Shower door bumper

Abstract

A shower door sealing assembly includes a shower door and a bumper. The shower door includes a frame having a channel disposed at an exterior surface of a perimeter of the frame. The bumper is configured to be received in the channel such that the bumper is coupled to the shower door via a friction fit between the channel and the bumper. The channel and the bumper extend along a length of one or more sides of the shower door configured to abut a wall of a showering enclosure or other door assembly component. The bumper is configured to provide a water-tight seal between portions of the shower door along which the bumper extends and surfaces of the showering enclosure or other door assembly components.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shower door sealing assembly comprising:
 a shower door comprising a frame including a channel disposed at an exterior surface of a perimeter of the frame; and   a bumper configured to be received in the channel such that the bumper is coupled to the shower door via a friction fit between the channel and the bumper,   wherein the channel and the bumper extend along a length of one or more sides of the shower door configured to abut a wall of a showering enclosure or other door assembly component, and   wherein the bumper is configured to provide a water-tight seal between portions of the shower door along which the bumper extends and surfaces of the showering enclosure or other door assembly component.   
     
     
         2 . The shower door sealing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the channel and the bumper further extend along a width of a bottom of the shower door configured to abut a floor of the showering enclosure. 
     
     
         3 . The shower door sealing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the bumper is formed of a solid, flexible material. 
     
     
         4 . The shower door sealing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the bumper includes a protrusion configured to mate with the channel, the protrusion and the channel having corresponding shapes and sizes. 
     
     
         5 . The shower door sealing assembly of  claim 4 , wherein both the protrusion of the bumper and the channel are dovetail-shaped. 
     
     
         6 . The shower door sealing assembly of  claim 4 , wherein both the protrusion of the bumper and the channel are T-shaped. 
     
     
         7 . The shower door sealing assembly of  claim 4 , wherein both the protrusion of the bumper and the channel are created using a saw such that the shapes of the protrusion and the channel include diverging teeth. 
     
     
         8 . The shower door sealing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein when the bumper is coupled to the shower door, the shower door sealing assembly has an at least partially radiused perimeter. 
     
     
         9 . The shower door sealing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the bumper and the channel cover at least one corner of the shower door. 
     
     
         10 . The shower door sealing assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the bumper is coupled to the shower door without the use of screws. 
     
     
         11 . The shower door sealing assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a wall jamb mounted on the wall of the showering enclosure, the wall jamb configured to receive the bumper when the shower door is in a closed position and provide a water-tight seal. 
     
     
         12 . A method of assembling a shower door sealing assembly, the method comprising:
 inserting a bumper into a channel disposed at an exterior surface of a perimeter of a shower door frame such that the bumper is coupled to the shower door frame via a friction fit between the channel and the bumper.   wherein the channel and the bumper extend along a length of one or more sides of the shower door configured to abut a wall of a showering enclosure or other door assembly component.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising bending the bumper and the shower door frame into a desired shape to fabricate the shower door after inserting the bumper into the channel. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising bending the shower door frame into a desired shape to fabricate the shower door prior to inserting the bumper into the channel. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the channel and the bumper further extend along a width of a bottom of the shower door configured to abut a floor of the showering enclosure or other door assembly component. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the bumper is coupled to the shower door without the use of screws. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising forming a water-tight seal by contacting portions of the shower door along which the bumper extends with surfaces of the showering enclosure or other door assembly component. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising mounting a wall jamb on the wall of the showering enclosure, the wall jamb configured to receive the bumper when the shower door is in a closed position. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein inserting the bumper into the channel comprises mating a protrusion of the bumper with the channel, the protrusion and the channel having corresponding shapes and sizes. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein when the bumper is coupled to the shower door, the shower door sealing assembly has an at least partially radiused perimeter.