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US 10,791,879 B2Granted
Shower door track
AssigneeBCI Acrylic, Inc.
InventorScott Rosenbach
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Abstract
A shower door track for mounting in a bathtub or shower. The shower door track is supported on the bathtub or shower and has a top surface to direct water into the tub. A channel extends the length of the track. A flexible elastomeric strip is mounted in the channel and bends when the user applies a horizontal force to the elastomeric strip to prevent injury or discomfort to the user.
Claims8
A shower door track for mounting in a bathtub or shower comprising:
- a base having a length and a width supported by at least one elevating supporting member,
- the base having a top and a front surface to direct water into the tub,
- a channel within the base and extending the length of the base,
- a slot having a width in the top of the base, the slot in communication with the channel for providing an entrance to the channel,
- a vertically oriented flexible elastomeric strip mounted in the channel, the elastomeric strip having a height, with a top end extending above the base and a bottom end being in the channel, the bottom end of the elastomeric strip having an enlarged portion greater than the width of the slot to retain the elastomeric strip in the channel, the elastomeric strip extending upward from the channel and through the top of the base for restraining water from leaving the tub.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.