Wall supported shower seat

Abstract

A bathing wall system including a wall panel supporting a cantilevered seat. A coupler secures the wall panel to a support wall and includes a hanger engaging a bracket.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bathing wall system comprising:
 a back wall panel extending between a first side edge and an opposing second side edge;   an end wall panel including a rear edge operably coupled to one of the first side edge and the second side edge of the back wall panel, the end wall panel including an integral shower seat; and   a coupler securing the end wall panel to a support wall, the coupler including a bracket secured to the support wall, and a hanger secured to the end wall panel and suspended from the bracket.   
     
     
         2 . The bathing wall system of  claim 1 , wherein the end wall panel includes an outer shell and an inner core received within the outer shell. 
     
     
         3 . The bathing wall system of  claim 2 , further comprising a support arm including a first end secured to the inner core of the end wall panel, and a second end secured to the hanger. 
     
     
         4 . The bathing wall system of  claim 3 , wherein the inner core includes an upper portion and a lower portion, the support arm received intermediate the upper portion and the lower portion. 
     
     
         5 . The bathing wall system of  claim 4 , wherein the support arm includes a plurality of spaced apart openings extending between the first end and the second end, and at least one of the upper portion of the inner core and the lower portion of the inner core include a plurality of protrusions received within the plurality of openings of the support arm. 
     
     
         6 . The bathing wall system of  claim 2 , wherein the outer shell is a thermoformed acrylic, and the inner core is an expanded polypropylene foam. 
     
     
         7 . The bathing wall system of  claim 1 , further comprising a snap fit configuration between a snap grove connector of one of the end wall panel or the back wall panel, and a U-shaped channel of the other of the back wall panel or the end wall panel. 
     
     
         8 . A bathing wall system comprising:
 an upper wall section including an upper back wall panel and an upper end wall panel;   a lower wall section positioned below the upper wall section, the lower wall section including a lower back wall panel and a lower end wall panel; and   a cantilevered shower seat integrally formed with at least one of the lower back wall panel and the lower end wall panel.   
     
     
         9 . The bathing wall system of  claim 8 , further comprising a coupler securing at least one of the lower end wall panel or the lower back wall panel to a support wall, the coupler including a bracket secured to the support wall, and a hanger secured to the at least one lower end wall panel or the lower back wall panel and suspended from the bracket. 
     
     
         10 . The bathing wall system of  claim 9 , further comprising a support arm including a first end secured to the inner core, and a second end secured to a hanger. 
     
     
         11 . The bathing wall system of  claim 10 , wherein the inner core includes an upper portion and a lower portion, the support arm received intermediate the upper portion and the lower portion. 
     
     
         12 . The bathing wall system of  claim 11 , wherein the support arm includes a plurality of spaced apart openings extending between the first end and the second end, and at least one of the upper portion of the inner core and the lower portion of the inner core include a plurality of protrusions received within the plurality of openings of the support arm. 
     
     
         13 . The bathing wall system of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the lower end wall panel or the lower back wall panel includes an outer shell and an inner core received within the outer shell. 
     
     
         14 . The bathing wall system of  claim 13 , wherein the outer shell is a thermoformed acrylic, and the inner core is an expanded polypropylene foam. 
     
     
         15 . The bathing wall system of  claim 8 , further comprising a snap fit configuration between a snap grove connector of one of the lower end wall panel and the lower back wall panel, and a U-shaped channel of the other of the lower back wall panel and the lower end wall panel. 
     
     
         16 . A shower wall panel comprising:
 an outer shell including a peripheral portion and an inner portion extending inwardly from the peripheral portion to define a pocket;   an inner core received within the pocket of the outer shell; and   wherein the inner portion of the outer shell and the inner core define a cantilevered shower seat.   
     
     
         17 . The shower wall panel of  claim 16 , further comprising a coupler including a bracket secured to a support wall, and a hanger secured to the inner core and suspended from the bracket. 
     
     
         18 . The shower wall panel of  claim 17 , wherein the coupler further includes a support arm including a first end secured to the inner core of the end wall panel, and a second end secured to the hanger. 
     
     
         19 . The shower wall panel of  claim 18 , wherein the inner core includes an upper portion and a lower portion, the support arm received intermediate the upper portion and the lower portion. 
     
     
         20 . The shower wall panel of  claim 19 , wherein the support arm includes a plurality of spaced apart openings extending between the first end and the second end, and at least one of the upper portion of the inner core and the lower portion of the inner core include a plurality of protrusions received within the plurality of openings of the support arm. 
     
     
         21 . The shower wall panel of  claim 17 , wherein the hanger is slidably supported by the bracket. 
     
     
         22 . A shower wall panel comprising:
 a cantilevered shower seat; and   a coupler including a bracket secured to a support wall, and a hanger secured to the shower seat and suspended from the bracket, the hanger being slidably supported by the bracket.   
     
     
         23 . The shower wall panel of  claim 22 , further comprising:
 an outer shell including a peripheral portion and an inner portion extending inwardly from the peripheral portion to define a pocket;   an inner core received within the pocket of the outer shell; and   wherein the inner portion of the outer shell and the inner core define the cantilevered shower seat.   
     
     
         24 . The shower wall panel of  claim 23 , further comprising a support arm including a first end secured to the inner core, and a second end secured to the hanger. 
     
     
         25 . The shower wall panel of  claim 24 , wherein the inner core includes an upper portion and a lower portion, the support arm received intermediate the upper portion and the lower portion. 
     
     
         26 . The shower wall panel of  claim 25 , wherein the support arm includes a plurality of spaced apart openings extending between the first end and the second end, and at least one of the upper portion of the inner core and the lower portion of the inner core include a plurality of protrusions received within the plurality of openings of the support arm.