Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Tubs – Combined with diverse means
Patent
1989-12-04
1991-03-26
Artis, Henry K.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Tubs
Combined with diverse means
4538, 4568, 4614, A47K 400
Patent
active
050017870
ABSTRACT:
A combination bathtub/shower facility comprised of separately prefabricated shower and bathtub units which are structurally interconnected in such a manner as to maintain the structural, watertight, and aesthetic integrity of the facility. The bathtub and shower units are prefrably of unitary molded construction, e.g. of molded fiberglass construction. The shower unit includes a base portion, and preferably further includes vertically upwardly extending shower walls which are integrally formed with the shower base portion. Alternatively, separately prefabricated shower wall panels may be secureably mounted to the shower base portion. In a presently preferred embodiment, the interconnection of the bathtub and shower units is accomplished by connection facilities which are integral with or easily affixable to the side of the shower base portion which is disposed adjacent to a side wall of the bathtub unit. The connection facilities matingly engage corresponding edge portions of the adjacent side wall of the bathtub unit, in order to facilitate simple, rapid, and efficient assembly of the units during field installation of the combination facility. The corner portion of the bathtub unit which is disposed adjacent to the rear wall of the shower unit is notched out in order to provide some overlap of the two units. An additional lateral shower wall can then be mounted upon the surface portion of the deck of the bathtub unit which overlies the shower base portion of the shower unit. Additional connection facilities may be advantageously provided in order to facilitate either right-handed or left-handed installation of the shower unit. In an alternaitve embodiment, the invention also encompasses a prefabricated unitary combination bathtub/shower unit, in which the shower sub-unit includes a shower base portion and one or more short or truncated shower walls integrally formed therewith, and one or more shower wall extender panels secured to the short shower walls.
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Artis Henry K.
Fuzak Arthur W.
Kimstock, Inc.
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