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US 6,854,803 B2Granted
Convertible bathroom furniture
AssigneeCosco Management, Inc.
InventorsJorge Tomas, Kurt Nygren
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Abstract
Furniture capable of being assembled in one way to produce a step stool and in another way to produce a kneeler. The furniture includes a base unit and a lid releasably secured to the base unit to produce the step stool or to produce the kneeler. The furniture includes an armrest and a connecting member. The kneeler is configured for use alongside a bathtub.
Claims31
A bathroom furniture kit including components capable of being assembled in one way to produce a step stool and in another way to produce a kneeler, the kit comprising
- a base unit defining a receptacle,
- a lid releasably securable to the base unit and having a first padded side adapted for kneeling and a second side with an unpadded surface adapted for standing,
- wherein a peripheral lip of the first side abuts the base unit in a kneeling configuration and a peripheral lip of the second side abuts the base unit in a standing configuration, and
- an armrest,
- wherein the armrest is shaped to be received by the receptacle and the lid is releasably secured to the base unit and shaped to produce the step stool in one configuration, and
- wherein the armrest is shaped for mounting on a bathtub and the lid is releasably secured to the base unit to produce the kneeler in a second configuration.
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A bathroom furniture kit including components capable of being assembled in one way to produce a step stool and in another way to produce a kneeler, the kit comprising
- a base unit defining a receptacle,
- a lid releasably securable to the base unit, and
- an armrest,
- at least one releasable latch mechanism releasably securing the lid to the base unit to produce the step stool and to produce the kneeler,
- wherein the armrest is received by the receptacle and the lid is releasably secured to the base unit to produce the step stool,
- wherein the armrest is removed from the receptacle and engageable with a bathtub and the lid is releasably secured to the base unit to produce the kneeler, and
- wherein the lid defines a pocket and a pair of holes and the releasable latch mechanism includes a pair of latches, the releasable latch mechanism received by the pocket such that engaging members protrude through the holes, and the base unit defining a pair of apertures for receiving the latches to releasably secure the lid to the base unit to produce the step stool and to produce the kneeler.
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A bathroom furniture kit including components capable of being assembled in one way to produce a step stool and in another way to produce a kneeler, the kit comprising
- a base unit defining a receptacle,
- a pair of releasable latch mechanisms,
- a lid having a step side and a kneel side and releasably securable by the releasable latch mechanisms to the base unit in two alternative positions, each alternative position having a different lid surface abutting the base unit,
- an armrest, and
- a connecting member,
- wherein the armrest and connecting member are received by the receptacle and the lid is releasably secured to the base unit by the releasable latch mechanisms in a first alternative position so that the step side faces upward from the base unit to produce the step stool, and
- wherein the armrest is outside the receptacle, is connected to the base unit by the connecting member, and is engageable with a bathtub, and the lid is releasably secured to the base unit by the releasable latch mechanisms in a second alternative position so that the kneel side faces upward to produce the kneeler.
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A bathroom furniture unit comprising
- a base unit defining a receptacle,
- a lid releasably securable to the base unit to substantially enclose the receptacle,
- an armrest having a padded surface and configured alternatively to be received by the receptacle or to engage a ledge of a bathtub, and
- a connecting member secured to the armrest and configured alternatively to be received by the receptacle and to releasably connect the armrest with one of the base unit and the lid.
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A bathroom furniture unit comprising
- a base unit defining a receptacle,
- a lid releasably securable to the base unit to substantially enclose the receptacle,
- at least one releasable latch mechanism for releasably securing the lid to the base unit in two alternative positions,
- an armrest configured alternatively to be received by the receptacle or to engage a ledge of a bathtub
- a connecting member secured to the armrest and configured alternatively to be received by the receptacle and to releasably connect the armrest with one of the base unit and the lid, and
- wherein the lid defines a pocket and a pair of holes, the releasable latch mechanism includes a pair of latches, the releasable latch mechanism is received by the pocket such that the engaging members protrude through the holes, and the base unit defines a pair of apertures for receiving the latches to releasably secure the lid to the base unit.
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A bathroom furniture unit comprising
- a base unit defining a receptacle,
- a lid releasably securable to the base unit to substantially enclose the receptacle,
- an armrest configured alternatively to be received by the receptacle or to engage a ledge of a bathtub,
- a connecting member secured to the armrest and configured alternatively to be received by the receptacle and to releasably connect the armrest with one of the base unit and the lid, and
- wherein the armrest is foldable between a compact position to be received by the receptacle and an unfolded position for engaging the ledge of the bathtub.
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A bathroom furniture unit comprising
- a base unit defining a receptacle,
- a lid releasably securable to the base unit to substantially enclose the receptacle,
- an armrest configured alternatively to be received by the receptacle or to engage a ledge of a bathtub,
- a connecting member secured to the armrest and configured alternatively to be received by the receptacle and to releasably connect the armrest with one of the base unit and the lid, and
- further comprising at least one suction cup secured to the connecting member configured to releasably secure to a side of the bathtub.
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A bathroom furniture unit comprising
- a base unit defining a receptacle,
- a lid releasably securable to the base unit to substantially enclose the receptacle,
- an armrest configured alternatively to be received by the receptacle or to engage a ledge of a bathtub,
- a connecting member secured to the armrest and configured alternatively to be received by the receptacle and to releasably connect the armrest with one of the base unit and the lid, and
- wherein the connecting member is pliable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.