Movable Seat for Shower Stall
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsClayton C. Garrels, Thomas M. Spankowski, Jason R. Miller
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Abstract
A movable seat is disclosed which is positionable within a shower stall of a type having at least one rear support element, such as a rear ledge, and at least one frontal support element, such as a lower frontal threshold. The movable seat includes an essentially horizontal support that has a rearward portion that is suitable to be supported on the ledge and a leg that extends downwardly from a forward portion of the support to a foot. The seat is sufficiently flexible such that if a weight load of a human or thereabout is placed on the support, then the foot will flex forwardly in response thereto, thereby jamming the seat in place relative to the shower stall.
Claims20
A movable seat positionable within a shower stall, the shower stall being of a type having a rear ledge and a lower frontal threshold, the movable seat comprising:
- an essentially horizontal support having a rearward end portion that is suitable to be supported on the rear ledge;
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- a leg extending downwardly from a forward portion of the essentially horizontal support to a foot;
- wherein the seat is sufficiently flexible that if a weight load of one hundred pounds or more is placed on the essentially horizontal support the foot will flex forwardly in response thereto.
A shower stall, comprising:
- an upper rear ledge on a rear wall;
- a lower frontal threshold;
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- a seat, comprising:
- an essentially horizontal support having a rearward end portion that is supported on the upper rear ledge;
- and
- a leg extending downwardly and forwardly from a forward portion of the essentially horizontal support to a foot, the foot being positioned at least in part behind the lower frontal threshold;
- wherein the seat is sufficiently flexible that if a weight load of one hundred pounds or more is placed on the essentially horizontal support the foot will flex forwardly in response thereto so as to secure the seat between the lower frontal threshold and a rear wall of the shower stall.
A movable seat, comprising:
- an essentially horizontal support;
- a leg extending generally downward and outward from a forward portion of the essentially horizontal support;
- a rearward end portion configured to be supported by a shower stall at a first height;
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- a forward end portion configured to be supported by the shower stall at a second height, the first height being greater than the second height.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.