Shower Shelf

Abstract

Shower tray (1) for installation on two vertical walls (15, 16) which extend essentially perpendicularly to one another, together form a corner (12) and are clad with tiles (14) separated from one another by horizontal joints (13), said shower tray (1) having a flat, one-piece formed plate element (2) with an underside (3), an upper side (4) which forms a tray surface and defines a plate thickness (S) together with the underside (3) and at least three end faces (5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 18) which connect the underside (3) of the plate and the upper side (4) of the plate to one another and of which two extend perpendicularly to one another, outwardly projecting fastening projections (10) being provided on the two end faces (5, 6) which extend perpendicularly to one another, and the maximum overall height (Hmax) of the shower tray (1) corresponding to the maximum plate thickness (Smax).

1 . Shower tray ( 1 ) for installation on two vertical walls ( 15 ,  16 ) which extend essentially perpendicularly to one another, together form a corner ( 12 ) and are clad with tiles ( 14 ) separated from one another by horizontal joints ( 13 ), said shower tray ( 1 ) having a flat, one-piece formed plate element ( 2 ) with an underside ( 3 ), an upper side ( 4 ) which forms a tray surface and defines a plate thickness (S) together with the underside ( 3 ) and at least three end faces ( 5 ,  6 ,  7 ,  8 ,  11 ,  18 ) which connect the underside ( 3 ) of the plate and the upper side ( 4 ) of the plate to one another and of which two extend perpendicularly to one another, wherein outwardly projecting fastening projections ( 10 ) are provided on the two end faces ( 5 ,  6 ) which extend perpendicularly to one another, and wherein a maximum overall height (H max ) of the shower tray ( 1 ) corresponds to a maximum plate thickness (S max ). 
     
     
         2 . Shower tray ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein a height (h) of the fastening projections ( 10 ) is in the range from 0.7 to 2.5 mm. 
     
     
         3 . Shower tray ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein a height (h) of the fastening projections ( 10 ) is less than the plate thickness (S). 
     
     
         4 . Shower tray ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the plate thickness (S) is in the range from 3 to 6 mm. 
     
     
         5 . Shower tray ( 1 ) according to  claim 4 , wherein a height (h) of the fastening projections ( 10 ) is less than the plate thickness (S). 
     
     
         6 . Shower tray ( 1 ) according to  claim 5 , wherein the fastening projections ( 10 ) provided on one end face ( 5 ,  6 ) are each arranged offset relative to one another in the direction of the plate thickness (S) in such a way that, when the fastening projections ( 10 ) are inserted in horizontally extending joints ( 13 ) separating tiles ( 14 ) arranged on the walls ( 15 ,  16 ) from one another, a predetermined slope of the upper side ( 4 ) of the plate element ( 2 ) relative to the horizontal is set. 
     
     
         7 . Shower tray ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein two end faces ( 5 ,  6 ) extending perpendicularly to one another and are connected to one another via a further end face ( 11 ), the length (l) of which is at least 20 mm. 
     
     
         8 . Shower tray ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the plate element ( 2 ) is provided with passage openings ( 9 ) extending from the underside ( 3 ) to the upper side ( 4 ). 
     
     
         9 . Shower tray ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the plate element ( 2 ) is made of stainless steel or aluminium. 
     
     
         10 . A method of using a shower tray ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , comprising: inserting all fastening projections ( 10 ) of the plate element ( 2 ) in the horizontally extending joints ( 13 ) which separate the tiles ( 14 ) from one another and meet at right angles.