Shower footboard

Abstract

The shower footboard is a single piece comprising a plate ( 1 ) the top surface of which has a part of its perimeter flush with the floor, facilitating an access and another part of its perimeter, not designed to be an access, which can be attached to an inwall ( 8 ) The top surface possesses, close to that part of the perimeter of the plate ( 1 ) designed as access at least one narrow oblong opening ( 3 ) communicating with a large collector located under the plate ( 1 ) top surface and which is ending in a recess ( 5 ) where a sewer ( 6 ) is open. A raised wall ( 7 ) is spreading along that part of the plate ( 1 ) perimeter not designed as an access constituting a barrier in order the liquid does not reach a seal arranged in a stepped undercutting ( 11 ).

1 . Shower footboard, of the kind constituted by a single piece comprising a plate ( 1 ) having a top surface provided with at least one part of its perimeter flush with the floor ( 2 ) facilitating an access and another part of its perimeter, not designed as an access, which can be attached to an inwall ( 8 ) said top surface having close to that part of the plate ( 1 ) perimeter designed as an access, at least one narrow oblong opening ( 3 ) communicating with a large collector ( 4 ) located under said plate ( 1 ) top surface, said collector ( 4 ) ending in a recess ( 5 ) in which a drain outlet ( 6 ) is open characterized in that it includes a raised wall ( 7 ) extending along the edge of that part of the plate ( 1 ) perimeter not designed as an access, said wall ( 7 ) raising above the level of said plate ( 1 ) top surface to constitute a barrier for the liquid.  
     
     
         2 . Shower footboard, according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said plate ( 1 ) top surface shows a slight slope downwards to that part of the perimeter designed to be an access where said narrow and oblong opening ( 3 ) is located.  
     
     
         3 . Shower footboard according to  claim 2 , characterized in that said slight slope of the plate ( 1 ) top surface is ranging from 0.5 to 3%.  
     
     
         4 . Shower footboard according to  claim 3 , characterized in that said slight slope of the plate ( 1 ) top surface is about 1.5%.  
     
     
         5 . Shower footboard according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said raised wall ( 7 ) is ending in a flat horizontal edge ( 9 ) adapted to receive thereon the corresponding edge of a tile ( 10 ) or covering element of said inwall ( 8 ).  
     
     
         6 . Shower footboard according to  claim 5  characterized in that at the junction of the top edge of the internal surface of said wall ( 7 ) with said flat edge ( 9 ) a stepped undercutting ( 11 ) is formed in which a sealing means ( 13 ) is embedded and joined for sealing the interstice between said tile ( 10 ) or covering element and said flat edge ( 9 ) said seal ( 13 ) remaining out of the reach of the liquid which is spreading on said plate ( 1 ) top surface as it is at a higher level than the plate ( 1 ).  
     
     
         7 . Shower footboard according to  claim 1 , characterized in that at the external edge of said part of the plate ( 1 ) perimeter where is located the narrow oblong opening ( 3 ) arranged at floor level there exists a second stepped undercutting ( 12 ) in which a sealing means ( 14 ) is arranged, embedded and joined to it for sealing the interstice between a floor pavement ( 2 ) such as a floor tile ( 15 ) and said plate ( 1 ) top surface said seal ( 14 ) remaining out of the reach of the liquid which is spreading on said plate ( 1 ) top surface as said narrow oblong opening ( 3 ) is interposed.  
     
     
         8 . Shower footboard according to  claim 6  or  7  characterized in that said seal ( 13 ,  14 ) is made of a material having fungicide properties.  
     
     
         9 . Shower footboard according to  claim 1  characterized in that the plate ( 1 ) top surface is horizontal and comprises grooves ( 16 ) which cross said plate ( 1 ) top surface towards the narrow oblong opening ( 3 ) until ending in it the bottoms of said grooves ( 16 ) having a slight slope downwards said at least one narrow oblong opening ( 3 ) suitable for cooperating in the evacuation of the liquid spread on the plate ( 1 ).  
     
     
         10 . Shower footboard according to  claim 2  characterized in that it comprises grooves ( 16 ) crossing the plate ( 1 ) top surface downwards the narrow oblong opening ( 3 ) until ending in it the bottoms of said grooves ( 16 ) having at least same slope as plate ( 1 ) or greater, suitable for cooperating in the evacuation of the liquid spread on the plate ( 1 ) downwards said at feast narrow oblong opening ( 3 ).  
     
     
         11 . Footboard shower according to  claim 9  or  10  characterized in that it comprises other grooves ( 28 ) crossing the grooves ( 16 ) forming a mesh the bottom of said second grooves ( 28 ) being horizontal or slightly tilted towards one or both the first contiguous grooves ( 16 ).  
     
     
         12 . Shower footboard according to  claim 1  characterized in that the internal surface of said raised wall ( 7 ) is vertical.  
     
     
         13 . Shower footboard according to  claim 1  characterized in that the dihedral formed by the internal surface of said raised wall ( 7 ) and said plate ( 1 ) top surface has a rounded internal edge ( 18 ).  
     
     
         14 . Shower footboard according to  claim 1  characterized in that said plate ( 1 ) is provided at its lower surface with partition walls ( 17 ) or lugs determining a support for the plate ( 1 ) on a bottom floor ( 19 ).  
     
     
         15 . Shower footboard according to  claim 7  characterized in that the raised wall ( 7 ) on the sides of the footboard adjoining the part of the perimeter of the plate ( 1 ) where the narrow oblong opening ( 3 ) is located is interrupted at the point of said opening ( 3 ) in order to allow that a screen ( 30 ) is installed on a narrow strip ( 31 ) separating the opening ( 3 ) from said second stepped undercutting ( 12 ) in which said sealing means ( 14 ) is located.  
     
     
         16 . Shower footboard according to  claim 1  characterized in that it includes an L, U or I-shaped cross section profile ( 32 ) externally leaned against a strip close to the lower edge of a screen ( 29 ) leaned against the external surface of a part of the raised wall ( 7 ) not joined to an inwall, covering said strip.  
     
     
         17 . Shower footboard according to  claim 1  characterized in that it is made through molding a polymeric material with additives including a foaming agent and with fillers.