Wall-mounted wash basin
AssigneeMechline Developments Limited
InventorPeter Sage-Passant
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Abstract
A wash basin (2) includes a bowl unit (4) and a skirt (6) that supports the bowl unit. The bowl unit (2) is made mainly or entirely of metal and the skirt (6) is made mainly or entirely of a moulded thermoplastic material. The skirt (6) includes a peripheral rim (28) that is located beneath an edge portion (29) of the bowl unit to support that bowl unit, and the bowl unit (4) and the skirt (6) are bonded together.
Claims18
A wash basin that includes a bowl unit, a skirt that supports the bowl unit, and a mounting bracket for mounting the skirt on a substantially vertical wall or support structure, wherein the bowl unit is made mainly or entirely of metal and the skirt comprises a unitary moulding made mainly or entirely of a thermoplastic material, wherein the bowl unit includes a bowl portion and a deck that extends around the bowl portion, wherein the skirt comprises a peripheral wall that extends around sides and a front of the bowl portion, wherein an upper edge of the peripheral wall comprises a peripheral rim that is located beneath the deck to support the bowl unit, and wherein the deck includes a downturned wall that extends around the peripheral rim and covers the peripheral rim and an upper part of the skirt, wherein the bowl unit and the skirt are bonded together around the peripheral rim of the skirt, and wherein the skirt and the mounting bracket include mounting formations that are engageable for mounting the skirt to the mounting bracket.
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