Of Receptor Patents (Class 4/613)
  • Publication number: 20100043136
    Abstract: An integrated shower base designed for improving the drainage of a tile shower is disclosed. The shower pan may be custom fabricated and molded with a depression surrounding a drainage opening for receiving a one piece floor drain. The pan and floor drain are welded together to prevent leaking. The floor drain contains weep holes so that water that seeps through the mortar on the shower floor and into the shower pan can drain properly without leaking. The floor drain also contains a reservoir for holding water that drains through the regular shower drain and also for water that seeps through the shower floor. A mortar guard is placed over the weep holes to prevent the holes from becoming clogged. A drainage mat is placed over the shower pan to help water seepage flow to the floor drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventor: BORIS MICHAEL
  • Publication number: 20100037390
    Abstract: According to the invention, a bathing environment, such as a shower or a tub, has an entry way that does not encumber entry or exit from a bathing environment. The bathing environment has a drain in the entry way so that the entry way remains substantially level so that a user encounters no threshold if entering or exiting said bathing environment. The drain has a channel in the entry way for collecting water that flows to it, and a cover over the channel. The environment has a floor that slopes gently to the channel so that water is directed to the channel for removal therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Victor Hoernig, Charles A. Patterson, Man Ki Yoo
  • Publication number: 20090320204
    Abstract: Shower pans are provided with a perimeter wall defining a perimeter of the shower pan and a plurality of generally triangular support wall sections. One wall of the support wall sections is opposed to the perimeter wall and defines therebetween a perimeter channel of the shower pan. Other pairs of walls of the support wall sections are opposed to one another and define drain channels which fluid-connect the perimeter channel to the drain port. The other walls of the support wall sections have upper edges which establish an apex of the shower pan near the central drain port and slope downwardly and outwardly from the apex to the perimeter channel. The drain channels are sloped downwardly and inwardly from the perimeter channel to the central drain port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: B. Christopher WISEMAN, Neal T. LARGENT
  • Publication number: 20090300839
    Abstract: The present invention provides a base structure for a shower, the shower having a water recirculation circuit, the base including a substantially planar floor and a reservoir, the reservoir including a first outlet for admitting water to be used by the recirculation circuit, and a second outlet for admitting water to be sent to waste, wherein in use where the passage of water to waste is obstructed, water contacting the floor runs into the reservoir to form a pool of sufficient depth to substantially cover the first outlet. Use of the structure may result in water and energy savings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: QUENCH SOLUTIONS PTY LTD
    Inventor: Brian Gay
  • Publication number: 20090235449
    Abstract: A base part for a shower stall or a kitchen includes a floor with a peripheral side extending from a top thereof and the peripheral side includes an installation portion which includes an installation side and a fixing side. The installation side has a flat and horizontal top surface and a groove is defined in the flat and horizontal top surface of the installation side such that wall such as glass wall is engaged. The fixing side is connected to a wall. The floor includes protrusions extending from a top surface thereof so as to form a non-slip surface. A drain hole is defined through the floor when necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Ching-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 7562495
    Abstract: A shower receptor installation assembly includes a dense foam underlayment, a base with a sloping floor that fits onto the underlayment, a mesh member attached to the threshold of the base with adhesive, a plurality of strike rails, and a plurality of screed blocks, two or more of the screed blocks being attached with removable adhesive to the bottom edge of each strike rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Fairchild Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventors: Robert A. Fairchild, Denis R. Niemeyer
  • Publication number: 20090139022
    Abstract: A shower tray (10) comprising a trimmable edge (26) for trimming a dimension of the tray to fit a given area, a waste water gully (28) which extends from the trimmable edge (26) and which includes a gully fall (32) in a direction away from the trimmable edge (26), and a waste water surface (30) which extends with the gully (28) from the trimmable edge (26). The waste water surface (30) has a waste water surface fall (34) which is parallel or substantially parallel to the trimmable edge (26) and which leads into the gully (28). As a result of the waste water surface fall (34) and the gully fall (32), a two stage water runoff arrangement is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventor: Mark Ian Luxton
  • Publication number: 20090119831
    Abstract: A shower base assembly comprises a base with an outlet opening (12) for drainage, and a drain plate (14) for fitting in the outlet opening. The plate (14) itself has a drain opening (16) for directing water to discharge ducting. The opening (16) is located eccentrically on the drain plate (14). The plate can be adapted to fit at the outlet opening (12) in different rotational orientations to locate the drain opening (16) at different positions relative to the outlet-opening axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Robert B. Grave, Matthew J. Toms
  • Publication number: 20090077735
    Abstract: Drainage device for arrangement on a floor tile, the drainage device, when at least partially assembled in the floor, has at least two pipe lengths moveable relative to one another in such a way that a movement of the pipe lengths relative to one another allows an aperture in the floor tile and the upper inlet aperture of the drainage device to be made to coincide at least partially with one another. At the same time the pipe lengths have flanges extending radially outwards, which are sealed against one another by seals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventor: Johannes Dallmer
  • Patent number: 7490371
    Abstract: A shower receptor with improved control of moisture and trapped water comprising one or more of the following improvements: the flange is significantly higher above the threshold than prior art receptors; the threshold is disposed higher than the ledge area where the shower wall materials meet the receptor; weep valleys are provided in the corners of the ledge area and where the ledge meets the threshold; the ledge area comprises multiple steps adapted to meet the subwall and finish wall materials wherein the steps are sloped toward the base and the tile step is lower than the subwall step; a raised curb is provided along the outer edge of the horizontal surface of the threshold, the curb adapted to redirect water that leaks out of the door enclosure back into the shower receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Lasco Bathware, Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond C. Torres
  • Patent number: 7472719
    Abstract: Drainage device for arrangement on a floor tile, the drainage device, when at least partially assembled in the floor, has at least two pipe lengths moveable relative to one another in such a way that a movement of the pipe lengths relative to one another allows an aperture in the floor tile and the upper inlet aperture of the drainage device to be made to coincide at least partially with one another. At the same time the pipe lengths have flanges extending radially outwards, which are sealed against one another by seals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Dallmer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Johannes Dallmer
  • Publication number: 20080276364
    Abstract: A manufactured shower pan includes a drain, a molded waterproof liner having a properly sloped floor and extending side walls, a honeycomb liner support, a solid curb system and a processed dry mud pack to provide aeration and drainage connected to the weep system in the drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: James S. Barro, F. Leon Peters
  • Publication number: 20080256701
    Abstract: Shape structure usable to form a desired wall surface includes a first region constructed for being attached to the wall; and a second region constructed for being located in an opening formed in the wall. The first region may be constructed as a flange and the second region as a body. The body may be constructed to form either a recess or protrusion when placed in the opening of the wall. The shape structure may also include a third region for fastening to the wall, and the wall may be a shower wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Gary M. Blankenship, Gregory R. Madesh
  • Publication number: 20080229494
    Abstract: A shower drain adapter system configured to allow use of a bondable waterproof membrane with a shower pan drain system comprises a drain body and an integrated bonding flange extending upwardly from the drain body. The integrated bonding flange is operable to be sealably attached to a bondable waterproof membrane to provide a substantially waterproof seal between the membrane and the adapter. A lower mating flange is separable from the drain body, the lower mating flange operable to mate with a component of a shower pan drain system installable on a waste pipe. The lower mating flange includes a substantially rigid frame; and a pliable gasket disposed at least partially about the frame, the pliable gasket having an inner diameter sized to correspond to an outer diameter of a portion of the drain body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Lonnie C. DeGooyer, Reinhard H. Plank, Peter B. Plank, Peter A. Nielsen, Sean P. Gerolimatos, Fernando Ricci, Michelangelo Ricci
  • Publication number: 20080222797
    Abstract: A prefabricated, polyurethane reaction injection molded, leak-proof shower module suitable for use in constructing a tiled shower includes a floor and a plurality of sidewalls wherein a first sidewall is taller than at least a portion of a second sidewall and the difference in height between the first sidewall and the second sidewall is sufficient to permit the attachment of a modular curb to the second sidewall. The floor is bounded along peripheral edges by the plurality of sidewalls which extend substantially vertically from the edges. A method of installing a tiled shower is implemented in one embodiment by applying adhesive material on a subfloor within an area bounded by stud framing, setting the prefabricated shower module in place on the subfloor, installing a prefabricated modular curb proximate to at least one sidewall of the module, attaching wallboard to the framing, and installing tile over the wallboard, module and curb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventor: Joseph R. Cook
  • Publication number: 20080222796
    Abstract: A prefabricated modular curb suitable for attaching to a sidewall of a prefabricated shower module for constructing a tiled shower includes a mounting wall, an exterior wall, and a top wall extending from the upper edge of the exterior wall to the upper edge of the mounting wall in a plane substantially perpendicular to the mounting wall and to the exterior wall, or pitched downward from the exterior wall toward the mounting wall. In one embodiment, the modular curb further includes at least one reinforcing curb rib connected to the top wall, the mounting wall, and/or the exterior wall. In another embodiment the top wall terminates beyond the outer surface of the mounting wall in a ledge having a width substantially equal to the width of the sidewall of the shower module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventor: Joseph R. Cook
  • Publication number: 20080222795
    Abstract: A prefabricated, polyurethane reaction injection molded, leak-proof shower module suitable for use in constructing a tiled shower includes a plurality of sidewalls, a floor bounded along at least one peripheral edge by at least one sidewall extending substantially vertically from the edge, and a drain wall defining a drain aperture and having an outer surface and an inner surface. The floor slopes toward the drain wall at a pitch equal to or greater than ? inch per foot. The drain aperture has a diameter of at least one inch, and is enclosed within a prefabricated drain assembly integrated into the floor and the drain wall, or integrated directly into the floor and drain wall. In one embodiment, the maximum thickness of the drain wall, measured from the outer surface to the inner surface, is equal to or less than 1½ times the smallest inner diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventor: Joseph R. Cook
  • Publication number: 20080184480
    Abstract: A variable length arm and devices to locate the inner end and outer end of the arm to set the slope of a pre-slope floor and to set the thickness of a base floor to receive tile are used in a method to create the floors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventor: Kenneth Adleman
  • Publication number: 20080163419
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drain installation kit adapted to maintain alignment of the center of a sloping floor aperture with the center of a drain throughout the construction process. In a preferred embodiment, the kit includes an upper flange that is rigidly connectable to a drain base and multiple sloping guide bars that are rigidly connectable in a radial fashion to the upper flange. A user can use this preferred embodiment by assembling it, adding cementitious material between the guide bars, and making an upper surface of the cementitious material flush with a top edge of the guide bars. Embodiments of the present invention provide a variety of advantages over conventional drain installation kits. For example, many embodiments provide improved functionality, many embodiments are easier for do-it-yourselfers to use, and many embodiments can be manufactured more efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: The Tile Shop, LLC
    Inventor: Fumitake Nishi
  • Publication number: 20080163420
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide a shower floor element and a shower floor construction, which permit an extremely simple, cost-effective production, in particular in situ and/or a more reliable sealing system in relation to prior art. To achieve this, a waterproof film is applied to the upper face of a support element consisting of a hard expanded plastic with a relatively high density of approximately 100 g per cubic decimetre or more and is sealed to said support element. This enables the pre-fabrication of a shower floor element, so that during the installation in situ a tile covering or other covering can be directly applied to the film. If a suitable material is selected, said film can also be welded to the support element. Preferred connection methods are bonding or welding. Depending on the material, a shrinking or deep drawing process can also optionally be used, or a negative pressure can be produced between the film and the support element, causing the two materials to adhere to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Preissing Dieter, Nuckel Dieter
  • Patent number: 7392551
    Abstract: A bathing enclosure has a wall arrangement which supports one or more hanging accessories, such as a towel hook, soap dish and bottle rack. Multiple wall sections are mounted so that their top and bottom edges are spaced apart to create a lateral gap therebetween. The gap permits a hanger end of the accessories to fit up and over the upper edges of the wall sections. The accessories can be slid horizontally in the gap and either extend to the inside or outside of the enclosure. Preferably, adjacent wall sections overlap vertically and tilt backward toward the inside of the enclosure from top to bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventor: Jason T. Lanius
  • Publication number: 20080148474
    Abstract: A shower enclosure base has a flow enhancing flush-mounted drain cover that conceals the drain opening and provides a flat stepping surface. Drain flow is achieved through a narrow peripheral passage between the drain cover and the drain well in which it is seated. Despite the reduced flow area of passage, flow enhancing features of the drain cover serve to improve the flow rate through the drain. These features are radially converging ribs at the underside of the drain cover that interrupt the natural tendency for drain water to form a vortex as it passes into and through a circular drain opening. The drain cover can be removably secured to the base by suction cups that attach to the drain well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventor: Kevin L. Witt
  • Publication number: 20080028514
    Abstract: An upward discharge waste device for a shower tray, comprises a hollow housing having a waste water inlet, a waste water outlet and a flow-channel for waste water between the waste water inlet and the waste water outlet; and a mounting element for mounting the waste device over a waste outlet of the shower tray. The flow-channel has a non-uniform transverse cross-sectional shape along the longitudinal extent from the waste water inlet and towards the waste water outlet, but has a uniform or substantially uniform transverse cross-sectional area along the longitudinal extent. A shower tray having the waste device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Graham Robin Lock, Robert William Stimpson, James Edward Self
  • Patent number: 7296309
    Abstract: A method of constructing shower enclosure support structures which decreases the probability of mold growth by utilizing interior and/or exterior corner directional flow flashings between the joints of the sheets of synthetic marble, tile or other porous or non-porous material which cover the interior of the shower enclosure support structure and the material comprising the vertical walls of the shower enclosure support structure, a shower pan floor sloped downwardly toward the shower drain, a shower floor supported above the shower pan floor by spacers or mortar piers creating a void for air circulation between the shower floor and the shower pan floor, spacing between the shower floor periphery and the vertical walls of the shower pan to provide additional air circulation between the shower floor and the shower pan floor, shower enclosure support structure horizontal framing members that are sloped toward the shower drain, shower enclosure support structure horizontal framing members that are covered by the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Inventor: Walter Wayne Nehring
  • Patent number: 7269862
    Abstract: A shower system is provided that includes a configurable enclosure at least partially defining a shower area. The shower system also includes a basin having a first channel sized to receive a lower edge of the enclosure such that the enclosure is configurable with respect to the basin in at least one functional arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignees: Sculptured Homes, LLC, Sculptured Homes Limited
    Inventors: Georgina E. Rooke, Cheryl A. Furtak, Keith A. Grider, Mark D. Begin, Frank J. Wilgus
  • Publication number: 20070209109
    Abstract: A floor drain includes a drain body, having a generally rectangular upper portion defining an inlet and a circular lower portion defining an outlet, a generally rectangular drain grate inserted into the inlet of the drain body, and a grout rim, supported by the drain body and surrounding the drain grate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventor: Lawrence G. Meyers
  • Patent number: 7225480
    Abstract: A shower tray and booth modular construction comprises a bottom including a plate-like body, associated with a frame, to form the water collection tray, the plate-like body being extruded from a plastics material and then so bent as to engage its side edges in section member lengths constituting the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Megius S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luigi Mascheroni
  • Patent number: 7086098
    Abstract: A mechanical breathing aid for providing a regulated supply of a breathing gas has an expiratory pressure regulator for regulating gas pressure within an expiration gas flow path dependent on an input regulatory signal and an expiratory pressure sensor disposed to sense an actual gas pressure within the expiration gas flow path and to provide an output signal indicative thereof. A control unit is operably coupled to the expiratory pressure regulator and to the expiratory pressure sensor for calculating a target pressure as a function of time dependent on a value of compliance calculated from measurements of pressure and flow of provided breathing gas made during an inspiration phase, and for generating the regulatory signal dependent on a magnitude of the difference between the target pressure and the actual pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Maquet Critical Care AB
    Inventor: Joachim Sallvin
  • Patent number: 7007315
    Abstract: A base for a shower stall comprising a first layer of fiber glass and resin, and layer of filament material, and a second layer of fiberglass and resin. The base also includes at least one external edge, an external opening, and a thickness that increases from the at least one external edge to the internal opening. Included is a shower stall comprising a plurality of shower walls, a sloped floor attached to the shower walls, and a base attached to the slope floor. Also included is a method of attaching a base to a shower stall. The method comprises creating the base by applying fiberglass, resin, and filament material to a mold, engaging the base to the shower stall by removably attached the mold to the shower stall, curing the base, and removing the mold from the shower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: The Praxis Companies, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Scott Stonecipher
  • Patent number: 6990695
    Abstract: A shower pan for mounting in a shower stall includes a single integrally molded base with a drain hole. A sidewall extends upwardly from the base and completely surrounds the base. A lateral ledge extends outwardly from the sidewall and has an inner edge and an outer edge defining a surface therebetween for mounting a shower stall door track. An outer ridge extends upwardly from the outer edge of the lateral ledge and is in spaced apart relation to the door track. Water flowing through cracks between the door track and the shower pan is prevented from escaping the shower pan by the outer ridge, which allows water to drain under the door track into the shower pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Inventor: A. Brent Grayson
  • Patent number: 6941703
    Abstract: A self-cleaning flooring system for catching waste products has at least one module comprising a drain pan and a floor grid. The drain pan has a ramp and a central drain outlet. The ramp extends around the drain pan defining a drain pan periphery. The ramp slopes downward from the drain pan periphery towards the drain outlet. The drain pan periphery has a plurality of discharge ports spaced therealong for discharge of flushing fluid onto the ramp such that the waste products are washed down the ramp towards the drain outlet. The floor grid extends across the drain pan and is mounted upon the drain pan periphery for supporting personnel standing thereon while permitting waste products to pass therethrough. The module is interconnectable to horizontally adjacent modules to form the flooring system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Sani-Floor, Incorporated
    Inventors: James G. MacLean, David L. Christian, Darell J. Long, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6886190
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for aligning the exposed drain in finished surfaces in construction with the underlying drains and conduits of the construction infrastructure. The device features an inner generally planar center section, preferably round, with an off center drain aperture communicating between a top surface and a bottom surface. The center section is rotatably in a similarly shaped aperture formed in the surface material surrounding the underlying drain which can also be formed in a surrounding tile to be placed over the drain or in the finished material itself. Once the off center drain aperture is aligned with the underlying drain with the perimeter of the center section aligned with the aperture in the surrounding material, the center section is placed into the similarly shaped aperture and fixed in position with adhesive or grout and the drain strainer may be mounted into the off center drain aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Inventor: Don B. Tompane
  • Patent number: 6851133
    Abstract: A method of constructing shower enclosures which decreases the probability of mold growth by utilizing interior and/or exterior corner directional flow flashings between the joints of the sheets of synthetic marble or other non-porous material which cover the interior of the shower enclosure and the material comprising the vertical walls of the shower enclosure, a shower pan floor sloped downwardly toward the shower drain, a shower floor supported above the shower pan floor by spacers or mortar piers creating a void for air circulation between the shower floor and the shower pan floor, spacing between the shower floor periphery and the vertical walls of the shower pan to provide additional air circulation between the shower floor and the shower pan floor, shower enclosure horizontal framing members that are sloped toward the shower drain, shower enclosure horizontal framing members that are covered by the shower pan, a void, to increase air circulation, between the top of the shower pan vertical walls and air
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Inventor: Walter Wayne Nehring
  • Patent number: 6848229
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for shaping a graded surface of a fill material around a drain are disclosed. The apparatus provides an outer ring for positioning within a shower enclosure, an inner ring for positioning within the outer ring and around the drain, a rail assembly connected at each of two ends to the outer ring, and a carriage connected to the rail assembly and the inner ring. Each of the inner ring and outer ring provides a top edge to which the surface of the fill material can be brought flush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Inventor: Steve Rossi
  • Publication number: 20040237187
    Abstract: A base for a shower stall comprising a first layer of fiber glass and resin, and layer of filament material, and a second layer of fiberglass and resin. The base also includes at least one external edge, an external opening, and a thickness that increases from the at least one external edge to the internal opening. Included is a shower stall comprising a plurality of shower walls, a sloped floor attached to the shower walls, and a base attached to the slope floor. Also included is a method of attaching a base to a shower stall. The method comprises creating the base by applying fiberglass, resin, and filament material to a mold, engaging the base to the shower stall by removably attached the mold to the shower stall, curing the base, and removing the mold from the shower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Christopher Scott Stonecipher
  • Publication number: 20040216226
    Abstract: A system for creating waves at the surface of a liquid contained in a pool, this system comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: WOW COMPANY S.A.
    Inventor: Joseph Demarteau
  • Publication number: 20040205890
    Abstract: A drainage surface construction is provided for a bathroom or shower floor. The surface is formed using a rigid polyurethane foam support that is contoured or sloped to facilitate drainage toward a drainage point. In one embodiment the support is cut to size to align with a drainage area and drainage outlet. A sill is provided about a peripheral edge of the support and a sill cover can be laid over the sill to assist with tiling, location of bathroom joinery and aesthetic appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventor: Gregory J. Smale
  • Patent number: 6792721
    Abstract: A shower apparatus, comprising an enclosure or a door and a shower tray, the enclosure or door and the shower tray being mutually disconnected and the enclosure or door having means for adjustable connection to walls that form a cubicle that accommodates the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Calibe S.r.l.
    Inventor: Filippo Montanari
  • Publication number: 20040111796
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for aligning the exposed drain in finished surfaces in construction with the underlying drains and conduits of the construction infrastructure. The device features an inner generally planar center section, preferably round, with an off center drain aperture communicating between a top surface and a bottom surface. The center section is rotatably in a similarly shaped aperture formed in the surface material surrounding the underlying drain which can also be formed in a surrounding tile to be placed over the drain or in the finished material itself. Once the off center drain aperture is aligned with the underlying drain with the perimeter of the center section aligned with the aperture in the surrounding material, the center section is placed into the similarly shaped aperture and fixed in position with adhesive or grout and the drain strainer may be mounted into the off center drain aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventor: Don B. Tompane
  • Patent number: 6735793
    Abstract: A prefabricated block for use in the construction of water containment areas, such as showers, tubs, pools and the like is provided. This block is designed to facilitate rapid, consistent construction while maintaining maximum water containment. In preferred embodiments, this block has a sloped surface for water-shedding as well as a slot for receiving the pan or liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Inventor: Edward T. Peterson
  • Patent number: 6725470
    Abstract: A shower tray comprises a base unit having a raised central portion and a waste water outlet towards which run-off is directed, and a rim which is removably mounted on the base unit and which at least in part surrounds the central portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: DLP Limited
    Inventor: Anthony Keith Webb
  • Publication number: 20040034922
    Abstract: A shower pan for mounting in a shower stall includes a single integrally molded base with a drain hole. A sidewall extends upwardly from the base and completely surrounds the base. A lateral ledge extends outwardly from the sidewall and has an inner edge and an outer edge defining a surface therebetween for mounting a shower stall door track. An outer ridge extends upwardly from the outer edge of the lateral ledge and is in spaced apart relation to the door track. Water flowing through cracks between the door track and the shower pan is prevented from escaping the shower pan by the outer ridge, which allows water to drain under the door track into the shower pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventor: A. Brent Grayson
  • Patent number: 6687925
    Abstract: A floor drain assembly includes a barrel assembly having a radially outwardly flared drain area surrounded by an outer ledge for supporting the outer periphery of a grate covering the drain area. Radially inwardly of the ledge are a plurality of supports integral with the barrel assembly and/or grate for providing additional support for the span of the grate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Oatey Co.
    Inventor: Michael W. Minnick
  • Publication number: 20030221252
    Abstract: A shower tray comprises a base unit having a raised central portion and a waste water outlet towards which run-off is directed, and a rim which is removably mounted on the base unit and which at least in part surrounds the central portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: BELDORE LIMITED
    Inventor: Anthony Keith Webb
  • Patent number: 6647565
    Abstract: This application describes a method of constructing a surface for drainage, and a kit of parts forming components required to produce such a drainage surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Inventor: Gregory John Smale
  • Patent number: 6643863
    Abstract: A shower stall pan that includes an integrally molded threshold “curb” with reinforcing ribs to provide sufficient strength for direct installation into the shower structure. The reinforcing ribs are integrally molded into the shower pan structure, which includes the threshold curb. The use of reinforcing ribs under the curb obviates the requirement to use additional framing under the curb portion of the shower pan, and decreases the time, effort and skill required to install the shower pan and thereby decrease the time and effort in constructing a shower stall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Inventor: Lloyd Gerber
  • Patent number: 6631525
    Abstract: A washing platform has a generally flat upper work surface. A spout is located adjacent the washing platform and provides a stream of fluid which impinges the work surface. The bowl can be removably placed on the washing platform to receive water from the spout. The bowl has an aperture through the bottom and a gasket which is attached to an exterior surface of the bowl around the aperture. When the bowl is placed on the work surface, the gasket provides a seal that inhibits flow of fluid there between until a user lifts the bowl to drain the water there from.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: James M. Piatt, William F. Gordon
  • Publication number: 20030172453
    Abstract: A prefabricated block for use in the construction of water containment areas, such as showers, tubs, pools and the like is provided. This block is designed to facilitate rapid, consistent construction while maintaining maximum water containment. In preferred embodiments, this block has a sloped surface for water-shedding as well as a slot for receiving the pan or liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventor: Edward T. Peterson
  • Patent number: 6571406
    Abstract: Supporting body (1) being part of a shower tub made of stone, tiles or artificial stone and comprising at least one landing (2) that is surrounded by a margin (6), a channel (3) discharging into a drain (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Inventor: Michael Gerloff
  • Patent number: 6568140
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for making a sloped floor includes a plurality of elongate arms disposed in radial array relative to a drain. Each arm has a common height along its extent. The radially innermost end of each arm is positioned near or connected to the drain. In a first embodiment, the radially innermost end of each arm is pivotally connected to an adapter that is connected to a center ring that circumscribes the drain. In a second embodiment, each arm is positioned at an incline by an adapter that rigidly joins the arm to the center ring. In a third embodiment, the arms are of shallow construction and are removed after the concrete has been poured. A mounting strip secured to the shower wall may support the radially outermost end of each arm. In all embodiments, the concrete is worked so that it is flush with the uppermost edge of each elongate arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Inventor: Mark E. Kirby