Folding shower stalls
OwnerJulian Secombinventor
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Abstract
Described herein are examples of devices which include a folding shower stall including a shower pan, a shower wall and optionally a shower curtain enclosure. The shower pan includes a drain wall and drain slots configured to drain wastewater from the folding shower stall. A shower pan support disposed on a shower pan outer surface and configured to angle the shower pan directing wastewater backwards towards the drain. The shower wall including apertures configured to receive plumbing infrastructure to receive shower components including a shower head a mixer. The shower pan and the shower wall are pivotally connected via a hinge configured to allow the shower pan to rotate upward toward the shower wall to close and downward to be in an open position.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a folding shower stall comprising:
- a shower pan comprising a shower pan front side wall, a shower pan right side wall, a shower pan left side wall, a shower pan back side wall, and a drain wall, wherein the shower pan front side wall, shower pan right side wall, shower pan left side wall and drain wall extend outwardly from a shower pan upper surface;
- wherein the drain wall and the shower pan back side wall form a contiguous wall wherein the drain wall extends downward from the shower pan back side wall and at an angle towards the shower pan front side wall;
- wherein the shower pan further comprises drain slots disposed in a front surface of the shower pan, wherein the drain slots are proximate to the drain wall;
- wherein the shower pan further comprises a shower pan support disposed on a shower pan outer surface, wherein the shower pan outer surface is opposite the shower pan upper surface, and wherein the shower pan support extends outwardly from the shower pan outer surface and laterally across the shower pan outer surface and is configured to engage a horizontal surface when the shower pan is rotated downward from the shower wall;
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- a shower wall comprising a shower wall bottom side wall, a shower wall left side wall, a shower wall right side wall, and a shower wall upper edge, wherein the shower wall bottom side wall, shower wall left side wall and shower wall right side wall extend outwardly from a shower wall front surface, and
- wherein the shower wall front surface comprises a first aperture and a second aperture configured to receive plumbing infrastructure;
- wherein the shower pan and the shower wall are pivotally connected via a hinge configured to allow the shower pan to rotate upward toward the shower wall.
A device, comprising:
- a folding shower stall comprising:
- a shower pan comprising a shower pan front side wall, a shower pan right side wall, a shower pan left side wall, a shower pan back side wall, and a drain wall, wherein the shower pan front side wall, shower pan right side wall, shower pan left side wall and drain wall extend outwardly from a shower pan upper surface;
- a shower wall comprising a shower wall bottom side wall, a shower wall left side wall, a shower wall right side wall, and a shower wall top side wall, wherein the shower wall bottom side wall, shower wall left side wall, shower wall right side wall, and shower wall top side wall extend outwardly from a shower wall front surface;
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- a shower body, wherein the shower pan and the shower wall are rotatably affixed to the shower body, and wherein the shower pan is configured to rotate downward from the shower body, and the shower wall is configured to rotate upwards from the shower body.
A device, comprising:
- a folding shower stall comprising:
- a shower pan wherein the shower pan comprises:
- drain slots disposed in a shower pan upper surface, and
- a drain wall,
- wherein the drain slots are proximate to the drain wall;
- the shower pan further comprising a shower pan support, wherein a shower pan outer surface is opposite the shower pan upper surface, and wherein the shower pan support extends outwardly from the shower pan outer surface;
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- a shower wall wherein the shower wall comprises an aperture configured to receive plumbing infrastructure;
- wherein the shower pan and the shower wall are pivotally connected via a hinge configured to allow the shower pan to rotate upward toward the shower wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.