Patent ID: 6363546
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A sanitary device comprising:(a) a tub arranged on feet having an angled ledge adapted to be positioned to form a gap between said ledge and an adjacent room wall; (b) a tub encasement on an outer side of said tub, said encasement comprising a supporting structure formed from a plurality of panels, at least some of said plurality of panels comprising a hard integral polyurethane foam material and at least one panel having a top edge and being adapted to face the adjacent room wall; and (c) holding means secured to the top edge of said at least one panel for fixing the tub within said tub encasement, said holding means comprising: (i) first and second parallel legs, said first leg engaging the angled ledge of said tub from behind and said second leg extending as a spacer in the gap between the tub ledge and the adjacent room wall; and (ii) downwardly extending fastening legs in the form of an inverted â€œUâ€  for clamping onto the top edge of said at least one panel.