US3182767A
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Shower cabinet construction
Assignee: Fiat Metal Manufacturing Co Inc
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Filing: 1960-05-04
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Granted: 1965-05-11
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Expires: 1980-05-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas J Kuehl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:27
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K3/00; A47K3/28; A47K3/283; A47K3/284; A47K3/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
A WATERPROOF JOINT FOR A SHOWER CABINET HAVING A FLOOR MEMBER AND A WALL MEMBER, SAID JOINT COMPRISING A MOLDING LOCATED ON THE TOP OF A MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID FLOOR MEMBER AND AN INTERFITTING, DOWNWARDLY FACING CHANNEL ON THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID WALL MEMBER, SAID MOLDING HAVING AN OUTER PORTION CONNECTED TO SAID FLOOR MEMBER IN A WATERPROOF MANNER, AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND AN INNER PORTION, SAID INNER PORTION COMPRISING A DOWNWARDLY FACING CHANNEL NESTING SNUGLY WITHIN SAID DOWNWARDLY FACING CHANNEL OF SAID WALL MEMBER AND ENCLOSING A SPACE OF SUBSTANTIAL VOLUME PER UNIT LENGTH, SAID LAST CHANNEL HAVING INNER AND OUTER LEGS SAID INNER LEG HAVING A FREE EDGE IN GENERALLY PARALLEL RELATION WITH SAID MARGINAL PORTION TOP OF SAID FLOOR MEMBER, SAID OUTER LEG CONSTITUTING AN INNER WALL OF SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION, SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION ALSO INCLUDING AN OUTER LEG CONNECTED TO SAID OUTER PORTION, A BOTTOM LEG INTECONNECTING SAID OUTER LEG OF SAID INNER PORTION AND SAID OUTER LEG OF SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND A TOP LEG EXTENDING FROM SAID OUTER LEG OF SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DOWNWARDLY FACING CHANNEL OF SAID WALL MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
A WATERPROOF JOINT FOR A SHOWER CABINET HAVING A FLOOR MEMBER AND A WALL MEMBER, SAID JOINT COMPRISING A MOLDING LOCATED ON THE TOP OF A MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID FLOOR MEMBER AND AN INTERFITTING, DOWNWARDLY FACING CHANNEL ON THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID WALL MEMBER, SAID MOLDING HAVING AN OUTER PORTION CONNECTED TO SAID FLOOR MEMBER IN A WATERPROOF MANNER, AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND AN INNER PORTION, SAID INNER PORTION COMPRISING A DOWNWARDLY FACING CHANNEL NESTING SNUGLY WITHIN SAID DOWNWARDLY FACING CHANNEL OF SAID WALL MEMBER AND ENCLOSING A SPACE OF SUBSTANTIAL VOLUME PER UNIT LENGTH, SAID LAST CHANNEL HAVING INNER AND OUTER LEGS SAID INNER LEG HAVING A FREE EDGE IN GENERALLY PARALLEL RELATION WITH SAID MARGINAL PORTION TOP OF SAID FLOOR MEMBER, SAID OUTER LEG CONSTITUTING AN INNER WALL OF SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION, SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION ALSO INCLUDING AN OUTER LEG CONNECTED TO SAID OUTER PORTION, A BOTTOM LEG INTECONNECTING SAID OUTER LEG OF SAID INNER PORTION AND SAID OUTER LEG OF SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION AND A TOP LEG EXTENDING FROM SAID OUTER LEG OF SAID INTERMEDIATE PORTION INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DOWNWARDLY FACING CHANNEL OF SAID WALL MEMBER.
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