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EP1262133A2
EP1262133A2 EP02380115A EP02380115A EP1262133A2 EP 1262133 A2 EP1262133 A2 EP 1262133A2 EP 02380115 A EP02380115 A EP 02380115A EP 02380115 A EP02380115 A EP 02380115A EP 1262133 A2 EP1262133 A2 EP 1262133A2
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footboard
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Enric Graells Pané
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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
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/40—Pans or trays
    • A47K3/405—Pans or trays flush with the surrounding floor, e.g. for easy access
    • 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
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A47K3/40—Pans or trays

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  • This invention refers to a shower footboard constituted of a single piece comprising a plate having a completely flat top surface and part of its perimeter adapted to remain flush with the floor and which may be used as an access area and another part of its perimeter leaning against an inwall, the top surface of which possesses close to the free part of the plate perimeter and at floor level, and usable as an access, at least one narrow oblong opening which communicates with a large collector located under the said plate top surface, the said collector ending in a recess in which a sewer is open.
  • EP-A-0 774 226 of this applicant discloses a shower footboard of this kind in which a stepped undercutting is arranged along the whole of the perimetric edge of the said plate top surface.
  • the function of the said stepped undercutting is to house a sealing means, which in the areas of the footboard which are not leaning against an inwall, seals off the slit formed between tiles or another pavement of the floor and the said plate top surface, the said vacuum seal remains out of reach of the liquid which is spread on the said plate top surface tanks to the fact that the said narrow oblong opening which communicates with the said collector located under the said plate top is interposed. surface.
  • the said vacuum seal acts waterproofing the juxtaposition slit between the footboard and the said inwall, where typically a spongy material filler is arranged, such as an expanded polymer, tiles or elements for coating the inwall remaining supported on the edge of the external area of the said plate top surface, another vacuum seal being arranged between tiles and plate.
  • a spongy material filler such as an expanded polymer, tiles or elements for coating the inwall remaining supported on the edge of the external area of the said plate top surface, another vacuum seal being arranged between tiles and plate.
  • This other vacuum seal is at the mercy of the liquid which is spread on the said plate top surface.
  • a feature which may be improved in the two shower footboards of above mentioned background refers to the drain of the water from the footboard.
  • the plate top surface where the user is placed is completely horizontal and is crossed by narrow grooves the bottom of which has a suitable slope for cooperating in liquid drain downwards the said narrow oblong opening having access to the sewer collector.
  • the aim of this invention is to provide a shower footboard of the kind disclosed with a configuration which facilitates that all the water remaining on the plate is drained after using it.
  • the said plate with a top surface having a slight slope downwards the inlet narrow oblong opening to the sewer collector, that is to say, downwards a part of the plate perimeter usable as an access.
  • This slight slope is preferably ranging from 0.5 to 3%, the most preferred value being about 1.5%.
  • the grooves crossing the plate top surface are also present and their bottoms have at least same slope as the plate or more, The said grooves also act as slip-proof element on the plate surface, preventing the possibility that the user slips on it. In order to increase even more the slip-proof action, other grooves crossing the former ones have been provided forming a mesh.
  • the bottom of the said second grooves can be horizontal or with a slight slope downwards one or both the first adjacent grooves.
  • the said characteristic of plate top surface slope is shown combined with the said socle or raised wall which is spreading along the said areas of the perimetric edge of the plate leaning against the said inwall, or which does not constitute the access to the footboard.
  • the said raised wall reaches up to at least 2-4 cm above the level of the said plate top surface, constituting a barrier for the liquid which is spreading on it.
  • the raised wall is topped out by a completely horizontal flat edge, therefore the height of the said edge with respect to the plate top surface is gradually increasing as it comes nearer to the narrow oblong opening connected to the sewer collector.
  • the top limit of the internal face of the said wall acting as a barrier is topped out with a stepped undercutting.
  • the said top edge of the raised wall is designed to support corresponding edge of the said tile or element for coating the said inwall, having arranged and joined in the said stepped undercutting a single vacuum seal for the slit of juxtaposition between the said tile or coating element and the said flat edge of the raised wall. Obviously, the said vacuum seal is out of reach of the liquid which is spread on the plate top surface.
  • a shower footboard according to this invention once installed, has available a supporting plate for the user provided with a top surface slightly inclined downwards the oblong opening connected to the sewer collector securing an effective drain of the shower water, the said plate being duly surrounded by one or the other vacuum seal which remains out of reach of the liquid which is spread on the plate top surface, either because it has the narrow oblong slit interposed at the areas which are not leaning against the inwall or access areas, or because they are located at a higher level, at the top limit of the said raised wall, in the areas leaning against an inwall or a limiting partition wall.
  • the shower footboard of this invention is constituted by a single piece comprising a top surface provided with at least one part of its perimeter adapted to remain flush to the floor 2 (see also Fig. 3 and 4), facilitating this way an access area and another part of its perimeter, not designed to access, which may be leaning on an inwall 8 or remaining delimited by a partition wall.
  • the said plate top surface is completely flat and possesses, close to the parts of its perimeter which are going to be free and at the floor level, a narrow oblong opening 3 communicating with a large collector 4 (best shown in the detail on the left of Fig. 2) located under the said plate 1 top surface, the said collector 4 ending in a recess 5 in which a sewer 6 is open.
  • the shower footboard is generally rectangular-shaped, with four straight sides, three of which are designed to be leaning against an inwall 8 or closed by a partition wall 29, while the remaining side, along the edge of which is extending the said narrow oblong opening 3, is designed to remain free, at least in part, and at floor level constituting a free access to the footboard plate 1.
  • the said narrow oblong opening 3 would extend along those two or three last sides.
  • the footboard could have other shapes apart from the rectangular shape, such as, for example polygonal, circular, half-circular, quadrant, inter alias. It is also obvious that the narrow oblong opening 3 could be intermittent provided that it communicates with a single collector 4.
  • a typically upright raised wall 7 is extending, which is rising over the level of the said plate 1 top surface constituting a barrier for the liquid.
  • the raised wall 7 is topped out by an horizontal flat edge 9 and at the top limit of the said internal face of the raised wall 7 bordering the said flat edge 9 a stepped undercutting 11 is arranged the functions of which are explained below with reference to Fig. 3 and 4.
  • the said top surface of plate I shows a slight slope downwards that part of its perimeter where the said narrow and oblong opening 3 is located through which the access is allowed and, therefore, the height of the horizontal flat edge 9 of the said raised wall 7 with respect to the level of the plate 1 top surface gradually decreases as the said raised wall 7 goes farther from the narrow oblong opening 3 (as it can be clearly seen in Fig. 3, 4), the said height being at least 2 to 4 cm.
  • a usually suitable height is ranging from 5 and 10 cm.
  • the said slight slope of plate 1 top face is ranging from 0.5 and 3%, preferably about 1.5%.
  • This slight slope secures a good water draining downwards the narrow oblong opening 3 communicated with collector 4 of the sewer without constituting an hindrance for, for example, persons having a reduced mobility or even moving on a wheelchair, as well during their access as for moving or staying on the footboard.
  • the dihedron the internal face of the said raised wall 7 forms with the said plate 1 top surface has an internal rounded edge 18, while the external edge of the said part of plate 1 perimeter where the narrow oblong opening 3 is located, arranged at floor level, there exists a second stepped undercutting 12, the functions of which are also explained below with reference to Fig. 3 and 4.
  • the said plate 1 top surface comprises grooves 16 the bottom of which has same slope as the plate 1 top surface or more and is suitable for cooperating in liquid draining downwards the said narrow oblong opening 3 and therefore downwards the collector 4, recess 5 and sewer 6.
  • the said grooves 16 additionally cooperate for providing a slip-proof quality to the plate 1 top surface.
  • the said footboard comprises other grooves 28, crossing grooves 16 forming a mesh, the bottom of the said second grooves 28 being horizontal or slightly inclined downwards one or both first contiguous grooves 16 so that the said slip-proof quality of the plate 1 top surface increases while they drain away downwards grooves 16 or main grooves.
  • plate 1 is provided on its lower face with walls 17 or stubs acting as supporting elements for plate 1 on the base floor where they are going to be installed, on the said base floor is also installed a pavement so that the plate 1 top surface and the said pavement remain at same level.
  • plate 1 thickness approximately corresponds to the most usual thickness of the types of pavements more used, that is to say, about 55 mm.
  • the single piece constituting the shower footboard according to this invention is typically produced by moulding a polymeric material with additives including a foaming and fillers.
  • additives including a foaming and fillers.
  • other materials could also be produced, such as enamelled ceramic or the like.
  • FIG. 3 and 4 respectively two examples of embodiment of the shower footboard according to this invention are illustrated according to two different variations of installation, which can be observed in respective cross sectional views corresponding to the shower footboards already installed.
  • Fig. 3 corresponds to an area of shower footboard which remain at floor level 2 or pavement, while the right part corresponds to an area of the shower footboard which remains leaning on an inwall 8.
  • the mounting details correspond to an orientative example of installation recommended.
  • the whole of the footboard rests supported on the base floor 19 through the walls 17 or supporting stubs, preferably on bearing studs 20, bedded on a mortar bed 21.
  • Plate 1 remains leaning on inwall 8 right part of Fig. 3) which in the example illustrated comprises a brick wall 22 coated with a rough-cast 23.
  • a coat 24 of insulating material, such as an expanded polymer is included.
  • the footboard includes the said raised wall 7 which is extending along the plate 1 perimetric edge leaning on the said inwall 8, the said raised wall 7 rises above the level of the said plate 1 top surface constituting a barrier for the liquid.
  • the dihedron forming the internal face of the said raised wall 7 and the said plate 1 top surface has an internal rounded edge 18.
  • the said raised wall 7, acting as a barrier is topped out by a flat horizontal edge 9, and along the internal face top limit of the raised wall 7, where it borders the flat edge 9, a stepped undercutting 11 is arranged.
  • the said flat edge 9 receives to support it corresponding edge of tiles 10 or other coating element of the said inwall 8, being arranged embedded and joined in the said stepped undercutting 11 a vacuum seal means 13 of the juxtaposition slit between the said tile 10 or coating element and the said flat edge 9, the said vacuum seal remaining out of reach of the liquid which is spread on the plate 1 top surface.
  • both vacuum seals 13, 14 are made of a material having antifungal properties.
  • the footboard is designed to be installed within a partition walls enclosure 29, 30.
  • the installation of the footboard on the floor 2 is identical to that disclosed with reference to the left of Fig. 3.
  • the raised wall 7 of the sides of the footboard bordering the part of the plate 1 perimeter where is located the narrow oblong opening 3 is stopped just at the height of the said opening 3 in order to allow that a partition wall 30, for example of glass, is installed on the narrow strip 31 separating opening 3 of the vacuum seal 14.
  • This partition wall 30 can close, for example, part of the side of the plate 1 where the narrow oblong opening 3 is located , leaving a space sufficient for having access to the footboard, the said access may be additionally closed by, for example, a glazed door, a sliding partition wall or a curtain.
  • the footboard is not leaning against any partition wall, but it is closed on that side by a partition wall 29, for example of glass, with it lower edge leaning on the external face of the raised wall 7.
  • This lower edge of the partition wall 29 rests on the lower branch of a L-shaped profile 32 externally leaning on a strip close to the lower edge of a partition wall 29 leaning on the external face of a part of the raised wall 7 which is not leaning on an inwall, covering the said strip.
  • the said L-shaped profile 32 also covers a vacuum seal 14a arranged between the tiles 15 of the floor 2 and the plate 1.
  • the main aim of profile 32 is to visually conceal the joining strip between the partition wall 29 and the external flank of the raised wall 7 in the event the partition wall is transparent.
  • profile 32 could have other shapes, such as "U" or "I".
  • the combination of the raised wall 7 and the slightly inclined surface of plate 1 secures a correct drain of the shower water as it is falling on the plate preventing at same time that the water goes out of the footboard and affects the vacuum seals 13, 14, 14a.

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