Free-standing shower
AssigneeThe Swan Corporation
InventorJohn W. Moore
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Abstract
A free-standing shower permits remote drain discharge, having a shower cabinet with wall structure defining a peripheral base edge fitted upon or interengaged with a base extension formed of identical, interlocked members. A lightweight, foam material sub-base is provided under the shower floor, which is raised above the supportive surface by the base extension. The sub-base guides and locates a drain pipe assembly including a drain pipe which extends laterally through and beyond the sub-base to permit drain discharge at a location remote from the shower.
Claims7
A free-standing shower for permitting remote drain discharge, comprising a rectangular shower cabinet having a wall structure defining a peripheral base edge at its lower end and including a floor having a central drain, a base extension seated upon a supportive surface for supporting the base edge around the periphery thereof for elevation of the floor from the supportive surface to define a space between the floor and the supportive surface, the base extension including means for receiving and grippingly engaging the cabinet base edge, the base extension being formed of four joined members each carrying interlocking means for interlocked engagement with an adjacent one of such members, the joined members defining a four-sided rectangular configuration corresponding to the cabinet, each such member being L-shaped including an elongated portion and an integrally perpendicular short portion, a sub-base within the space so defined for supporting the floor by evenly distributing weight to a relatively large area beneath the cabinet, the sub-base including a drain pipe assembly and fixing the location of such assembly for connection to the central drain, the sub-base constituted by a block of lightweight synthetic structural material including a central recess and a lateral recess extending radially from the central recess to the outer periphery of said block for receiving the drain pipe assembly, the drain pipe assembly having a drain fixture positioned within the central recess and the drain pipe being positioned within the lateral recess, the drain pipe extending laterally beyond the base extension, thereby providing drain discharge at a location remote from the shower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.