Base member for a shower door assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10278546-B2
Application number	US-201815964708-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 27, 2018
Priority date	Aug 17, 2016
Publication date	May 7, 2019
Grant date	May 7, 2019

Abstract

A shower door assembly includes a door panel having an inner surface to face a bathing enclosure, and a base member having an upper surface positioned between an inner side and an outer side. The base member inner side is positioned between the door panel inner surface and the base member outer side. The inner side at least partially defines a recess and is shaped to receive liquid from and divert liquid back to the bathing enclosure. A base for a moveable door has a substrate defining upper and lower surfaces extending between first and second edge regions, and a first leg section extending from the substrate lower surface and offset from the first edge region. The first leg section and the first edge region of the substrate cooperate to define a liquid diverter extending longitudinally to redirect flow away from the substrate upper surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A base for a moveable door, the base comprising:
a substrate extending along a longitudinal axis, the substrate defining an upper surface and an opposed lower surface, the upper and lower surfaces extending between first and second longitudinal edge regions of the substrate;
a first leg section extending outwardly from the lower surface of the substrate and extending longitudinally, the first leg section being offset from the first longitudinal edge region; and
wherein the first leg section and the first longitudinal edge region of the substrate cooperate to define a liquid diverter extending longitudinally to redirect flow away from the upper surface of the substrate; and
wherein the liquid diverter is at least partially formed by at least one of an interior chamfer positioned between the first leg section and the first longitudinal edge region of the substrate, a fillet positioned between the first leg section and the first longitudinal edge region of the substrate, and a concave surface of at least one of the first leg section and the first longitudinal edge region of the substrate.

2. The base of claim 1 further comprising
a second leg section extending outwardly from the lower surface of the substrate and extending longitudinally adjacent to the second longitudinal edge region of the substrate.

3. The base of claim 2 further comprising a third leg section extending outwardly from the lower surface of the substrate and extending longitudinally.

4. The base of claim 3 wherein the third leg section is positioned between the first and second leg sections.

5. The base of claim 1 further comprising an edge section extending outwardly from the upper surface of the substrate.

6. The base of claim 5 wherein the edge section extends longitudinally adjacent to the second longitudinal edge region of the substrate.

7. A base for a moveable door, the base comprising:
a substrate extending along a longitudinal axis, the substrate defining an upper surface and an opposed lower surface, the upper and lower surfaces extending between first and second longitudinal edge regions of the substrate;
a first leg section extending outwardly from the lower surface of the substrate and extending longitudinally, the first leg section being offset from the first longitudinal edge region;
a second leg section extending outwardly from the lower surface of the substrate and extending longitudinally adjacent to the second longitudinal edge region of the substrate; and
an edge section extending outwardly from the upper surface of the substrate and extending longitudinally adjacent to the second longitudinal edge region of the substrate;
wherein the first leg section and the first longitudinal edge region of the substrate cooperate to define a liquid diverter extending longitudinally to redirect flow away from the upper surface of the substrate.

8. The base of claim 7 further comprising a third leg section extending outwardly from the lower surface of the substrate and extending longitudinally.

9. The base of claim 8 wherein the third leg section is positioned between the first and second leg sections.

10. The base of claim 7 wherein the liquid diverter is at least partially formed by an interior chamfer positioned between the first leg section and the first longitudinal edge region of the substrate.

11. The base of claim 7 wherein the liquid diverter is at least partially formed by a fillet positioned between the first leg section and the first longitudinal edge region of the substrate.

12. The base of claim 7 wherein the liquid diverter is at least partially formed by a concave surface of at least one of the first leg section and the first longitudinal edge region of the substrate.

Assignees

• Liberty Hardware Mfg Corp

Inventors

• Austin Iii James Allen
• Schultz Nathaniel Faltin Dutton

Classifications

• A47K2003/305

  Sealings between screen and bath- or showertub · CPC title

• A47K3/34 Primary

  Slidable screens (A47K3/36 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A47K3/36

  Articulated screens · CPC title