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US 2008/0184477 A1Published application
Bathing area surround
AssigneeMasco Corporation
InventorPeter Dabrowski
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Abstract
An example bathing area surround includes panels having a slot flange and a hook flange. A hook-like projection on the hook flange of a first panel is extendable into a slot on the slot flange of a second panel. Another example bathing area surround includes the slot flange on a first bathing panel and the hook flange on a second bathing panel, and a seal located on at least one of the slot flange or the hook flange. The seal may comprise foam. The foam may be compressed.
Claims14
A bathing area surround, comprising:
- a slot flange extending from a first bathing panel;
- a hook flange extending from a second bathing panel;
- and
- a hook-like projection of said hook flange engageable into a slot of said slot flange.
1 more element
A method of joining panels of a bathing area surround, comprising:
- moving a hook-like projection of a hook flange through a slot of a slot flange;
- and
- caming the hook flange and the slot flange with the hook-like projection, wherein the hook-like projection abuts and moves the slot flange toward the hook flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.