Modular Panel Assembly
AssigneeAS America, Inc.
InventorsDouglas F. Leavitt, Christophe Bucher, Ronald D. Barndt, Matthew Kuhns
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Abstract
A modular bath or shower panel assembly, comprising a left panel; a center panel; and a right panel, wherein the left panel comprises a side section and a center section having a functional end, the center panel comprises a left functional end and a right functional end, the right panel comprises a side section and a center section having a functional end, and wherein, upon installation of the assembly, the left panel functional end and the right panel functional end are configured to couple to the center panel left functional end and center panel right functional end, respectively.
Claims20
A modular bath or shower panel assembly, comprising
- a left panel;
- a center panel;
- and
- a right panel,
- wherein
- the left panel comprises a side section and a center section having a functional end,
- the center panel comprises a left functional end and a right functional end,
- the right panel comprises a side section and a center section having a functional end, and
- wherein,
- upon installation of the assembly, the left panel functional end and the right panel functional end are configured to couple to the center panel left functional end and center panel right functional end, respectively, and
- the left panel, the right panel, and the center panel comprise substantially planar outward-facing surfaces.
A modular bath or shower panel assembly, comprising
- a first panel having a functional end;
- and
- a second panel having a functional end,
- wherein
- the first panel functional end comprises a male connector and the second panel functional end comprises a female connector, or
- the first panel functional end comprises a female connector and the second panel functional end comprises a male connector, and
- wherein the male connector is configured to couple to the female connector.
A panel for a modular assembly, the panel comprising
- an L-shape and having a functional end, or
- an I-shape and having a left functional end and/or a right functional end,
- wherein the functional ends comprise a male connector configured to couple to a female connector or, a female connector configured to couple to a male connector, and
- wherein the L-shaped panel and the I-shaped panels comprise substantially planar outward-facing surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.