US3590392A
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Prefabricated bathroom assembly
Assignee: Trane US Inc
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Filing: 1968-06-12
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Granted: 1971-07-06
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Expires: 1988-06-12
Abstract
Abstract This invention proposes a prefabricated bathroom component built on the order of an appliance such as a clothes washer or dishwasher so that it may be plugged into place in a matter of minutes, as opposed to hours or days. The concept is to build the bathroom appliance as one single preplumbed panel which can be set against an unfinished bathroom wall and bolted or otherwise secured in place with a minimum of time and effort. This enables the operations requiring skilled effort and know-how to be performed at the factory where precision equipment is available to make low cost mass production operations most feasible.
Inventors
- 👤 Milton B Hollander
- 👤 Victor Buell
- 👤 Norman B Judelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 20:10
CPC Classifications
E; E03; E03C; E03C1/00; E03C1/01; E03D; E03D11/00; E03D11/13; E03D11/14; E03D11/143
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
In bathroom having an unfinished upstanding load-supporting partition structure defining one boundary of the room: the combination comprising a floor-to-ceiling panel adapted to be secured to said partition structure to conceal same from view; said panel having a planar width that is substantially the same as the facial width of the load-supporting partition structure; said panel being of sheetlike character and having a front face exposed to the bathroom and a rear face presented to the partition structure; spacer means projecting from the panel rear face; and attachment means carried by the spacer means for adherance of the panel the partition structure; said spacer means spacing the rear face of the panel from the partition structure to define a concealed free space therebetween; piping carried on the panel rear face in said free space; means for rigidly attaching the piping to the panel so that the panel supports the piping weight; and plumbing fixtures securable to the panel front face for operable connection with the piping; said fixtures comprising a tub, a basin, and a toilet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
In bathroom having an unfinished upstanding load-supporting partition structure defining one boundary of the room: the combination comprising a floor-to-ceiling panel adapted to be secured to said partition structure to conceal same from view; said panel having a planar width that is substantially the same as the facial width of the load-supporting partition structure; said panel being of sheetlike character and having a front face exposed to the bathroom and a rear face presented to the partition structure; spacer means projecting from the panel rear face; and attachment means carried by the spacer means for adherance of the panel the partition structure; said spacer means spacing the rear face of the panel from the partition structure to define a concealed free space therebetween; piping carried on the panel rear face in said free space; means for rigidly attaching the piping to the panel so that the panel supports the piping weight; and plumbing fixtures securable to the panel front face for operable connection with the piping; said fixtures comprising a tub, a basin, and a toilet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
170 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein the piping comprises a number of connected cold water pipes and a number of connected hot water pipes; said connected cold water pipes comprising a cold water inlet pipe, a first branch leading to the basin, a second branch leading to the tub and a third branch leading to the toilet; said connected hot water pipes comprising a hot water inlet pipe, a first branch leading to the basin, and a second branch leading to the tub; said panel having an access opening therethrough adjacent its lower edge; the hot water inlet pipe and cold water inlet pipe having their water entrance end portions located behind said access opening to permit connection to water supplies after the panel has been secured to the partition structure. 3 The combination of claim 2 wherein said access opening is located approximately midway between the panel lateral edges; said hot water inlet pipe and cold water inlet pIpe extending upwardly from the area circumscribed by the access opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
74 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein the piping comprises drainage piping which includes a soil stack, and drainage piping extending from each fixture to the stack; said stack being located approximately midway between the panel side edges, and the fixtures being arranged with the tub on one side of the stack, the basin closely adjacent the stack, and the toilet on the other side of the stack, whereby relatively short drainage pipes are required.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The combination of claim 4 wherein the panel is provided with an access opening adjacent its lower edge, said soil stack being disposed behind said access opening for connection with system piping while the panel is in place on the partition structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein the piping comprises cold water supply piping, hot water supply piping, and drainage piping; said panel having an access opening in its lower edge, and said piping having exposed pipe ends reachable through the access opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein the spacer means comprises a flange extending rearwardly from the panel top edge; the attachment surfaces comprising apertured wall means extending upwardly from said flange.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The combination of claim 7 and further comprising a molding strip securable to the upper edge portion of the panel to conceal the attachment surfaces from view.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein the spacer means comprises a flange extending rearwardly from the panel bottom edge; said panel having support feet extending downwardly from said flange to rest on the floor, whereby the panel weight is carried by the floor instead of the partition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The combination of claim 9 and further comprising a molding strip securable to the bottom edge portion of the panel to conceal the support feet from view.
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