Tub or shower surround kit system and method
OwnerFrancis Alleninventor
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Abstract
A tub or shower surround kit, system, and method are disclosed. An example system for constructing a tub surround, shower surround, and wall covering includes a plurality of components including at least one panel, at least one edge component, and at least one interconnecting component. The example system also includes a tongue or lip of a first of the plurality of components configured to fit into a groove of a second of the plurality of components. The example system also includes a tongue or lip of the second of the plurality of components to fit into a groove of the first of the plurality of components. Any number of the plurality of components are connected adjacent to a desired wall geometry to provide an assembled version of the tub surround, shower surround, and wall covering.
Claims20
A method for constructing a tub surround, shower surround, or wall covering, comprising:
- providing a plurality of components to form a kit including at least edge components, panels, corner-side components, corner components, and at least one interconnection component, the plurality of components selected to fit a desired wall geometry;
- and
- wherein the at least one interconnection component has two lips, two grooves, and two back curves to interlock at least one of the edge components such that lips of the edge components fit into the grooves of the interconnection component while the lips of the interconnection component fit into the grooves of the edge components to join the selected components together;
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- wherein erecting the assembly over a wall adjacent the tub or shower forms the tub surround, shower surround, or wall covering.
A system for constructing a tub surround, shower surround, and wall covering, comprising:
- a plurality of components including at least one panel, at least one edge component, and at least one interconnection component;
- a tongue or lip of a first of the plurality of components configured to fit into a groove of a second of the plurality of components;
- and
- a tongue or lip of the second of the plurality of components to fit into a groove of the first of the plurality of components;
- wherein the at least one interconnection component has two lips, two grooves, and two back curves to interlock at least one of the edge components such that lips of the edge components fit into the grooves of the interconnection component while the lips of the interconnection component fit into the grooves of the edge components to join the selected components together;
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- wherein any number of the plurality of components are connected adjacent a desired wall geometry to provide an assembled version of the tub surround, shower surround, and wall covering.
A kit for constructing tub surrounds, shower surrounds, and wall coverings, comprising:
- two or more components selected from panels, edges, corner sides, corners;
- at least one interconnection component having two lips, two grooves, and two back curves to interlock at least one of the edge components such that lips of the edge components fit into the grooves of the interconnection component while the lips of the interconnection component fit into the grooves of the edge components to join the selected components together;
- wherein each of the two or more components has at least one lip or tongue and at least one groove;
- wherein the lip or tongue of a first of the two or more components fits into the groove of a second of the two or more components, while the lip or tongue of the second of the two or more components fits into the groove of the first of the two or more components, causing the two components to interlock, and,
- wherein any number of the two or more components are connected by lips, tongues, and grooves to fit a desired wall geometry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.