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US 2010/0058531 A1Published application
Plumbing Enclosure With Easy To Assemble Components
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsDaniel R. Bullis, Daniel J. Lee, Jake W. Myre
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Abstract
A plumbing fixture enclosure which has a bathtub or shower receptor and enclosure walls. The lower tub/receptor has an upper rim on which rests a rear wall. A side wall is pivotably connected at its upper rear to an upper front side of the rear wall and then pivots downwardly to create a horizontal watertight seal between the side and rear walls. Simultaneously, a lower retaining finger at the front bottom of the side wall catches between an insert on the upper rim and the upper rim.
Claims12
A plumbing fixture enclosure, comprising:
- a base having an upper rim;
- a first side wall mountable on the upper rim;
- and
- a second wall mountable on the upper rim abutting the first side wall;
- wherein the first side wall is pivotable along an essentially horizontal axis by virtue of a pivot joint between upper edges of the first side wall and the second wall.
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A method of assembling a plumbing fixture enclosure, comprising the steps of:
- positioning a bathtub on an essentially horizontal support;
- mounting a rear wall of a shower enclosure on an upper edge of the bathtub;
- linking an upper edge of an enclosure side wall to an upper edge of the rear wall while the side wall is not essentially horizontal;
- then pivoting the side wall to an essentially horizontal position so as to create an essentially watertight seam between the rear wall and side wall, and to essentially simultaneously also automatically link a frontal lower edge of the side wall to the bathtub.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.