Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Shower – Particular construction
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-08
2001-06-05
Fetsuga, Robert M. (Department: 3751)
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Shower
Particular construction
C004S612000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06240578
ABSTRACT:
Showerbaths are conventionally determined by a baseplate in which the used water from the shower is collected, to be discharged through a drainage gully which is defined in the plate itself and which is connected via a trap to the corresponding sewerage duct.
The plate of the showerbath floor is made of ceramic material, formed in the manner of a tray which is fixedly disposed, secured by masonry work and conjugate with the arrangement of the glazed tiles and square tiles of the walls and floor of the enclosure.
In said disposition, the gully of the showerbath has reduced dimensions, with the result that it is easily blocked, thus potentially giving rise to disadvantages; thus if the trap becomes blocked, access to the same in order to unblock it requires the raising of the plate and makes it necessary to remove glazed tiles of the surrounding tiling, which normally become broken and have to be replaced by new ones, while the plate itself likewise runs the risk of breaking when being unfastened from its mounting.
On the other hand, the gully requires a watertight fastening, which makes the mounting and demounting of the plate even more complicated, a perfect adjustment of said fastening being necessary when mounting, since any maladjustment could give rise to water leaks, with the resulting problems.
In order to remedy these disadvantages, a showerbath plate is proposed according to the present invention, based on a different concept of embodiment, providing very advantageous constructional and functional characteristics.
This showerbath plate which is the subject of the invention consists of a base which can be of stainless steel or glass fiber, and which determines a gutter in the form of a ring according to the peripheral contour of the showerbath, with a bottom inclined laterally toward the interior portion, corresponding to whose lowest portion there goes out a lateral drainage conduit for connecting to the corresponding trap which passes to the sewerage system, while at the upper edge the walls of said gutter determine horizontal flanges extending outwardly away from an interior of said gutter incorporating a flat sheet, supported on the flange of the interior walls, with an intermediate joint and superficially covering the base about as far as the exterior walls of the gutter, a small free aperture being left on the contour with respect to said walls.
There is thus obtained a showerbath plate in which the drainage gully remains defined by the aperture which remains in the contour between the superposed flat sheet and the exterior walls of the base gutter, with which said gully has an extension making obturation by blockage difficult. No other drainage orifice exists in the sheet which determines the surface of the showerbath plate, so that it is aesthetically favorable.
On the other side, no coupling exists of the gully with respect to the surface sheet, so that the latter can be withdrawn by simply raising it, permitting easy access to the gutter for cleaning, and also to the trap for removing an obstruction should this be necessary.
The base gutter is disposed in the application mounting inserted in the corresponding floor, the covering of the adjacent walls and floor being finished on the horizontal flanges of the exterior walls of the gutter, for which purpose said flanges of the exterior walls of the gutter have a turned-up outer edge, by means of which the fastening to the fixing material of the coverings is facilitated.
A completely aesthetic showerbath plate is thus obtained, the base structure of which can be fixedly incorporated into the place of installation, without there being any damage due to the act of opening for access to the interior, in such a manner that cleaning and unblocking, in the case of obstruction, become very easy.
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Berkowitz Marvin C.
Fetsuga Robert M.
Nath Gary M.
Nath & Associates PLLC
P.V.C. Lagares S. A.
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