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US 8,800,073 B2Granted
Tub and shower surround with hidden storage
AssigneeMasco Corporation of Indiana
InventorsVictor Hoernig, Geraint Krumpe, Manki Yoo, Andrew Mercidita, Angela Biagi, Chia-Ying Lee, Emilie Williams, Ross Carl
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Abstract
A surround for use in a bath or a shower has a back and a side. The side has a protrusion extending therefrom. An open shelf attaches to either the back or the side. The protrusion at least partially restricts a view of the shelf.
Claims14
A surround comprising:
- a back wall having a decorative portion;
- a side wall;
- a corner piece connecting said back wall and said side wall;
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- a shelving unit that includes at least one open shelf extending away from said corner piece, wherein a front portion of said shelving unit extends from and is integral with said corner piece positioned on a side of and is integral with said at least one shelf, such that said front portion at least partially blocks a sight line to said at least one shelf, wherein at least a portion of said shelving unit has a decorative section that mimics said decorative portion of said back wall.
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