Patent ID: 11919132
Assignee: DELTA FAUCET COMPANY
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 10:
11. A shower base installation system comprising:
a shower base installation tool including:
a handle;
a flexible strap having a top end and a bottom end;
a hook including:
a shank extending between an upper end and a lower end;
an angled return leg;
a bend coupling the lower end of the shank with the return leg, the bend defining an inwardly facing crook; and
an opening at the top end of the shank;

wherein the top end of the strap is coupled to the handle; and
wherein the bottom end of the strap is inserted through the opening of the hook;

a shower base including;
a body including:
a first peripheral edge;
a second peripheral edge extending perpendicular to the first peripheral edge;
an upper surface extending between the first peripheral edge and the second peripheral edge; and
a lower surface extending substantially parallel to the upper surface; and

at least one recess formed in at least one of the first peripheral edge and the second peripheral edge, the at least one recess including:
an opening extending upwardly from the lower surface of the body to an upper edge at a distance less than the upper surface of the body; and
an angled surface extending from the upper edge of the opening and angled upwardly toward the upper surface of the body; and

wherein the inwardly facing crook of the hook engages the angled surface of the at least one recess in the base.