SHOWER PAN HAVING NO VISIBLE DRAINAGE MEANS
First Claim
1. A shower pan comprising:
- a perimeter channel;
central drain port; and
a plurality of paired support walls having upper support edges for supporting a finished flooring material;
whereinthe upper edges of the support walls establish an apex of the shower pan near the central drain port and slope downwardly and outwardly from the apex to the perimeter channel; and
whereinthe paired support walls define respective drain channels therebetween which are sloped downwardly and inwardly from the perimeter channel to the central drain port.
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Abstract
Shower pans are provided with a perimeter wall defining a perimeter of the shower pan and a plurality of generally triangular support wall sections. One wall of the support wall sections is opposed to the perimeter wall and defines therebetween a perimeter channel of the shower pan. Other pairs of walls of the support wall sections are opposed to one another and define drain channels which fluid-connect the perimeter channel to the drain port. The other walls of the support wall sections have upper edges which establish an apex of the shower pan near the central drain port and slope downwardly and outwardly from the apex to the perimeter channel. The drain channels are sloped downwardly and inwardly from the perimeter channel to the central drain port. In such a manner, water may be shed by gravity from the finished floor supported on the upper edges of the other pairs of walls downwardly and outwardly into the perimeter channel whereby it then flows downwardly and inwardly through the drain channels to the drain port.
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13 Claims
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1. A shower pan comprising:
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a perimeter channel; central drain port; and a plurality of paired support walls having upper support edges for supporting a finished flooring material;
whereinthe upper edges of the support walls establish an apex of the shower pan near the central drain port and slope downwardly and outwardly from the apex to the perimeter channel; and
whereinthe paired support walls define respective drain channels therebetween which are sloped downwardly and inwardly from the perimeter channel to the central drain port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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5. A shower pan comprising:
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a perimeter wall defining a perimeter of the shower pan; and a plurality of generally triangular support wall sections wherein one wall of the support wall sections is opposed to the perimeter wall and defines therebetween a perimeter channel of the shower pan; and
whereinother pairs of walls of the support wall sections are opposed to one another and define drain channels which fluid-connect the perimeter channel to the drain port. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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