EP0126832B1 - Bed for carrying and supporting bath tubs, in particular made of plastics material - Google Patents

Bed for carrying and supporting bath tubs, in particular made of plastics material Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0126832B1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: bed; plastics material; bath; supporting; bath tubs
Prior art date: 1983-05-31
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

EP83830179A

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German (de)

English (en)

French (fr)

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EP0126832A3 (en

EP0126832A2 (en

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Gaetano Capodicasa

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K & Q King And Queen SpA

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K & Q King And Queen SpA

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1983-05-31

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1983-09-20

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1987-12-09

1983-09-20 Application filed by K & Q King And Queen SpA filed Critical K & Q King And Queen SpA

1983-09-20 Priority to AT83830179T priority Critical patent/ATE31240T1/de

1984-12-05 Publication of EP0126832A2 publication Critical patent/EP0126832A2/en

1985-05-22 Publication of EP0126832A3 publication Critical patent/EP0126832A3/en

1987-12-09 Application granted granted Critical

1987-12-09 Publication of EP0126832B1 publication Critical patent/EP0126832B1/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K3/00—Baths; Showers; Appurtenances therefor
- A47K3/02—Baths

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the present invention relates to a bed for supporting bath tubs, in particular made of a plastics material.
bath tubs which are made of plastics materials, more specifically acrylic materials.
the mentioned bath tubs have the advantage, with respect to the conventional ones, of being remarkably lighter and easier to handle, of great resistance to impacts and nearly underformable.
the LU-A-56 384 Patent describes a support for bath tubs consisting of a shaped body comprising an upper part adapted to be coupled with the bottom part of the bath tub and a lower base part adapted to stay in contact with the bathroom floor, the shaped body being provided with bottom stiffening ribs pertaining to a bottom supporting plate in such a way as to rest on a resting base through longitudinal ribs and supporting the bottom of the bath tub through further longitudinal alternating ribs.
Such a support has the drawbacks that the side walls of the bath tub are scarcely stiffened and that it is rather difficult to apply, in a quick and simple way, finishing panels to the bath tub assembled on the mentioned support.
the task of the present invention is that of obviating the thereinabove mentioned drawbacks, by providing such a bed for supporting plastics material bath tubs which affords the possibility of greatly simplifying the operations related to the installing of the bath tub, in particular without requiring any masonry operations.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a bed of the mentioned type which is effective to stiffen the bath tub, thereby saving materials for making the plastics bath tub.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a bed for supporting bath tubs which affords the possibility of making a complete installation without the necessity of carrying out masonry operations or works, even with respect to the side wall coating steps of said bath tub.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a bed for supporting bath tubs which, due to its constructional features, is able of offering great reliability and use safety characteristics.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a bed for supporting bath tubs, which may be made in a simple way while being greatly competitive from a mere economic standpoint.
the bed or supporting structure for supporting bath tubs in particular plastics material bath tubs, according to the present invention, comprises a shaped body, indicated overally by the reference number 1, which is advantageously made of a plastics material.
That shaped body 1, of stackable type defines in the inside thereof, a seat or housing 2 and forms, practically, a containing element, effective to receive and restrain therein a bath tub, indicated by a dashed line, and by the reference number 3.
the shaped body 1 of this embodiment is provided, at the top thereof, with a perimetrical edge 4, of substantially flat shape, horizontally laying, meeting with a side edge 5 which practically encompasses all the bed, and defines the side wall surfaces whereof.
the shaped body 1 is moreover provided, on its surface, and, in particular, at the region therein said seat 2 is formed, with ribs 6, suitably arranged, effective to act as stiffening elements for the body 1 itself.
the ribs 6 are arranged according to lines longitudinally extending with respect to the bath tub, said ribs 6 being integral and meeting with transversal ribs 16 extending up to the side edges 5.
the longitudinal ribs 6, define elements for resting on the bath room floor or on the sub-floor surface, and allowforthe bed 1 to be simply and quickly installed by glueing.
the bath tub 3 After having installed said bed 1, the bath tub 3 is inserted into the seat or housing 2 and may be restrained therein, by glueing.
a main feature of the present invention consists of the fact that the side wall coatings may be realized by panels 8, provided with a ribbed side and a substantially flat opposite side, to be applied at the side edges 5 and affixed to the bath room floor and bath tub 3, by simply pressing said panels against the grooved sidewalls of the body 1, in such a way as to cause the ribs of the panels to engage in the grooves of the sidewalls of the body 1.
said panels may be coupled to the body 1 by any other suitable means, for example by screws.
the panels 8 will have an already finished outer surface, thereby obviating the need of carrying out further finishing works.
a supporting bed which is effective to greatly simplify all of the installing and mounting steps of a plastics material bath tub 3 since, in addition to practically providing a receiving cradle for the bath tub itself, it provides a member which, while containing said tub, is effective to further stiffen it, thereby improving remarkably the underformability characteristics of the bath tub, even in the case therein the latter is made with a reduced thickness.

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Epidemiology (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Devices For Medical Bathing And Washing (AREA)
Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)
Holders For Apparel And Elements Relating To Apparel (AREA)
Forms Removed On Construction Sites Or Auxiliary Members Thereof (AREA)
Polyoxymethylene Polymers And Polymers With Carbon-To-Carbon Bonds (AREA)
Laminated Bodies (AREA)
Bathtubs, Showers, And Their Attachments (AREA)
Sliding-Contact Bearings (AREA)
Percussion Or Vibration Massage (AREA)
Sink And Installation For Waste Water (AREA)

EP83830179A 1983-05-31 1983-09-20 Bed for carrying and supporting bath tubs, in particular made of plastics material Expired EP0126832B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AT83830179T ATE31240T1 (de)	1983-05-31	1983-09-20	Bett zum transportieren und unterstuetzen von badewannen, insbesondere hergestellt aus synthetischem material.

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
IT2139683		1983-05-31
IT21396/83A IT1200377B (it)	1983-05-31	1983-05-31	Base per l'appoggio e il sostegno di vasche da bagno,in particolare in materia plastica

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0126832A2 EP0126832A2 (en)	1984-12-05
EP0126832A3 EP0126832A3 (en)	1985-05-22
EP0126832B1 true EP0126832B1 (en)	1987-12-09

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP83830179A Expired EP0126832B1 (en)	1983-05-31	1983-09-20	Bed for carrying and supporting bath tubs, in particular made of plastics material

Country Status (10)

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EP (1)	EP0126832B1 (da)
AT (1)	ATE31240T1 (da)
DE (1)	DE3374835D1 (da)
DK (1)	DK132484A (da)
ES (1)	ES274905Y (da)
GR (1)	GR81566B (da)
IT (1)	IT1200377B (da)
MT (1)	MTP944B (da)
PT (1)	PT78596B (da)
ZA (1)	ZA842920B (da)

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IT1227267B (it) *	1988-10-03	1991-03-28	Jacuzzi Europ	Vasca da bagno a pareti autoportanti.
FR2665626B1 (fr) *	1990-08-07	1994-11-04	Technoplast	Procede de montage et de renforcement de baignoire notamment du type a coque en matiere plastique.
DE4032448C1 (da) *	1990-10-12	1992-01-30	Correcta Gmbh, 3590 Bad Wildungen, De
US20090007326A1 (en) *	2005-12-28	2009-01-08	Bogoljub Bozic	Vacuumed-Formed or Injected Sub Shell for Static Reinforcement of Bathub Shell

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DE2136948A1 (de) *	1971-07-23	1973-02-01	Herbert Oberboersch	Verfahren zur herstellung von innenflaechenbeschichtungen fuer badewannen oder brausetassen
DE2254730A1 (de) *	1972-11-09	1974-05-22	Buderus Eisenwerk	Vorrichtung zur stabilisierung von badewannen aus kunststoff
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1983
- 1983-05-31 IT IT21396/83A patent/IT1200377B/it active
- 1983-09-20 EP EP83830179A patent/EP0126832B1/en not_active Expired
- 1983-09-20 AT AT83830179T patent/ATE31240T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1983-09-20 DE DE8383830179T patent/DE3374835D1/de not_active Expired
- 1983-10-11 ES ES1983274905U patent/ES274905Y/es not_active Expired
1984
- 1984-02-29 DK DK132484A patent/DK132484A/da not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1984-03-14 MT MT944A patent/MTP944B/xx unknown
- 1984-04-18 ZA ZA842920A patent/ZA842920B/xx unknown
- 1984-05-10 GR GR74675A patent/GR81566B/el unknown
- 1984-05-17 PT PT78596A patent/PT78596B/pt unknown

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IT8321396A0 (it)	1983-05-31
GR81566B (da)	1984-12-11
DK132484D0 (da)	1984-02-29
MTP944B (en)	1985-07-26
PT78596B (en)	1986-05-30
EP0126832A3 (en)	1985-05-22
ZA842920B (en)	1984-12-24
PT78596A (en)	1984-06-01
DE3374835D1 (en)	1988-01-21
ES274905Y (es)	1984-09-01
ATE31240T1 (de)	1987-12-15
EP0126832A2 (en)	1984-12-05
IT1200377B (it)	1989-01-18
DK132484A (da)	1984-12-01
ES274905U (es)	1984-02-01

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