Articulated shower-bath screen shutters for a bath-tub, a shower receiver and like tub

• US 4,891,850 A
• Filed: 01/04/1988
• Issued: 01/09/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Georges Borstcher
• Original Assignee: Georges Borstcher
• Inventors: Borstcher, Georges
• Primary Examiner(s): Sholl, Linda J.
• Application Number:
  US07/143,221
• Time in Patent Office: 736 Days
• Field of Search: 4/609, 4/557, 4/607, 4/610, 49/255, 49/36
• US Class Current: 4/609
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 2003/365 Liftable articulated screens to be swung over the faucets and against the wall
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 3/36 Articulated screens

Abstract

An articulated shower-bath screen shutter for a bath-tub, shower receiver and like tub comprises a vertically sliding profile for supporting a spindle on which is articulated at least one shutter having a given weight. The sliding profile is guided by a guiding profile (7) to which it is connected by balancing device (19) for balancing the given weight of the at least one shutter supported by the spindle.

Claims

1. A pivotally mounted shower shield for a bath tub, shower receiver and like tub, comprising at least on shutter;

articulating means for articulating said at least one shutter between two positions at right angle of said bath tub, shower receiver and like tub;

guiding means provided on said articulated means for vertically guiding said at least one shutter between an up position and a down position; and

shutter weight compensating means for counterbalancing said at least one shutter during movement and in any position between said up position and said down position, and wherein the guiding means comprises a guiding profile and a sliding profile with said guiding profile being disposed inside a support profile, and wherein a finger is fixed to said sliding profile and extends through a slot of the guiding profile, said finger being connected to at least one pull cord adapted to be fixed to studs provided on the support profile.

2. The shield of claim 1, wherein the compensating means comprises a resilient element.

3. The shield of claim 1, wherein the guiding means comprises a guiding profile provided with a first bracket and a sliding profile with a second bracket, the compensating means comprising a counterweight interposed between said first and second brackets.

4. The shield of claim 1, wherein the compensating means comprises a gas actuator.

5. The shield of claim 1, wherein the guiding means comprises a guiding profile disposed inside a support profile fixed to a vertical wall, the guiding profile being provided with a screw and the support profile being provided with a slot, said screw extending through said slot for a vertical adjustment of the guiding profile with respect to said vertical wall.

6. The shield of claim 1, wherein the guiding means comprises a guiding profile with latching means connected to said sliding profile for maintaining said at least one shutter in a low position in which said at least one shutter is resting on an edge of the bath-tub, shower receiver and like tub.

7. The shield of claim 1, wherein the guiding means comprises a support profile with watertightness seals and pad being fixed to a base of said support profile and of said at least one shutter.