Method for making a sloped floor

• US 6,155,015 A
• Filed: 09/09/1999
• Issued: 12/05/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Goof Proof Products LLC
• Original Assignee: Kirby, Mark E.
• Inventors: Kirby, Mark E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Peter R.
• Application Number:
  US09/392,178
• Time in Patent Office: 453 Days
• Field of Search: 52/302.1, 52/302.3, 52/742.14, 4/613, 264/31, 264/35, 264/261, 264/271.1
• US Class Current: 52/302.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 3/40 Pans or trays
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/1236 Bottom drains

Abstract

A method for making a floor that slopes toward a drain includes the steps of enclosing a predetermined area of a flat support surface around the drain with upstanding border members, positioning an annular ring in closely spaced, concentric relation around the drain, arranging a plurality of straight form members in radial relation to the drain, connecting a radially innermost end of each form member to the annular ring so that the top edge of each form member is spaced downwardly from the plane of the drain by a distance equal to a tile thickness, and positioning an outermost end of each form member in abutting relation to the border member. Each form member has a height at its innermost end that is less than a height of its outermost end A cementitious material is poured into the predetermined area and the material is made flush with the respective top edges of the form members. An auxiliary form member is attachable to a trailing end of each form member to increase the versatility of the method. In an alternative embodiment, the form members are self-supported by laterally-extending legs or manually held in place until the cementitious material is poured so that the annular ring is not needed.

Claims

1. A method for making a sloping floor that slopes toward a drain, comprising the steps of:

defining a predetermined area of a substantially flat support surface including said drain by positioning on said support surface an upstanding border wall of predetermined height in enclosing relation to said predetermined area;

arranging a plurality of straight form members in radial relation to said drain;

positioning a radially innermost end of each of said form members relative to said drain so that an upper edge of each of said form members is spaced downwardly from a plane of said drain bad a distance substantially equal to a tile thickness;

sizing each of said form members so that each form member has a radially outermost end disposed in abutting relation to said upstanding border wall;

dimensioning each of said form members so that the respective radially innermost ends thereof have a common height extent less than a common height extent of the respective radially outermost ends thereof;

introducing a predetermined quantity of a cementitious mixture into said predetermined area; and

working said cementitious mixture so that an upper surface thereof is flush with a top edge of each of said form members along the entire extent of said form members.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of attaching a radially innermost end of an auxiliary form member to a radially outermost end of a preselected form member, said auxiliary form member having an innermost end having a predetermined height extent substantially equal to said predetermined height extent of said radially outermost end of said preselected form member and said auxiliary form member having a radially outermost end having a predetermined height extent greater than said predetermined height extent of its radially innermost end.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of positioning an annular ring in encircling relation to said drain, in closely spaced relation thereto, and attaching respective radially innermost ends of said form members to said annular ring.