(19)
(11) EP 1 243 709 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/06

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.09.2002 Bulletin 2002/39

(21) Application number: 01310178.7

(22) Date of filing: 05.12.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E03C 1/28, E03F 5/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 20.03.2001 GB 0106845

(71) Applicant: Beldore Limited
Braddan (Isle of Man) IM4 4LH (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Lock, Graham Robin
    Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4LH (GB)

(74) Representative: Higgins, Michael Roger 
A.R. Davies & Co. 27, Imperial Square
Cheltenham Glos. GL50 1RQ
Cheltenham Glos. GL50 1RQ (GB)

   


(54) Former


(57) A former (10) for supporting a water resistant floor covering material (34), the former (10) comprising a base (12) having a predetermined fall, and a trap (14) towards which the fall is directed. The trap (14) comprises a sump (16) which is disposed on the base (12), a shower water inlet (18) through which water from the floor covering material (34) can enter the sump (16), a waste water outlet (20), a pump for causing at least a portion of the said water to flow from the sump (16) through the waste water outlet (20), and a clamp (30) which surrounds the shower water inlet (18) and by which the floor covering material (34) can be clamped to the base (12).






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