantially the same shape as the bar such that said upper portion of the backrest slidably fits over the bar.
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Dearborn Timothy C.
Misage Thomas J.
Noble Lynn
Rousmaniere Arthur S.
Zaccai Gianfranco
Canfield Robert J.
Friedman Carl D.
Herman Miller Inc.
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