EP1413236A2 - Appareil sanitaire - Google Patents

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EP1413236A2
EP1413236A2 EP03256516A EP03256516A EP1413236A2 EP 1413236 A2 EP1413236 A2 EP 1413236A2 EP 03256516 A EP03256516 A EP 03256516A EP 03256516 A EP03256516 A EP 03256516A EP 1413236 A2 EP1413236 A2 EP 1413236A2
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support
backing
recess
skin
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Cameron Alexander Mclellan
Keith Millward
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MARLETON GROUP Ltd
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Polypipe Building Products Ltd
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Priority claimed from GB0224929A external-priority patent/GB0224929D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0226750A external-priority patent/GB0226750D0/en
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Publication of EP1413236A2 publication Critical patent/EP1413236A2/fr
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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
    • A47K3/16—Devices for fastening baths to floors or walls; Adjustable bath feet ; Lining panels or attachments therefor
    • A47K3/17—Adjustable bath feet
    • 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
    • A47K3/16—Devices for fastening baths to floors or walls; Adjustable bath feet ; Lining panels or attachments therefor
    • 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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  • the invention relates to sanitary apparatus such as shower trays and baths.
  • Sanitary apparatus such as shower trays are supplied as a basic tray with integral side panels which sit directly on the floor of a room, or raised trays which have additional feet fixed below the tray which raise the tray above the floor to enable waste traps and pipes to be fitted below the bottom of the shower tray and above the floor, which avoids running the waste pipes below the floor which could mean notching or drilling joists, etc, which is necessary when a tray sits directly on the floor.
  • the gap between the side rim of the tray and the floor is taken up by fitting additional side panels, which are typically fixed to the tray with some sort of spring clips or to battens fixed to the floor.
  • the cost of the wooden boards is additional to the basic shower tray structure and the properties of the wood can be affected by the humid environment in which they are used.
  • the moulded brass bushes the bushes are relatively expensive and can result in high-localised stress concentrations because of their relatively small bearing area relative to the plan area of the shower tray and the load to be supported. They also complicate the moulding operation for the resin backing as the brass bushes have to be precisely located.
  • sanitary apparatus comprising a skin, providing a surface for use in a sanitary application, supported by a backing formed by a mouldable, settable material, the backing including a moulded recess for receiving a support.
  • the skin is a vacuum formed or gel coat skin and that the settable material comprises concrete or resin.
  • the support may comprise a flange having a surface adapted to contact an area of the backing surrounding the recess in use.
  • the support may comprise inter-engageable male and female parts, moveable relative to one another to provide for adjustment.
  • the apparatus may further include one or more panel for placement in the gap between the surface and a substrate upon which the article rests in use, and an adjustable fixing for attachment of the panel to a support received in the recess.
  • the fixing may comprise two or more inter-engageable pieces, moveable relative to one another to provide for adjustment.
  • the backing and/or surface may include a circumferential rebate for receiving the upper, in use, edge of the or each panel for providing continuous support thereto.
  • the support has a spigot for insertion into the recess of the backing, the spigot including means to accommodate variations in the shape and/or size of the recess.
  • the accommodating means may comprise axial ribs or cutaway sections.
  • sanitary apparatus 1 comprising a skin 2 providing surface for use in a sanitary application, supported by a backing 3 formed from a mouldable, settable material 4, the backing 3 including a moulded recess 5 for receiving a support 6.
  • this embodiment illustrating the invention is a shower tray although, as will be appreciated, the invention can equally be applied to other sanitary apparatus such as bath tubs, etc, which are formed having a skin providing a surface and a reinforcing backing.
  • the shower tray 1 is formed from a vacuum formed skin which provides the surface on which the user will stand, the skin being provided with a polymer concrete backing for support. This construction is well known in the art.
  • a recess 5 is moulded into the polymer concrete backing.
  • the recess 5 can be any desired shape, such as round or square, and can be provided using any known moulding technique.
  • a recess 5 is conveniently formed at each comer of the shower tray and can be formed in any desired and convenient place in the backing.
  • the tray is raised above the level of the floor on feet, the gap between the edge of the tray and the floor being taken up by a side panel or panels 7.
  • each support 6 consists of a disc 80 with a central threaded upstand 9.
  • the upstand 9 is received in a blind cylindrical sleeve 10 which is correspondingly threaded to allow the upstand 90 to be screwed in and out to provide for height adjustment.
  • the sleeve 10 is provided at its upper, in use, end with a spigot 11 and circumferential flange 12.
  • the means for fixing the side panel 7 in place is provided in the form of a bracket 13, which is designed to snap fit around the sleeve 10, the bracket having an enlarged head part 14 which fits into an extension strut 15 to which a side panel can be fixed, as for example by double sided tape 16.
  • This method of fixing the side panel is not adjustable, and Figures 4 to 10 illustrate an alternative form of fixing which is adjustable.
  • an adjustable fixing is illustrated which comprises first and second mutually inter-engageable parts 17, 18 which can be connected together via a screw thread to give an adjustment to line up the outer surface of the shower tray panel with the top vertical edge of the raised shower tray.
  • the outer flange of the strut can be fixed to the inside of the panel with a self adhesive pad and the inner edge of the strut fixes in a dovetail or T-slot arrangement to the bracket 13 illustrated in the previous embodiment.
  • the spigot 11 of the support 6 is inserted into the recess 5 to a depth sufficient for the flange 12 to contact the underside of the backing 3.
  • the flange 12 contacts the bottom of the outer surface around the recess and provides additional support and stability.
  • the spigot 11 can be made with axial ribs or cutaway sections around its circumference to enable variations in the hole shape or diameter to be accommodated without having to produce to very tight tolerances or to machine the hole diameter to a close tolerance after moulding the reinforcement.
  • the invention can provide for an alternative method for fixing side panels to sanitary apparatus, by moulding recesses in the backing material into which supports in the form of short lengths of for example pipe can be inserted to which side panels can be clipped.
  • the apparatus 1 is provided with a circumferential rebate, or groove 19.
  • the groove 19 can be any shape, such as "V” or "U” shape and will provide continuous support to the edge of each panel 7.
  • a batten 20 could be placed to support the bottom edge of each panel 7, giving a sturdy construction.

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  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)
EP03256516A 2002-10-25 2003-10-16 Appareil sanitaire Withdrawn EP1413236A3 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0224929A GB0224929D0 (en) 2002-10-25 2002-10-25 Sanitary apparatus
GB0224929 2002-10-25
GB0226750A GB0226750D0 (en) 2002-11-15 2002-11-15 Sanitary apparatus
GB0226750 2002-11-15

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EP1413236A2 true EP1413236A2 (fr) 2004-04-28
EP1413236A3 EP1413236A3 (fr) 2005-01-12

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Cited By (5)

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GB2428567A (en) * 2005-07-23 2007-02-07 Matki Plc Manufacture of sanitary ware
GB2446633A (en) * 2007-02-13 2008-08-20 Robert George Faulkner Bath foot device
DE202009000882U1 (de) 2008-01-29 2009-04-23 Viterma Handels Gmbh Anordnung zum Setzen einer Duschtasse oder einer Badewanne
WO2010086632A1 (fr) * 2009-02-02 2010-08-05 Polyformers Limited Bac à douche
WO2014122675A1 (fr) * 2013-02-06 2014-08-14 Roggero Gabriele Procédé de production de bassins, de receveurs de douche et d'éléments sanitaires fabriqués en bois

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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2428567A (en) * 2005-07-23 2007-02-07 Matki Plc Manufacture of sanitary ware
GB2446633A (en) * 2007-02-13 2008-08-20 Robert George Faulkner Bath foot device
DE202009000882U1 (de) 2008-01-29 2009-04-23 Viterma Handels Gmbh Anordnung zum Setzen einer Duschtasse oder einer Badewanne
WO2010086632A1 (fr) * 2009-02-02 2010-08-05 Polyformers Limited Bac à douche
WO2014122675A1 (fr) * 2013-02-06 2014-08-14 Roggero Gabriele Procédé de production de bassins, de receveurs de douche et d'éléments sanitaires fabriqués en bois

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GB0324276D0 (en) 2003-11-19
EP1413236A3 (fr) 2005-01-12

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