Cabinet surround
AssigneeTrayco, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Schlaud, David L. Carrol
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Abstract
A vacuum formed plastic bathtub and shower surround including a cabinet comprising a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and two side walls having a sliding door guide channel in the interior surfaces of at least said top and bottom walls.
Claims8
An improved vacuum formed plastic surround panel for bathtubs and showers having a cabinet formed integrally therewith, said cabinet comprising a back wall having an interior surface, a top wall having an interior surface, a bottom wall having an interior surface, a first side wall having an interior surface, a second side wall having an interior surface, and an open front adapted to be closed by horizontally sliding doors, the improvement comprising:
- a single substantially U-shaped top guide channel adapted to receive the tops of sliding doors vacuum formed integrally in said interior surface of said top wall;
- a single substantially U-shaped bottom guide channel adapted to receive the bottoms of sliding doors vacuum formed integrally in said interior surface of said bottom wall;
- a first single side channel connecting said top guide channel and said bottom guide channel vacuum formed integrally in said interior surface of said first side wall, said first side channel adapted to receive the side edges of sliding doors;
- and a second single side channel connecting said top guide channel and said bottom guide channel vacuum formed integrally in said interior surface of said second side wall, said second side channel adapted to receive the side edges of sliding doors.
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