Configurable modular shower surround features
View Patent ↗A molded shower surround provides a base portion that receives wall portions and a corner portion. The corner portion includes a multiple of features such that the shower surround may be particularly tailored to customers' desires.
1. A shower surround comprising:
a base portion;
a first wall portion;
a second wall portion; and
a corner portion engaged with said base portion, said first wall portion and said second wall portion, said corner portion comprising a multiple of horizontal shelf slots arranged vertically along a length of said corner portion, wherein said horizontal shelf slots comprise blind openings of uniform height that extend into said corner portion to support a corresponding multiple of shelves, wherein the base portion receives the first wall portion, the second wall portion, and the corner portion.
2. The shower surround as recited in claim 1 , wherein at least one of said horizontal shelf slots is defined by a top wall, a bottom wall facing toward said top wall, a rear wall and an open front side.
3. The shower surround as recited in claim 2 , wherein said at least one of said horizontal shelf slots includes a uniform nominal depth extending into said corner portion between end portions of said horizontal shelf slots.
4. The shower surround as recited in claim 3 , wherein said uniform nominal depth is defined as the distance between said rear wall and said open front side.
5. The shower surround as recited in claim 2 , wherein said corner portion, said top wall, said bottom wall, and said rear wall comprise a single, continuous piece.
6. The shower surround as recited in claim 1 , wherein each one of said horizontal shelf slots is adapted to support one of said corresponding multiple of shelves.
7. The shower surround as recited in claim 2 , wherein said uniform height is defined as the distance between said top wall and said bottom wall.
8. The shower surround as recited in claim 1 , wherein said horizontal shelf slots comprise curved openings.
9. The shower surround as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of said multiple of horizontal shelf slots includes multiple segments that are horizontally arranged.
10. The shower surround as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a flange extending from the base portion, the flange being located adjacent to the first wall portion and the second wall portion.
11. The shower surround as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a top trim engageable with said corner portion, said first wall portion, and said second wall portion.
12. The shower surround as recited in claim 11 , further comprising a shower head mounted to said top trim.
13. The shower surround as recited in claim 12 , further including a water conduit connecting a water supply to the shower head, the water conduit extending behind a forward-facing portion of at least one of the first wall portion or the second wall portion such that the water conduit is not visible within the shower surround.
14. The shower surround as recited in claim 1 , wherein the horizontal shelf slots form protrusions on a rear side of the corner portion.