Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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The present invention relates to a partition apparatus
for a bathing or shower cabin and particularly to a vertical
profile member for attaching to a wall a slideable partition
assembly in a bathing or shower cabin.
A vertical profile member of this type is already
known, having a U-shaped profile the open side of which faces
the slide rail of the assembly. (See German patent DT-~,mb
7 122 832). Although this profile member is suitable for attach-
ment to a wall, it is nevertheless dependent on the size of the
bathing or shower cabins to be constructed and has to be
implemented in different versions.
The slideable partition assembly or a bath~ing or
shower cabin may, on the one hand, be attached firmly between
two parallel room-walls. On the other hand, when the slideable
partition assembly is inserted as part of a corner cabin, it may
be attached in a room corner directly to one wall of the corner
and by means of a separation wall to the other wall of the corner.
The slideable partition assembly may also be attached by means
Of two separation walls to a single wall, thus forming a bathing
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methods, an expensive storage of different elements is required.
It is an object of the present invention to provide
a vertical profile member of the above mentioned type which may
be selectively shaped to fit either a room wall or a separation
wall consisting of a panel.
According to the present invention, there is provided
a partition apparatus for a bathing or shower cabin, comprising
at least one slideable partition; horizontal rail means for
guiding sliding of the at least one partition; and vertical
U-shaped frame members each comprising a crosspiece having first
and second sides thereof opposite each other. The crosspiece
comprises a first limh and a second limb projecting from the
first side. These first and second limbs are spaced apart and
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define together with the crosspiece a first recess for receiving
a terminal portion of the rail means. The crosspiece also
comprises a third limb. This third limb projects from the second
side and defines together the crosspiece a second recess capable
of receiving a further partition. The third limb is able to be
attached to a barrier surface. Projecting means are provided,
which have a first surface detachably connected to a portion of
the second side of the crosspiece, a second surface aligned with
the second limb when the first surface is connected to the
portion of the crosspiece, and a third surface attacllable to the
barrier surface, this portion being located so that t11e projectin(J
means is spaced apart from the third limb.
When the vertical profile member has to be attached
directly to the wall of a room, use is made of the detachable
projecting member which forms together with the integral projec-
tion member a U-shaped extension bearing on the wall.
When the vertical profile member has to be attached
to a separation wall extending at angle relative to the parti-
tion assembly, the detachable projecting member is removed and
replaced by a connecting piece.
As can be seen, only the two parallel crosspieces
face the slide rail, the inteyral projecting member and the
detachable projection member or wall connecting-piece facing
away from the slide rail.
When a separation wall is used, the profile membe~
forms together with the separation wall a surface which appears
to be continuous when viewed from the interior of the cabin or
shower. Contrary to the know implementation using a simE)lc U-
shaped profile, no expansion joint is needed.
The invention advantageously permits implementation
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of the profile member along modular principles. When used, the
detachable pro~ection member needed for direct attachment to a
room wall is preferably screwed on by the side of the unitary
angularly-shaped member or bracket extending parallelto the
cross-piece.
Numerous applications of the invention according to
the modular principle are possible, thus permitting diverse ins-
tallation of partition assemblies. The number of required elements
is reduced because of the shape of the profile member. The required
storage and the necessary-instruction- and operating-expense are
also respectively simplified and reduced.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will
be understood from the following description, taken with reference
to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 shows the'plan view of a partition assembly
according to the invention disposed between two room walls;
Fig. 2 shows a partition assembly according to the
invention in plan view, attached on the one hand to a room wall
and on the other hand to a separati,onwall consisting of at least
one wall panel disposed at right angle relative to the partition;
Fig. 3 shows a plan view of a partition assembly
according to the invention attached to two separation walls disposed
at right angles relative thereto;
Fig. 4 shows a plan view of a profile member in
partial section with an extension member screwed on;
Fig. 5 shows a plan-view of a profile member in par-
tial section with a box-shaped member screwed on;
Figs. 6 to B are plan views in partial section of
bathing or shower cabins provided with sliding partition assemblies
as shown in Figs. 1, 2 or 3; and
Fig. 9 shows a plan view in partial section of an
enlarged version of the lower portion of Fig. 3.
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Referring to Figs. 1, 4 and 6, the profile member 1
according to the invention is U-shaPed and comprises a cross
piece 5 having first and second sides thereof of opposite
each other. The crosspiece 5 compriseS a first and a second
projecting limb 3 and 4, respectively~projecting from the first
side and spaced apart so as to define between the first and the
second projecting limbs 3 and 4 a first recess 21 for receiving
a terminal portion of a rail means 2. The crosspiece 5 comprises
a third projecting limb 6, which limb projects from the second side
so as to define between the third limb 6 and the crosspiece a
second recess 23, which is capable of receiving a further partition,
the third limb 6 being able to be attached to a barrier surface
8 or 9, by means of a flange 10. Projecting means 7 are engageable
with or disengageable from a portion 26 of the second side of
the crosspiece 5. The projecting means 7 have a first surface
25 aligned with the second limb 4, a second surface 27 attached
to the portion 26 of the crosspiece 5, and a third surface 29
being able to be attached to the barrier surface 8 or 9, the
portion 26 being located so that the projecting means 7 will be
spaced apart from the third limb 6.
Fig. 2 shows a slideable partition assembly for
a corner cabin as shown in Fig. 7. Between the barrier wall 9
of the room and the slideable rail means or partition assembly
2 consisting, for example, of three slideable panels 2a, 2b and
2c, there is disposed a vertical profile member 1 as described
above with reference to Figs. 1, 4 and 6. On the other side of
the slideable partition, there is disposed another vertical
profile member 101 shown in enlarged scale in Fig. 9. The
profile member 101 comprises a cross-piece 105 and first and
second limbs 103 and 104,respectively~embracing the displaceable
panels 2a, 2b and 2c (shown in a collapsed position). The profile
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member 101 also comprises a third limb 106 the end of
which is provided with a flange 110 running parallel to the cross-
piece 105. Between the inner side of the surface 110 and the
surface of the cross-piece 105, there is disposed a rectangularly
shaped connecting piece 111 provided with a flange 112 for receiving
a separation wall disposed at right angles with respect to the
slideable partition assembly and consisting of at least one
additional displaceable panel 20.
Fig. 3 shows a slideable partition assembly for a
cabin as shown in Fig. 8. The assembly is attached by its ends
to two different separation walls 20 and 21 respectively, consisting
of at least one displaceable panel fitting the connection flanges
112 of two respective profile members 101.
Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, it can be seen that
the same slideable partition assembly may be fitted into various
types of constructions without its length having to be changed.
As can be seen in Fig. 4, the third limb 6 is
fitted to one end of the cross-piece S of the profile member 1.
The projecting member 7 shown in dotted line is attached to the
rail means 2 by means of a self-cutting screw 13. In the position
shown in Fig. 4, the screw 13 also serves for the attachment of
the vertical profile member 1. The projecting member 7 is in
the shape of a bracket and is attached to the profile member 1
by the second surface 27 extending parallel to the cross-piece
5. A better and stabler attachment may be obtained by means of an
appropriate set of projections 15 and recesses 16 made in the
profile member 1 and in the bracket of projecting member 7 respec-
tively.
As can be seen in Fig. 5, the bracket of the
projecting member 7 may be part of a box-shaped member 17.
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Figs. 6 to 8 show plan views of shower cabins each
comprising a square-shaped shower tub 18 having a side-length of,
for example, 70 to 80 centimeters.
The slideable partition assembly shown in Fig. 1
is disposed in Fig. 6 between two barrier walls 8 and 9 of the
room. The profile members are attached by means of screws 19 to
the room walls 8 and 9.
In Figs. 8 and 9, the slideable partition assembly
is disposed between two slideable panels 20 and 21 attached at
right angles with respect thereto by means of the connecting
pieces 111.
Fig. 7 shows a shower cabin with a partition assem-
bly constructed as shown in Fig. 2, and
Fig. 8 shows a shower cabin with a partition assem-
bly constructed as shown in Fig. 3.
As a result of the invention, the storage expense
is advantageously reduced and a stable attachment to the room
walls or to the profile members of a slideable partition assembly
is achieved. Owing to the shape of the profile member, a pleasing
external image is obtained, because the external surface of the
respective projecting limbs 3 and 4 forms a shield and matches with
the adjoining surface of the projecting member 7 or the third limb
6, the internal construction of the corner being not visible from
outside.
Although the invention is illustrated and described
herein as embodied in a lateral profile member of a partition for
a bathing-or shower-cabin, it is nevertheless not intended to be
limited to the detailsshown, since various modifications may be
made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention
and within the scope and range of equivalents of the claims.
