Patent ID: 8096002

Claim:
A height-adjustable shower waste for a bathroom floor having a non-flexible waterproof floor covering material, the shower waste comprising: a waste body ( 12 ) for mounting in the bathroom floor and having a base ( 20 ), one or more sides extending from the base ( 20 ), a waste water inlet ( 26 ), and a waste water outlet ( 30 ) connected or connectable to a drain; a cover support element ( 16 ) on which a cover element ( 18 ) is configured to cover the waste water inlet ( 26 ); distance setting means ( 54 , 66 ) for selectively setting a distance between an in use upper edge of the cover support element ( 16 ) and the waste body ( 12 ), the distance setting means comprising an arcuate rib ( 66 ) which is provided on one of the cover support element ( 16 ) and waste body ( 12 ), and a screw-thread ( 54 ) on the other one of the cover support element ( 16 ) and the waste body ( 12 ), the arcuate rib ( 66 ) being movable along the screw-thread to alter the distance between the upper edge of the support element ( 16 ) and the waste body ( 12 ); and retaining means ( 90 , 104 ) for positively retaining the cover support element ( 16 ) at the said set distance, said retaining means comprising at least one locking tab ( 90 ) which is provided on one of the waste body ( 12 ) and the cover support element ( 16 ) and which is movable between a locked position at which the distance between the cover element ( 18 ) and the base ( 20 ) of the waste body is fixed, and an unlocked position at which the distance between the cover element ( 18 ) and the base ( 20 ) of the waste body is adjustable, and a plurality of spaced recesses ( 104 ) which are provided on the other one of the waste body ( 12 ) and the cover support element ( 16 ) and in which the locking tab ( 90 ) is receivable to hold the cover support element ( 16 ) at a fixed distance from the base ( 20 ) of the waste body.