Modular shower base kit
AssigneeLeaf Home Safety Solutions, LLC
InventorsMichael Gori, Thomas Victor Czerny
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Abstract
A modular shower base kit includes configurable and compatible components including shower bases and shower perimeter components. The shower perimeter components are arranged to attach to edges of a shower base and subsequently secure the shower base to various shower enclosures such as panels, walls, and doors. A shower base may include an integrated threshold along one edge of the shower base. A shower base kit may include multiple independent thresholds that are arranged to be selectively attached to the shower base. Such attachment is facilitated by a threshold brackets and threshold gaskets.
Claims24
A modular shower base system for assembling a shower base assembly for a shower, the system comprising:
- at least one customizable and trimmable shower base having:
- a first edge;
- a second edge perpendicular to the first edge;
- a third edge opposite the first edge and perpendicular to the second edge;
- a fourth edge opposite the second edge and perpendicular to both of the first edge and the third edge;
- and
- a drain aperture defined in the shower base,
- the shower base being configured to be trimmed at or along one or more of the first edge, the second edge, the third edge, or the fourth edge to adjust at least one of a size of the shower base, a shape of the shower base, or a location of the drain aperture in the shower base relative to one or more of the first, second, third, or fourth edge, to accommodate a preexisting shower drain location;
- a plurality of perimeter components configured to be affixed to one of the first, second, third, or fourth edges of the shower base, and further configured to couple one of the first, second, third, or fourth edges of the shower base to a shower enclosure;
- and
- a plurality of threshold components configurable to form a threshold along one or more of the edges of the base.
A method of preparing, assembling, and installing components of a modular shower base, the method comprising:
- selecting a location at which to install a shower;
- selecting one of a plurality of shower bases;
- selecting one or more perimeter components configured to be affixed to one or more outer perimeter edges of the selected shower base;
- selecting one or more threshold components;
- trimming at least one of a plurality of outer perimeter edges of the selected shower base to adjust at least one of the size or shape of the selected shower base to appropriate dimensions to accommodate a space available for the shower at the selected location;
- trimming at least a length of the selected one or more perimeter components to appropriate dimensions to accommodate securing the perimeter components to the shower base;
- and
- trimming at least a length of the selected threshold components to appropriate dimensions to accommodate securing the threshold components to the shower base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.