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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161582 | Shower enclosure and base A shower enclosure comprises a shower base (5) having a floor (6) which falls towards a side of the shower base (5), a waste outlet at said side of the shower base, and a drain channel (11) which extends exterior to the door (1) of... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7346939 | Triple slide frameless shower door A sliding door assembly includes at least three frameless panels that are slidably installed to form a door to an enclosed tub or shower area. Each frameless panel is gripped at a top by at least two roller assemblies, and the roller assemblies are slidably suspende... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7287287 | Shower device with tanning device and method for use thereof The present invention relates to a shower device which is combined with a tanning device, comprising: one or more walls; water supply means which are arranged on one of the 5 walls; and a tanning device which is arranged in a wall and comprises at least one UV lamp,... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7263805 | Low shelter with articulated roof elements for use as a swimming pool roof A low shelter swimming pool roof system is provided. The system can include, over a portion (P′) at least of its length, juxtaposed roof elements (I′) and juxtaposed roof elements (I). The distance that delimits the external chord of each of the longitudinal edg... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7197851 | Accessible telepresence display booth A door for a telepresence display booth having improved acoustics comprises a projection screen frame and a projection screen. The projection screen is coupled to the projection screen frame and comprises a trapezoidal surface. A viewing surface of the projection sc... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7174944 | Triple slide assembly for sliding doors A triple slide assembly for a three panel door system that mounts on a two track header and allows the panels to slide easily and sequentially with an interlocking function that provides a means to align the panels. The outer rails or panels each have an inward faci... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7065806 | Shower partition and shaped section for the same A profiled unit (10) for a shower partition door (S) is mounted for rotation about an off-center vertical axis (A) and accommodates, in longitudinal grooves (12, 14) on either side, partial leaves (22, 24) whose position relative to each other i... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6979040 | Weather guard for open-sided vehicle A weather guard for an open-sided golf cart or similar vehicle. The weather guard may include a roller mount, and an elongated roller rotatably mounted to the roller mount, the roller defining a roller axis. A transparent, flexible curtain may be secured to the roll... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976743 | Ready-to-assemble entertainment center having pocket doors A ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet having pocket doors. A pocket door assembly for a ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet is also disclosed. A method of shipping a ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet, a method for assembling a ready-to-assemble casegood cabinet, and ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6817144 | Method for forming an enclosure Method for forming an enclosure of the type having a plurality of enclosure panels and at least one door, comprising: providing a first flexible profile element (12) web (14) dividing said element into an upper channel (16) bounded by a pair of ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6694543 | Compression mount for a shower curtain rod An adjustable, compressive mount for a shower curtain rod fits neatly within the curtain rod to maintain the esthetic appearance of the rod. A rotatable extension within the rod is moved in and out of the rod to alter the effective length of the rod. Exte... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694538 | Portable toilet enclosure assembly A portable toilet enclosure assembly for providing privacy for users of portable toilets which may be positioned in the open. The portable toilet enclosure assembly includes a base assembly including a support base, and also including wheels upon which th... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6618871 | Shower door assembly A shower door assembly includes a swingable door panel mounted to a stationary side enclosure panel by a pair of hinge assemblies that are transversely adjustable to correct for out-of-plumb conditions. The hinge assemblies include pocketed stationary hin... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6412124 | Automatic deploying multi-paneled shower curtain A shower curtain is formed of a plurality of hanging panels which are attached to a track member for automatic deployment between a retracted, or drying, arrangement and an extended, or barrier, arrangement. Each panel has an ogee, or `S`, shape. A plural... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6253393 | Door for shower enclosure A door for shower enclosures has at least two door leaves disposed side-by-side in a closed state of the door, a continuous vertical hinge element connecting the door leaves so that upon opening of the door one of the door leaves pivots forward about a ro... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6163899 | Shower curtain apparatus A curtain apparatus includes a flexible pocket assembly which includes a transparent front panel portion, hook reception channels located at a top portion of the flexible pocket assembly, pocket sealing members attached to the flexible pocket assembly for... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6148451 | Shower door attachment assembly A shower door assembly is disclosed that has a connector vertically slidably attached to a lower door. The connector corrects for out of plumb conditions when linked to a curb rail, and inhibits door swing. The connector may be assembled after the curb is... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6049920 | Shower curtain spacer A shower curtain spacer attaches to the rim of a bathtub or shower stall to hold a shower curtain away from the rim. The spacer includes a clamping mechanism having a first leg portion attached to a second leg portion at a right angle from one another. An... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6035460 | Double acting shower door system with spring-loaded continuous magnetic latch with extending drip rail system A pivotal door for an entrance of passageway, and particularly for shower and bath enclosures, comprising a plurality of frame members, a panel mounted in adjustable frame members, a channel provided for bottom frame members, and a pair of fixed pivot mem... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6023889 | Adjustable wall jamb An adjustable wall jamb is disclosed which can compensate for a variety of variations in wall structures when fitting a panel member thereto. One adjustable wall jamb is for a shower enclosure and affords a channel into which a portion of the wall panel i... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6023794 | Shower door assembly An improvement to a sliding door system for a shower-bathtub installed adjacent to three walls of a bathroom. The sliding door system includes an upper track that has the following elements: (1) at least two wheel supports, (2) at least two wheel stays po... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5911519 | Shower partitioning A shower partitioning includes a vertically supported, frameless first partition pane which has slidably held thereon a second partition pane. The second partition pane is in a plane which is parallel to a plane of the first partition pane. The first part... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5852837 | Multiple section suspended bath doors with a lower stabilizer A door system includes a sill having a ledge extending across the bottom of an opening to a bathing enclosure and having a raised lip along an exterior side of the ledge. A pair of parallel tracks are above the opening with a first door suspended from and... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5848446 | Shower door attachment assembly A shower door assembly is disclosed that has a connector vertically slidably attached to a lower door corner block. The connector corrects for out of plumb conditions when linked to a curb rail. The connector also cleans a track in the rail as the door is... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5845344 | Bath and shower combinations The invention provides that a bath has one or more shoulders which receives or receive the lower edges of one or more shower screen panels which forms or form a means preventing water from passing over the side of the bath. The shoulder or shoulders is or... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5826284 | Shower curtain with skirt A shower curtain for use with a bathtub comprises a main curtain suspendable from a curtain rod and a skirt attached to the main curtain along a horizontal seam at a level at least approximately five inches above the top of the front wall of the bathtub. ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5822810 | Shower screen A shower screen includes two posts each having a bracket secured on top for securing a rod in which a rail is secured. The rod includes a groove formed in bottom and the rail includes a duct aligned with the groove of the rod. A number of foldable panels ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5732419 | Retractable shower screen A retractable shower screen has a spring-biased roller with first and second ends; first and second brackets, mountable to opposed walls in a shower stall, for releasable respective mating engagement with the first and second ends of the roller; a flexibl... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5671488 | Shower partition A shower partition unit that separates the shower compartment formed by a shower tray from the rest of the room in a building. The partition is adjacent to an edge of a shower tray and extends upward from the floor of the room to a predetermined height. T... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5657581 | Multiple section suspended bath doors with interlocking members A door system includes a sill with a ledge extending across the bottom of an opening to a bathing enclosure and with a raised lip along an exterior side of the ledge. A pair of parallel tracks are above the opening with a first door suspended from and fre... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5605014 | Door apparatus for rest room A door apparatus for a rest room includes a wall member defining a predetermined space and an opening for an entrance and an exit thereof; a door body for opening or shutting the opening, having a substantially half-cylindrical shape, being rotatable abou... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5588181 | Hinge for a glass shower door A hinge assembly having a strip shaped like a lower case h which attaches to a supporting surface and a generally U-shaped clamping member. The end of one of the legs of the clamping member attaches to the end of the top leg of the h. This attachment loca... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5575022 | Shower cubicle enclosure A shower cubicle enclosure is disclosed. It has a fixed panel and a slidable panel for opening and closing an access opening, and a rail which defines a cylindrically curved track. The slidable panel has runner elements which cooperate with the track so a... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5480199 | Door latching and seal assembly A door latching and seal assembly wherein a movable seal provides a combined latching and seal function with a detent action as the door engages and disengages a movable seal. In a preferred manner, the assembly has an extending lip for engagement with th... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5448786 | Multi-paneled shower curtain A barrier to restrict the distribution of water during a showering procedure comprising moveable ogee, S-shaped, panels along a tract housing to be mounted above the opening to the showering area. A mechanism within the tract housing allows for distributi... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5337424 | Shower enclosure A shower partition of the type which is attached to a wall and which can be swiveled as well as swung open and closed, between a rest position and an open position in which the shower partition forms an enclosed shower stall in conjunction with the wall t... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5336354 | Method of manufacturing a laminated panel There is disclosed a transparent or translucent bath or shower panel, and a method of its manufacture, which comprises a laminate of two layers of resin-impregnated fibreglass which are transparent or translucent, and a non-woven tissue arranged between t... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5315721 | Collapsible shower stall A collapsible shower apparatus mounted in a room having a water drain in a floor, the apparatus comprising a base unit collapsible into a space-compact position and expandable into a first water-containment enclosure surrounding the drain in the floor and... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5305477 | Shower curtain brace A shower curtain brace is provided for securing a lower portion of the shower curtain away from the shower stream when the shower curtain is extended across the shower entrance. The brace includes a bar with two ends perpendicularly oriented to a longer m... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5261127 | Sanitary unit A sanitary unit comprises a sink turnable between a horizontal working position and a vertical nonworking position, a shower head located above the sink when it is in the working horizontal position, a shower curtain arranged to lose an area under the sho... | 11/16/1993 |
