Patent ID: 9526337
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A47B,A47F,A47K,D06F

Claim Text:
1. A retrofit shower corner shelf assembly comprising: (a) a shelf adapted for retrofitting into a shower corner having a width and a predetermined shape with a first peripheral edge and a second peripheral edge that are each configured to be laterally adjacent to and contact opposite sides of the shower corner and a third peripheral edge that remains free post-installation; (b) fasteners for fastening the shelf to the shower corner; (c) an adhesive composition for securing the first and second peripheral edges configured to contact opposite sides of the shower corner; and (d) a decorative composition for concealing the first and second edges of the shelf directly adjacent to the shower corner post-installation, wherein: a bottom surface of the shelf has at least two arcuate bullet shaped grooves that receive the corresponding fasteners to fasten the shelf to the shower corner at a declined angle in a direction extending toward the third peripheral edge that remains free post-installation such that liquid is directed away from the first and second peripheral edges toward the third peripheral edge post-installation, and each arcuate bullet shaped groove extends from the first or second peripheral edge towards an inner portion of the shelf along the bottom surface of the shelf; wherein the shelf comprises an upper layer, a middle layer, and a lower layer wherein each layer spans across the width of the shelf, wherein the upper layer of the shelf comprises decorative stone, tile, or combinations thereof, wherein the middle layer comprises a lightweight material, wherein the lightweight material comprises cork, wood, cardboard, plastic, or combinations thereof, wherein the third peripheral edge of the shelf is a front edge having decorative material that completely covers and conceals the middle and lower layers of the shelf; wherein the front edge comprises the same decorative material as the upper layer; wherein the lower layer comprises the same decorative material as the upper layer; (e) decorative arcuate bullet shaped plugs that cooperatively fit into each arcuate groove to conceal the arcuate grooves and the corresponding fasteners therein.