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US 11,712,133 B2Granted
Niche assembly system and method
Assignee2721111 Ontario Inc.
InventorPaolo Mantenuto
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Abstract
A stone niche assembly system and method is disclosed, which includes collapsed and adjustable modular stone tile components with stabilizing grooves to be assembled into a stone niche for installation in the wall of a shower enclosure, for example.
Claims13
A modular stone niche assembly comprising:
- a back wall and four side walls that combine to form a niche, the back wall having a predetermined thickness,
- each side wall comprising:
- an interior surface opposite an exterior surface, the interior surface substantially exposed to the interior of the niche,
- a front edge opposite a back edge,
- a first end and a second end,
- a groove formed in the interior surface proximate to the back edge and extending transversely along the length of the side wall, the groove having a depth and a thickness, the thickness of the groove being larger than the predetermined thickness of the back wall and configured to receive the back wall,
- a ridge between the groove and the back edge, and having a predetermined height based on the stone of the side wall and configured to support the back wall during installation of the niche,
- wherein the groove is preformed in each side wall ex-situ prior to assembly and installation of the niche.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.