Abstract: A shower partition comprising a door (2) which serves to close or open an entry opening into a shower basin (4) and which is preferably configured as a pivotable wing. The door (2) is advantageously produced in a deep drawing process and has a circumferential recess (26) on its front surface adjacent the outer edges. A preferably tubular frame (28) is associated with the recess and spaced from the front surface of the door (2). The resulting structure has good stability and simultaneously achieves good sealing of the entry opening with a door of low weight. A trough (77) on the back of the door sloping downwardly toward the hinged door edge conveys water running down the rear side of the door back into the shower basin when the door is opened.

Abstract: A partition, more particularly for a corner-shower, with a rounded entrance area, contains door-elements by means of which the entrance-area may be closed off or opened. The door-elements are arranged displaceably in guide-rails which are curved in the entrance area and are connected to at least one wall-element. It should be possible to produce a partition of this kind inexpensively and to obtain reliable guidance and accurate alignment of the door-elements with as few components as possible. The door-elements are curved to match the guide-rails and the guide-elements of each door-element is arranged at a predetermined distance from the longitudinal edges. A total of two door-elements is provided and these are curved over an angular range of approximately 45.degree.. They are adjustable in height by means of at least one guide-element, more particularly an eccentric pin.

Abstract: A sliding panel closure having three panels suspended from a header with three parallel tracks, has a sill disposed under the header with a sill channel opening downwardly and inwardly toward a bath enclosure or the like. A first of the door panels has a lower edge straddling the sill channel. The second and third of the panels have lower edges provided with guide means including outriggers slidable in the sill channel. A C-shaped guide positions the second panel relative to the sill, the outrigger being one of the legs of the C-shape. A E-shaped guide positions the second and third panels relative to one another and relative to the sill channel. The panels preferably have means along their vertical edges that allow the panels to lap but prevent adjacent panels from passing completely by one another.

Abstract: A shower curtain support defines a track for slidably suspending a shower curtain across the front opening of a shower stall and around end corners of the support rearwardly at the front opening. End portions of the shower curtain may be drawn around the corners and inside the shower stall to overlap at least a portion of the surface of the stall end walls in order to prevent leaks. Alternately, a continuous curtain support track is provided in a U-shape or other configuration. Endpieces attached thereto support a curtain in a plane parallel to wall surfaces to prevent spraying or splashing outside the shower area.

Abstract: A shower stall structure for bathing having a shower area defined on three sides by upright walls and having an open side area with a shower curtain mounted therein to provide a covered point of entry for a person. A shower enlarger mounted in the shower area. The enlarger comprises a one-piece curtain rod having an offset medial section engageable with an upper area of the shower curtain for providing a greater stall space for upper body movement while showering. The offset medial section includes a pair of angular curtain rod sections which extend in diverging relation away from opposite ends of the offset medial section. The angular curtain rod sections have end sections at outer ends thereof. The outer ends of the end sections extend in opposite directions away from one another. Fastening structure is provided for securing the outer ends of the end sections in assembly with opposed upright walls of the shower area.

Abstract: A weighted shower curtain is disclosed having an elongated flexible shower curtain adapted to be hung in a shower. A plurality of separate independent weights are provided which snap fit on to the bottom of the shower curtain without damaging the same and are quickly and easily removable therefrom. The weights may be sealed in plastic and keep the shower curtain in a fixed hanging position when in use preventing flapping thereof.

Abstract: In combination a shower stall structure for bathtubs or shower basins having a top and bottom comprising at least one opening extending from top to bottom defined by a multiplicity of stiles each stile extending in both a horizontal and vertical direction abutting an adjacent wall or stile, wherein at least one opening is closed by more than one closure member spanning across the at least one opening, having pivot mechanisms carried by both the multiplicity of stiles and the more than one closure member at the peripheral extremities thereof wherein the pivot mechanisms are adjustable in position along the respective peripheral edges of at least one of the multiplicity of stiles and the more than one closure member, allowing for dimensional variation of such as the at least one opening with respect to the dimensions of the corner in which the shower stall is installed.

Abstract: A shower barrier is provided having one or a plurality of substantially rectangular wall sections each being limited by a frame formed by profiled rods and a plane splash water protection arranged on the frame. A plurality of lateral edges of the frame is formed in a single piece from a single profiled rod and adjacent wall sections are connected with each other by means of joints. In preferred embodiments of the frames, a closed frame is formed by a single suitably bent profiled rod, or three lateral edges of the frame are formed by a single U-shaped profiled rod. The free ends of the U-shaped profiled rod being connected by means of a straight cross strip. Each profiled rod may be a round tube.

Abstract: A shower partition with one or a plurality of door elements (1), that are supported on an upper rail and which engage with extension pieces (2) or an angled section (3) at the lower end in a recess (4) of a base rail (5) of which the wall section that is proximate to the shower-stall interior is supported, in such a manner as to be moveable on the remaining section of the base rail (5) and is configured, for example, as a rod (9) such that the wall section (rod 9) can be moved from a position that overlaps the angled section (3) or the extension piece (2) of the door element or elements (1) into a position that permits a specific displacement of the door elements (1) transversely to their plane in the direction of the shower-stall interior.

Abstract: What is disclosed in an automatically closing modesty curtain which allows the user assured complete privacy and which does not require continued manipulation by the hands thereby leaving the hands free to undertake other tasks. For example, in an emergency shower situation, once the handle on the safety shower is pulled, the user can be assured of complete privacy while removing contaminated clothing while being simultaneously deluged by shower water.

Abstract: A shower partition with a horizontal guide rail includes a door assembly displaceable in the guide rail by guide roller mounted on eccentric pins. Each eccentric pin is arranged in a hole provided through the upper edge of the door assembly. In the case of a shower partition of this kind, the purpose to be accomplished is to simplify vertical adjustment of the door assembly at low structural cost, and to ensure that the adjusted position is reliably secured. For this purpose each eccentric pin is slid in an elongated slot of the door assembly through an end opening. Also provided is a connector member having arms which bear upon opposite engagement surfaces of the eccentric pin in order to secure the latter against rotation.

Abstract: A sliding door assembly for bathtubs, shower stalls and the like. The assembly includes at least one door panel, an elongated support rail member, and support mount structure for slidably mounting the door panel to the support rail member. The support mount structure includes an elongated carriage member attached to the door panel and a pair of support rollers mounted to the carriage member and engaging the support rail member. The rollers are free to move lengthwise along the carriage member as the door is open and closed. However, structure is provided to stop the lengthwise motion of the rollers just prior to the door panel reaching a closed position to brake the motion of the door panel as it is moved to the closed position.

Abstract: A shower partition includes a swinging door pivotable, by means of a hinge, about a substantially vertical axis. The installation dimensions available at the installation site often vary widely, discrepancies of up to 20 cm being by no means unusual. Compensation for tolerances or variations in installation dimensions is made possible in a simple manner. To this end, the swinging door is constructed so that it can be adjusted at right angles to its pivot axis on a jamb member or the like. The swinging door, and/or the pivot hinge comprise, at right angles to the pivot axis, a slot or a series of spaced aligned holes for an attachment element such as a screw.

Abstract: Partition wall structure, more particularly for bath or shower cubicles, has a displaceable door panel held against, magnetically at right angles to its longitudinal plane, and guided by the guide wall of a guide rail. The magnetic attraction is provided between a magnetic strip at the panel lower edge and another one on the guide wall, both being separated by an air-gap. The door panel includes a frame having enclosing members joined together by corner connectors. The air-gap is provided, at low structural cost, in order to ensure smooth guidance, and this is obtained by means of flat spacing strips formed on the corner connectors, these spacing strips preferably extending over the height of the guide wall associated therewith and/or of the door panel magnetic strip.

Abstract: A shower stall assembly includes a one-piece molded PVC door that has an outwardly curved main section, integral handles and an outer perimeter which overlaps the perimeter frame about the opening of a shower stall. The shower stall has a header section which connects two sliders, each on a transverse rail member. One rail member spans the shower stall opening and the other rail member extends rearwardly to the rear shower stall wall. The shower stall door can be pivoted inwardly from its closed position to an open position in the shower stall.

Abstract: What is disclosed in an automatically closing modesty curtain which allows the user assured complete privacy and which does not require continued manipulation by the hands thereby leaving the hands free to undertake other tasks. For example, in an emergency shower situation, once the handle on the safety shower is pulled, the user can be assured of complete privacy while removing contaminated clothing while being simultaneously deluged by shower water.

Abstract: Screening or curtaining arrangement for covering a shower door includes a curtain positioned across the door. The curtain has a rod pocket at each end containing a rod. A plurality of attachment members hook around the rod and the top and bottom of the shower door for retaining the curtain on the door. The attractiveness of the shower door is thereby enhanced.

Abstract: A structural assembly, more particularly for a shower partition, comprising a sectional rail having, in one of its outer surfaces, an undercut first channel of which the sides form two lateral grooves. Inserted into this channel, is a facing panel, a resilient connecting element being provided for retention and engagement in the grooves. In order to obtain a structural assembly of small depth, together with reliable and rapid attachment, the facing panel is provided with a longitudinal second channel extending in the direction of its longitudinal axis and undercut along the channel sides to form grooves. The connecting element is arranged at least partly in the second groove where it is held by the undercut second grooves. The connecting element has a lateral projection which extends into one of the first grooves of the sectional rail. Projecting into the other groove of the sectional rail is either a shoulder of the facing panel or a second lateral projection of the connecting element.

Abstract: Structural assembly, more particularly for a shower partition, comprising a door support in the form of a profiled rail having, in an outer face thereof, a first channel, of which one side flange forms a groove, and a facing panel mounted in this first channel. The facing panel is held in the first channel by a connecting element fitting in the groove. Existing arrangements of this type are relatively wide, of correspondingly large structural volume, and of high material costs. In order to obtain a structurally simple and inexpensive connection between the facing panel and the profiled rail, it is proposed that the panel be provided with a longitudinal second channel which opens towards the groove of the first channel. The connecting element engages partly in the second channel and partly in the groove.

Abstract: A bubble-type shower door adapted to be pivotally mounted symmetrically about its vertical center axis to open and close a shower door opening of the same contour, the door being concave rearward and preferably having a rearward projecting diverging rim portion, and a stop flange projecting laterally from the rim on one side of the door.

Abstract: An upper horizontal rail structure is stationarily supported in elevated position above the upper marginal edge of the outer wall of the lower tub portion of a shower-tub area and defines three laterally spaced depending inner, outer and intermediate flange portions between which inner and outward downwardly opening channels are formed. A pair of upstanding inner and outer shower doors are provided including upper marginal edge portions slidably received in the corresponding channels and each upper marginal edge includes a pair of opposite end support rollers rollingly engaged with longitudinally extending track structure in the corresponding channel.

Abstract: A shower door assembly having a panel with an opening therethrough and a moveable closure member in co-acting relation with the opening, the opening being located at the level of the water faucets for providing access to the faucets with the door closed.

Abstract: A shower enclosure comprising a pair of sliding doors mounted on an overhead track, a guide system for the doors spaced downwardly from the overhead track yet providing sufficient head room for a person to enter the enclosed area, the guide system including three guide rails in which one guide rail is disposed between the doors, one guide rail disposed adjacent the inner door, and one guide rail disposed adjacent the outer door, the pair of doors being unguided at the bottom thereof. A single splash rail is mounted on the bottom of the enclosure spaced outwardly from the doors to inhibit leakage from the enclosed area.

Abstract: A partition-wall arrangement comprises a hollow post which is stationary mountable on that corner of a bath or shower tub which is diagonally opposed to a room corner in which the tub is installed. The hollow post is mounted by clamping it between the tub and the room ceiling. The hollow post contains one or a pair of winding shafts at which a pair of flexible partition-walls is wound up, which can be extracted against the effect of a return spring respectively through a vertical slit or a pair of slits into directions which form a right angle with one another and can be connected in the extracted positions at opposed room walls.

Abstract: Enclosure for wet chamber, particularly for bathrooms or shower rooms with several adjacent slideable partitions with each partition suspended in an upper guide rail and with a lower guide member consisting of an elongated, box-shaped adapter seated on the edge of a wet-chamber tub, an elongated lower guide detachably fastened to the adapter. The guide rail has at least one guide with an inverted U-shape cross section with the outer leg as the longitudinal wall along the dry side of the room and with an inner free leg wall. A lower guide strip extends from the partition, first downwardly, then under the free leg wall, then upwardly to form a pocket open at the top into which the free U leg wall extends.

Abstract: Lower guide for a sliding partition for bath and shower rooms with sliding doors suspended from above extending down into a guide slot of an elongated lower guide member open at the top and confined by two lateral guide walls and a bottom. Pivotal means are provided for swinging the lateral guide wall outward about a horizontal swivel axis with the height of the swung-out wall from its highest point to the bottom of the guide member smaller than the distance between the bottom of the doors and the bottom of the guide member. The swinging guide wall is supported between lateral frame parts with pivot pins extending into vertical slots in each end of the guide wall to permit raising it and then swinging it out. This permits ready cleaning of accumulated dirt in the slot without disassembly and reassembly of the elongated lower guide member.