Sill assembly for shower installations

a technology for shower enclosures and sills, which is applied in the field of shower plumbing and construction, can solve the problems of requiring extensive plumbing work, and requiring a large amount of time to install,

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-06-09
ENGLEFIELD DEREK JOHN +1
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Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides a preformed shower sill frame, a shower threshold assembly, and a kit for forming a tileable shower sill. These products have a plumbing channel for supplying water to components attached to the frame or threshold. The preformed sill form can be easily attached to a supporting surface and tiled upon. The technical effects of these products include improved efficiency in installation, reduced labor costs, and improved water supply and drainage."

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Creating a shower enclosure in this method is much more labor intensive and time consuming to install, but are still preferred by many users.
However, in tiled shower assemblies, this void is not present and the placement of body water jets and plumbing involves extensive work as the plumbing must be routed through the wall.
This is a time consuming and expensive process.
Further, since the plumbing is often put in place before the consumer has selected the shower arrangement desired, the plumbing often has to be redone to properly locate the plumbing for body water jets.

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[0019] One embodiment of a shower assembly 100 formed in accordance with the present invention is depicted in FIGS. 1-6. Referring to FIG. 1, the shower assembly 100 includes a shower enclosure 102, a plumbing system 104, and a sill assembly 106. Generally described, the shower assembly 100 permits the rapid installation of a series of body water jets 108 in a shower by permitting a section of water supply piping 110 of the plumbing system 104 to pass through a cavity or plumbing channel 138 (see FIG. 2) of the sill assembly 106 and through a pair of hollow support columns 112 of the enclosure 102.

[0020] In light of the above general description of the shower assembly 100, the individual components of the shower assembly 100 will now be described in greater detail. Focusing first on the shower enclosure 102, the shower enclosure 102 includes three tiled walls 114 and a clear glass wall 116. The clear glass wall 116 includes a pair of support members, such as a pair of hollow suppor...

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Abstract

A pre-formed threshold sill assembly (106) for use in tiled shower installations (102) allows water to be routed to water delivery devices such as body spray jets(108) positioned in columns(112) mounted on a preformed sill(130). Specific connection pieces, in conjunction with a locking cam (178) and engaging ring arrangement (180) allow pre-plumbed columns (112) to be quickly connected to the pre-formed threshold sill assembly (106). Tiling of the pre-formed threshold sill assembly (106) can be accomplished according to existing practice.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention is directed to the field of shower plumbing and construction, and more specifically to the plumbing and construction of shower sills. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] There are two major practices for the installation of shower assemblies. The first practice involves installing a pre-formed shower receptor. The pre-formed shower receptor includes a door and wall panels. The pre-formed shower receptor may be positioned against a wall, in a corner, or an alcove, or be free standing. [0003] Instead of installing a pre-formed shower receptor, the second practice calls for tiling the walls and the floor creating a shower enclosure. Creating a shower enclosure in this method is much more labor intensive and time consuming to install, but are still preferred by many users. Standard construction techniques for tiled shower installations comprise the formation of a substantially solid base of lumber or ply materials. Taking the example of...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47K3/28A47K3/30E03C1/04
CPCA47K3/28E03C1/0408A47K3/30
InventorENGLEFIELD, DEREK JOHNBLADEN, ROY VICTOR
OwnerENGLEFIELD DEREK JOHN