Shower base
A shower base assembly, comprising a shower base having a length and a width; a drainage channel disposed in the shower base; a drain outlet disposed in the drainage channel; and a drain cover configured to cover the drainage channel, wherein the drainage channel comprises a first edge and a second edge defining a drainage channel length, the drainage channel comprises a third edge and a fourth edge defining a drainage channel width, and the drain outlet is disposed in the drainage channel off-center along the drainage channel length.
1 . A shower base assembly, comprising
a shower base having a length and a width;
a drainage channel positioned in the shower base;
a drain outlet positioned off-center in the drainage channel; and
a drain cover removably coupled to the shower base,
wherein
the drain cover is a solid member free of openings directly above the drain outlet and configured to conceal the drain outlet from view so as to create a visual illusion that the drain outlet is centered,
the drain cover provides a water passageway extending continuously along at least a majority of a drain cover perimeter for water to flow from a shower base surface to the drainage channel,
the drainage channel comprises a first edge and a second edge defining a drainage channel length,
the drainage channel comprises a third edge and a fourth edge defining a drainage channel width,
the drain outlet is positioned in the drainage channel off-center along the drainage channel length
the drainage channel further includes an internal recessed region positioned beneath a solid portion of the drain cover and laterally offset from the water passageway so as to define a blind zone directly beneath the solid member,
and the drainage channel includes a first channel floor portion at a first elevation and a second channel floor portion at a lower elevation adjacent the drain outlet, the lower elevation cooperating with the recessed region to direct water entering through the perimeter water passageway along a non-linear flow path toward the drain outlet.
2 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the drainage channel first edge is adjacent a first side of the shower base, and the drainage channel second edge is adjacent a second side of the shower base.
3 . The shower base assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the drainage channel third edge is adjacent a shower base third side.
4 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the drainage channel is substantially centered in the shower base.
5 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the drainage channel length is substantially centered along the shower base length and/or width.
6 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the drain outlet is positioned in the drainage channel substantially centered along the drainage channel width.
7 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the drain outlet is positioned in the drainage channel off-center closer to the drainage channel first edge than to the drainage channel second edge, or is positioned in the drainage channel off-center closer to the drainage channel second edge than to the drainage channel first edge.
8 . The shower base assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the drain outlet is from about 14 inches to about 20 inches from the shower base first side or from the shower base second side, and is from about 2 inches to about 12 inches closer to the shower base first side or to the shower base second side, than to the shower base second side or to the shower base first side, respectively.
9 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the water passageway comprises an entrance having a width of from about 0.10 inches to about 0.25 inches.
10 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the shower base is from about 28 inches to about 42 inches in width and from about 36 inches to about 72 inches in length.
11 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the drainage channel is from about 18 inches to about 40 inches in length and from about 3 inches to about 8 inches in width.
12 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the shower base is sloped towards the drainage channel.
13 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the drain outlet comprises about a 2 inch inner diameter.
14 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the drain cover water passageway extends around the entire drain cover perimeter.
15 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the drain outlet is positioned in the drainage channel from about 2 inches to about 14 inches off-center along the shower base length or width.
16 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the shower base and the drainage channel are substantially rectangular.
17 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , prepared via injection molding, vacuum forming, compression molding, cast molding, or thermo-forming.
18 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the drain cover water passageway extends along only one edge of the drain cover perimeter.
19 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the drain cover water passageway extends along a first edge, a second edge, and a third edge of the drain cover perimeter.
20 . The shower base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the internal recessed region extends continuously along a portion of the drainage channel length and is positioned laterally between the water passageway and the drain outlet.