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US 3,942,197 AGranted
Splash partition
AssigneeFirma Justin Huppe
InventorsJurgen Sudmann, Holger Wenzel
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Abstract
A splash partition for a bath tub or shower having sliding doors guided by a top rail and a bottom rail, the latter comprising a box profile the upper profile of which is inclined, at least the top face or the outer face being extended inwardly or upwardly by a wall of a U-groove which is open at its lowest part, each element engaging in a groove by an upwardly extending guide member.
Claims5
A splash partition for a bath or shower comprising:
- first, second and third sliding doors for movable suspension from a head rail, a foot rail below said sliding doors, said foot rail comprising an inclined top surface descending from a first top outer edge downwardly toward the bath or shower to a second, lower inner edge, an upwardly projecting inverted U-shaped channel formed longitudinally along said first top outer edge and overlying and opening downwardly toward said top surface for drainage of water therefrom down onto said top surface, an inverted U-shaped channel formed longitudinally along said second lower inner edge and lying below said surface to allow free water run off into said tub or shower, said first door having a first guide member at the bottom thereof engageable with said upwardly projecting inverted U-shaped channel for guiding movement therealong, said second door having a second guide member at the bottom thereof engageable with said inverted U-shaped channel formed along said second, lower inner edge, and said third door having a third guide member at the bottom thereof for guiding said third door relative to at least one of said first and second doors and said foot rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.