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(11) EP 0 997 095 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/22

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/18

(21) Application number: 99121448.7

(22) Date of filing: 28.10.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A47K 3/36
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 30.10.1998 GB 9823751

(71) Applicant: Lenighan, Jeremy David
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS11 5NN (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Lenighan, Jeremy David
    Leeds, West Yorkshire LS11 5NN (GB)

(74) Representative: Denmark, James 
Bailey, Walsh & Co. 5 York Place
Leeds LS1 2SD Yorkshire
Leeds LS1 2SD Yorkshire (GB)

   


(54) Shower screens


(57) A curved shower screen (32, 34) for a reverse curvature bath (10) is provided and comprises at least two panels (32, 34) which are pivotally interconnected about an upright axis (36) when the screen is in use, the curving of the screen panels being asymmetric follow the curvature of the bath (10) and to enable at least one panel to be folded neatly into the concavity of the curvature of at least one other panel, and the panels (32, 34) in this condition being adapted to be hinged to an out of use position extending transversely of the bath (10) similar to the conventional arrangement.
The advantages are that the screen can be unfolded to provide a shower screen which in use extends along the top edge of the bath to a greater extent than the conventional one which is limited to the width of the bath whilst following the reverse curvature of the bath, and yet when folded to a stowed position, leaves access to the bath taps, which the conventional one does not.







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