Apparatuses and methods for producing a shower tray
AssigneeRodney James Katwyk
InventorRodney James Katwyk
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Abstract
The method of producing a shower tray using a shower tray blank is disclosed. The method may comprise identifying a drain location on the shower tray blank. The method may further comprise deflecting the shower tray blank at an internal location relative to a shower tray perimeter of the shower tray blank along the depth dimension to a deflected state. The method may also comprise cutting the shower tray blank along a plane generally perpendicular to a depth dimension of the shower tray blank when the shower tray blank is in the deflected state to form the shower tray and a discarded portion. An apparatus for producing a shower tray is also disclosed.
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A method for producing a shower tray from a shower tray blank, the shower tray blank having a first large surface and a second large surface opposite the first large surface, the shower tray blank having a length dimension, a width dimension, and a depth dimension, the length dimension, the width dimension and the depth dimension each being mutually perpendicular, the depth dimension being generally perpendicular to the first large surface, the shower tray blank having a depth from the first large surface to the second large surface along the depth dimension, the method comprising:
- identifying a drain location on the shower tray blank;
- scoring the shower tray blank with one or more score cuts through the first large surface or the second large surface to a depth less than the depth, the one or more score cuts passing through the drain location;
- deflecting the shower tray blank at the drain location relative to a shower tray perimeter of the shower tray blank along the depth dimension to a deflected state;
- cutting the shower tray blank along a plane generally perpendicular to the depth dimension when the shower tray blank is in the deflected state to form the shower tray and a discarded portion, the shower tray comprising either the first large surface or the second large surface and a contoured surface formed by the cut along the plane;
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- forming a drain opening in the shower tray at the drain location.
A method for producing a shower tray from a shower tray blank, the shower tray blank having a first large surface and a second large surface opposite the first large surface, the shower tray blank having a length dimension, a width dimension, and a depth dimension, the length dimension, the width dimension and the depth dimension each being mutually perpendicular, the depth dimension being generally perpendicular to the first large surface, the shower tray blank having a depth from the first large surface to the second large surface along the depth dimension, the method comprising:
- cutting the shower tray blank to a length and a width corresponding to a determined shower length and width;
- identifying a drain location on the shower tray blank corresponding to a determined shower drain location;
- scoring the shower tray blank with one or more score cuts through the second large surface or the first large surface to a depth less than the depth, the one or more score cuts passing through the drain location;
- deflecting the shower tray blank at the drain location relative to a shower tray perimeter of the shower tray blank along the depth dimension to a deflected state;
- cutting the shower tray blank along a plane generally perpendicular to the depth dimension when the shower tray blank is in the deflected state to form the shower tray and a discarded portion, the shower tray comprising either the first large surface or the second large surface and a contoured surface formed by the cut along the plane;
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- forming a drain opening in the shower tray at the drain location.
A method for producing a shower tray from a shower tray blank, the shower tray blank having a first large surface and a second large surface opposite the first large surface, the shower tray blank having a length dimension, a width dimension, and a depth dimension, the length dimension, the width dimension and the depth dimension each being mutually perpendicular, the depth dimension being generally perpendicular to the first large surface, the shower tray blank having a depth from the first large surface to the second large surface along the depth dimension, the method comprising:
- deflecting the shower tray blank at an internal location relative to a shower tray perimeter of the shower tray blank along the depth dimension to a deflected state, wherein the internal location is offset relative to the shower tray perimeter along the depth dimension and the width dimension;
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- cutting the shower tray blank along a plane generally perpendicular to the depth dimension when the shower tray blank is in the deflected state to form the shower tray and a discarded portion, wherein the cut extends along an entirety of either the length dimension or the width dimension of the shower tray blank such that the shower tray comprises either the first large surface or the second large surface and a contoured surface formed by the cut along the plane.
An apparatus for producing a shower tray from a shower tray blank, the shower tray blank having a first large surface and a second large surface opposite the first large surface, the shower tray blank having a length dimension, a width dimension, and a depth dimension, the length dimension, the width dimension and the depth dimension each being mutually perpendicular, the depth dimension being generally perpendicular to the first large surface, the shower tray blank having a depth from the first large surface to the second large surface along the depth dimension, the apparatus comprising:
- a deflection apparatus for deflecting the shower tray blank at an internal location relative to a shower tray perimeter of the shower tray blank along the depth dimension to a deflected state;
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- a cutting apparatus for cutting the shower tray blank along a plane generally perpendicular to the depth dimension of the shower tray blank when the shower tray blank is in the deflected state to form the shower tray and a discarded portion, wherein the cut extends along an entirety of either the length dimension or the width dimension of the shower tray blank such that the shower tray comprises either the first large surface or the second large surface and a contoured surface formed by the cut along the plane.
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