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Granted Patent B2
US 10,731,405 · App. 15/977,325 · Granted Aug 4, 2020

Shower door

Inventor: Benjamin Hall (Swanley, GB)
Assignee: Kingsway Enterprises (UK) Limited
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,731,405
App. No.
15/977,325
Granted
Aug 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus for providing a seal between a door jamb and a hinged door leaf of a shower, the apparatus having a flexible body configured to be attached to the door jamb and configured to contact the door leaf when the door leaf is in a closed position.

Claims (18)

1. A shower door set comprising:

a door frame;

a door leaf;

a hinge to join the door leaf to the door frame; and

a sealing element for providing a seal between the door frame and the door leaf, the sealing element comprising:

a flexible body attached to the door frame and configured to contact the door leaf when the door leaf is in a closed position;

wherein the flexible body is elongate and is hollow in a cross-section perpendicular to a longest dimension of the flexible body,

the shower door set further comprising:

a stiffening element at one end of the flexible body, the stiffening element inserted into the flexible body and directly connected to one of a header jamb at the top of the door frame, and a floor.

2. The shower door set of claim 1 , wherein the flexible body extends the length of the door frame.

3. The shower door set of claim 1 further comprising:

a first magnet inserted in the flexible body, the first magnet configured to interact with a second magnet in the door leaf;

wherein the first magnet and the second magnet are configured to attract the door leaf towards the closed position.

4. The shower door set of claim 1 further comprising a fixing element extending the length of the flexible body and to attach the flexible body to the door frame.

5. The shower door set of claim 1 wherein the flexible body is resilient such that the flexible body is configured to return to an original shape after deformation.

6. The shower door set of claim 1 , where the hinge is configured to allow the door leaf to open in two directions from the closed position.

7. The shower door set of claim 1 , wherein the door leaf comprises a top surface that slopes downward from a hinge side of the door leaf to a seal side of the door leaf distal the hinge side.

8. The shower door set of claim 1 , wherein the door leaf comprises a rounded corner between a top surface of the door leaf and a surface of the door leaf on a seal side of the door leaf.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2018
From: HALL, BENJAMIN
To: KINGSWAY ENTERPRISES (UK) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 045779/0418 →
Priority Claims (2)
GB 1707744.7 · May 15, 2017 · national
GB 1807567.1 · May 9, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180325326A1 · Nov 15, 2018