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US 11,454,017 B2Granted
Modular adjustable linear shower drain system
AssigneeMLW Investments L.L.C.
InventorDavid D. Larson
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Abstract
Described are embodiments of a modular adjustable linear shower drain system. The drain system is customizable in overall length by cutting portions of the drain system while on-site and prior to assembly. The individual components of the system are made to an oversized, or standard, length and then cut to a desired installation size. Once cut on-site, the components are fit together forming the modular adjustable linear shower drain system. The drain system also includes a height-adjustable shower grill that can be set to match a surrounding tiled area height and angle. The shower grill height is set by adjusting screws disposed in the shower grill and which are in contact with portions of the drain system.
Claims20
A modular adjustable linear shower drain system having a customizable overall length and install height, comprising:
- a drain interface adapter configured to interface with a drain pipe at an installation site;
- a trough interconnected to the drain interface adapter at one end of the drain interface adapter;
- a drainage slope insert disposed in a channel of the trough, wherein the drainage slope insert slopes from a first dimension to a shorter second dimension at the drain interface adapter;
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- a grill comprising a plurality of adjustable screws in contact with surfaces of the drain interface adapter and the trough, the grill nested in a receiving portion of the drain interface adapter and the trough, wherein the grill is adjustable in height relative to the drain interface adapter and the trough via turning the plurality of adjustable screws in a rotational direction, wherein an overall length of the modular adjustable linear shower drain system is adjustable by cutting a portion of material from the trough, the drainage slope insert, and the grill prior to assembly, and wherein the install height is adjustable by turning the plurality of adjustable screws in the rotational direction.
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A modular adjustable linear shower drain system, comprising:
- a drain interface adapter comprising:
- a drain tube disposed in a center of the drain interface adapter, the drain tube comprising a hollow portion running from a first end to a second end of the drain tube;
- a flange disposed perpendicular to the drain tube, wherein the flange is substantially rectangular, wherein the flange is attached to the drain tube at the first end, and wherein the flange is centered on the drain tube;
- a fluid channel running from one end of the flange to an opposite end of the flange across the drain tube;
- a first recessed cutout disposed on the one end of the flange and disposed on the opposite end of the flange;
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- a second recessed cutout disposed in the fluid channel at the one end of the flange and disposed in the fluid channel at the opposite end of the flange;
- a first trough comprising a channel running along a length of the first trough from an open end of the first trough to a closed end of the first trough, wherein the first trough is interconnected to the drain interface adapter at the first recessed cutout disposed on the one end of the flange, and wherein a length of the first trough is adjustable by cutting a portion of material from the open end of the first trough;
- a second trough comprising a channel running along a length of the second trough from an open end of the second trough to a closed end of the second trough, wherein the second trough is interconnected to the drain interface adapter at the first recessed cutout disposed on the opposite end of the flange, and wherein a length of the second trough is adjustable by cutting a portion of material from the open end of the second trough;
- a grill spanning a length of the first trough, the drain interface adapter, and the second trough, wherein a length of the grill is adjustable by cutting a portion of material from at least one end of the grill, and wherein a pair of translation grooves are disposed in the grill running the length of the first trough, the drain interface adapter, and the second trough;
- a height-adjust plate disposed in the pair of translation grooves, the height-adjust plate comprising a tapped hole disposed therein;
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- a height-adjust screw threadedly-engaged with the tapped holes, wherein an end of the height-adjust screw contacts a surface in the first trough, and wherein a distance of a surface of the grill relative to the surface of the first trough is adjustable via turning the height-adjust screw in the tapped hole of the height-adjust plate.
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A method of customizing an overall length and install height of a shower drain, the method comprising:
- interfacing a drain interface adapter with a drain pipe at an installation site;
- connecting a first end of a trough to the drain interface adapter at one end of the drain interface adapter, wherein a length of the trough is adjustable by cutting a portion of material from the trough;
- inserting a drainage slope insert in a channel of the trough, wherein the drainage slope insert slopes from a first dimension to a shorter second dimension at the drain interface adapter, and wherein a length of the drainage slope insert is adjustable by cutting a portion of material from the drainage slope insert;
- nesting a grill comprising a plurality of adjustable screws in a receiving portion of the drain interface adapter, wherein the plurality of screw sets contacts surfaces of the drain interface adapter and the trough, and wherein a length of the grill is adjustable by cutting a portion of material from the grill;
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- adjusting a height of the grill relative to the drain interface adapter and the trough via turning the plurality of adjustable screws in a rotational direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.