Shower Bench Apparatus, Kit, and Method of Installing Thereof

Abstract

A shower bench apparatus comprises two brackets, a first board, a second board and a sealing strap. Each of the brackets comprises a wall mounting member and a longitudinal horizontal member extending from a first surface of the wall mounting member. The longitudinal horizontal member comprises an upper surface adjacent to the first surface of the wall mounting member, and the upper surface being non-orthogonal relative to the first surface. The first board comprises a first bottom surface with two notches that correspond to the longitudinal horizontal member. The upper surface of each of the two brackets is configured for coupling to a corresponding notch of the two notches. A second bottom surface of the second board is coupled to the first top surface of the first board to form a foundation and the sealing strap extends along portions of a periphery of the foundation.

1 . A shower bench apparatus, comprising:
 two brackets, each bracket of the two brackets comprising a wall mounting member and a longitudinal horizontal member extending from a first surface of the wall mounting member;
 wherein the longitudinal horizontal member comprises an upper surface adjacent to the first surface of the wall mounting member, the upper surface being non-orthogonal relative to the first surface; 
   a first board having a first top surface and an opposing first bottom surface;
 wherein the first bottom surface comprises two notches that correspond to the longitudinal horizontal member of each bracket of the two brackets; 
 wherein the upper surface of each bracket of the two brackets is configured for coupling to a corresponding notch of the two notches; 
   a second board having a second top surface and an opposing second bottom surface;
 wherein the second bottom surface of the second board is coupled to the first top surface of the first board to form a foundation; and 
   a sealing strap;
 wherein the sealing strap extends along portions of a periphery of the foundation. 
   
     
     
         2 . The shower bench apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first board and the second board comprise waterproof foam. 
     
     
         3 . The shower bench apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the two brackets comprise aluminum. 
     
     
         4 . The shower bench apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal horizontal member of each bracket of the two brackets comprises a plurality of channels extending along a length of the longitudinal horizontal member. 
     
     
         5 . The shower bench apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of channels each have rectangular prism configurations. 
     
     
         6 . The shower bench apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the sealing strap comprises mesh tape. 
     
     
         7 . The shower bench apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the wall mounting member comprises a plurality of apertures configured to receive fasteners. 
     
     
         8 . A shower bench kit, comprising:
 two brackets, each bracket of the two brackets comprising a wall mounting member and a longitudinal horizontal member extending from a first surface of the wall mounting member;
 wherein the longitudinal horizontal member comprises an upper surface adjacent to the first surface of the wall mounting member, the upper surface being non-orthogonal relative to the second surface; 
   a first board comprising waterproof foam and configured to be notched to receive the longitudinal horizontal members;   a second board configured to couple to a top surface of the first board to form a foundation; and   a sealing strap configured to extend along portions of a periphery of the foundation.   
     
     
         9 . The shower bench kit of  claim 8 , wherein the two brackets comprise aluminum. 
     
     
         10 . The shower bench kit of  claim 8 , wherein the longitudinal horizontal member of each bracket of the two brackets comprises a plurality of channels extending along a length of the longitudinal horizontal member. 
     
     
         11 . The shower bench kit of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of channels each have rectangular prism configurations. 
     
     
         12 . The shower bench apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the sealing strap comprises mesh tape. 
     
     
         13 . The shower bench apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the wall mounting member comprises a plurality of apertures configured to receive fasteners. 
     
     
         14 . A method for installing a shower bench, the method comprising:
 mounting two brackets to two spaced apart wall frame members at a desired height, each bracket of the two brackets comprising a wall mounting member and a longitudinal horizontal member extending from a first surface of the wall mounting member, the longitudinal horizontal member comprising an upper surface adjacent to the first surface of the wall mounting member, the upper surface being non-orthogonal relative to the first surface;   cutting, into a first bottom surface of a first board, two notches that correspond to the longitudinal horizontal members;   joining, with sealant, the longitudinal horizontal member and the two notches of the first board;   attaching, by the sealant, a second bottom surface of a second board to a first top surface of the first board to form a foundation; and   applying a sealing strap along portions of a periphery of the foundation.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising installing dry wall upon completion of mounting the two brackets. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising applying tiles to the foundation upon completion of applying the sealing strap. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the first board and the second board comprise waterproof foam. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the two brackets comprise aluminum. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the longitudinal horizontal member of each bracket of the two brackets comprises a plurality of channels extending along a length of the longitudinal horizontal member. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the plurality of channels each have rectangular prism configurations.