Assembly space cover for an installation module
AssigneeGerberit AG
InventorsJurgen Kress, Konrad Breitenberger
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Abstract
As assembly space cover for installation modules, especially foamed ones, in the sanitary field, in the form of a molded apron (5) to be joined to the bottom side of an installation module (1) with its outside surface substantially flush with the front surface of the installation module. A metal reinforcement (7) substantially resistant to bending and embedded in the foam of the apron (5) imparts strength and dimensional stability to the apron.
Claims19
An assembly space cover for use with an installation module for sanitary equipment, the installation module being adapted to be secured to a vertical wall above a floor surface so that an assembly space is defined between the floor surface and a bottom surface of the assembly module, said assembly space over comprising a foamed apron adapted to be secured to the installation module in the vicinity of the bottom surface thereof and with its exterior surface substantially flush with a front surface of the installation module, said foamed apron having a metal reinforcement (7) structure which is substantially resistant to bending embedded therein.
Sanitary apparatus comprising an installation module for sanitary equipment, said installation module having a front surface and a bottom surface and being adapted to be secured to a wall above a floor, so that an assembly space is defined between the bottom surface of the installation module and the floor, and the apparatus also comprising an installation space cover attached to the installation module for covering the assembly space, the assembly space cover comprising a foamed apron attached to the installation module and having a front surface that is substantially flush with the front surface of the installation module, and a metal reinforcement structure which is resistant to bending and is embedded in the foamed apron.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.