Patents Assigned to Fiat Products Incorporated
  • Patent number: 4553276
    Abstract: A sectional modular shower cabinet is disclosed wherein a plurality of sections is held together by joining strips adhering to the rear faces of the sections. A waterproof sealant overlies the junctions between the sections of the shower cabinet. The installation of a sectional shower cabinet is also disclosed. The shower cabinet is assembled in the alcove at the final installation site. Adhesives are applied to the joining strips. The strips are temporarily clamped to the sections from the front of the cabinet while the adhesive sets.An apparatus for making a sectional modular shower cabinet is disclosed wherein at least one saw is aligned perpendicular to the axis of rotation of a jig for rotating a modular shower cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1985
    Assignee: Fiat Products Incorporated
    Inventor: Robert C. Paradis
  • Patent number: 4496125
    Abstract: An improved supporting leg assembly for laundry tubs, tables and the like. A leg coupler having a tapered, substantially cylindrical socket containing a key therein is placed at each corner on the underside of the tub. A V-shaped leg, bearing a cylindrical tube affixed thereto on the inside of the V-leg at the end which contacts the tub, is placed at each corner of the tub with the tube engaging the socket. Each tube has a slot formed therein at the end which fits into the tubular socket, and the slot and key mate with each other when the leg is set in place. When assembled together, the tub and coupler are in load bearing contact with the top of each section of the V-leg and the top of the cylindrical tube, respectively. The V-legs may be tapered if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1985
    Assignee: Fiat Products Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas J. Walsh, Robert Bachman, Ronald Aderhold