Patent ID: 8112831
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: A47K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A prefabricated shower bench for installation in a shower enclosure to be tiled, the shower bench comprising: a substantially horizontal seating member; and a first sidewall extending downwardly from the seating member, the first sidewall defining an upper edge and a lower edge, the upper edge being connected to the seating member, the first lower edge terminating at a height above the ground substantially the same as or slightly greater than a height of a sidewall of a prefabricated shower module when both the bench and module are supported by the ground, and at least a second sidewall extending upwardly from the seating member, the second sidewall defining an upper peripheral edge adapted to mate with a corresponding lower peripheral edge of a section of drywall/wallboard, outer surfaces of the at least second sidewall and the drywall/wallboard being substantially coplanar so as to form a substantially continuous surface over which finishing material such as shower tile may be installed.