Apparatus and method for sloped shower floors

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-08-07
ADLEMAN KENNETH
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[0004]The method of this invention involves simple and easily followed steps employing the appara

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There is no known apparatus or method for consistently creating a sloped floor, esp

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[0055]The apparatus or tools for forming or creating a sloped floor includes a circular hub 10 with a cut-out recess 11 from the bottom side of the hub. The recess 11 receives an adjustable base plate 14. The hub 10 has a threaded hole 12 to receive a threaded extension 16 of base plate 14. Base plate 14 is threaded into hub 10 a selected distance consistent with the thickness of the tile to be laid on the sloped floor created by the use of the tools of this invention. The base plate 14 has a snug fit around its perimeter inside the hub to prevent sand and other material from getting into this space and above the plate 14.

[0056]The depth 15 of the base plate inside the hub 10 is set to the thickness of the tile and the thinset that holds the tile in place. The depth 15 is measured from the bottom of the base plate 14 and the bottom edge 17 of hub 10. A locking pin 19 holds the base plate 14 in place to maintain the selected depth 15. A circular hole 20 of selected depth is drilled i...

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Abstract

A variable length arm and devices to locate the inner end and outer end of the arm to set the slope of a pre-slope floor and to set the thickness of a base floor to receive tile are used in a method to create the floors.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority to Provisional Application U.S. 60 / 898,391 filed Jan. 30, 2007 and this Provisional application is incorporated herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to the construction of sloped floors and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for the construction of showers and preparing the sloped surface for tile.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Sloped floors, and particularly shower floors, are installed in most cases with the slope being determined by the eye of the installer. There is no known apparatus or method for consistently creating a sloped floor, especially a shower floor, with accurate and inexpensive tools and a consistent method.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0004]The method of this invention involves simple and easily followed steps employing the apparatus of the invention. The method results in a uniformly sloped floor for easy covering with tile.[0005]One embodiment of the apparat...

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IPC IPC(8): A47K3/00
CPCA47K3/40
Inventor ADLEMAN, KENNETH
Owner ADLEMAN KENNETH
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