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Decco bath & shower worksRelated Patent Categories: Baths, Closets, Sinks, And Spittoons, TubsDecco bath & shower works description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070157375, Decco bath & shower works. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is related to and derives priority from U.S. Provisional application No. 60/758,156 filed Jan. 10, 2006, entitled DECCO BATH AND SHOWER WORKS, which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD [0002] The present invention relates generally to shower enclosures; particularly the present invention is disclosed as a decorative shower enclosure having a valence structure with a column on each of two ends, each of the columns installed or placed at the end of the entrance to a bathtub, with the structure having a pleated, retractable closure or barrier as a means of retaining shower water within. BACKGROUND [0003] Bathtubs with included showers are commonly installed as units with an enclosure, the enclosure providing walls, a ceiling and a floor for the bathtub-shower unit. The shower nozzle is mounted on the wall within an enclosure above the tub to provide a shower for a person using the facility. Water emanating from the shower nozzle is confined to the enclosure by a shower curtain or, in some cases, a sliding door made from translucent plastic or shatterproof glass. The shower curtain is normally made to drape loosely from a set of eyelets or curtain rings which slide along a straight curtain rod. A set of such rings is normally mounted on the shower curtain rod, which is positioned at or above the height of the shower nozzle. A shower curtain is usually draped in the bathtub below the straight curtain rod so that water is not splashed out of the bathtub. Because the bathtub is below the shower nozzle, the bathtub collects water, which drains from the bathtub. [0004] Doors and shower curtains as described provide required functionality, but in many cases, are incongruous with esthetic principles employed in modern bathroom design. Thus what is needed is a functional enclosure for a bathtub, the enclosure containing water within the enclosure, while having a pleasing appearance. SUMMARY [0005] Herein is disclosed in an exemplary embodiment, a bathtub enclosure appliance, the appliance comprising modules configured to enclose the bathtub and contain water within. The appliance is configurable and adaptable and may be fitted or installed in almost every kind or type of bathtub arrangement. Enclosure appliance modules, in the exemplary embodiment, comprise: (1) base modules resting upon the top of the tub side, the base modules placed at the extreme ends of the tub sides so the base modules abut the walls of the bathtub enclosure; (2) column modules received and held by the base modules, the column modules abutting the walls of the bathtub enclosure, and serving as a vertical support structure; (3) top corner modules resting on top of the column modules and abutting the walls and/or ceiling of the bathtub enclosure; and (4) a header module, held and supported by the top corner modules, and/orabutting the ceiling of the bathtub enclosure. [0006] The appliance as exemplified in the embodiment disclosed below will be seen to have several benefits and advantages. One such advantage is the appliance is adaptable and configurable and may be installed as a kit in almost any kind or type of bathtub enclosure. [0007] Another advantage and benefit is the appliance may be made in various colors and architectural styles to conform to the desires of the owner. [0008] And yet another advantage and benefit is the appliance kit is simple to configure and install. [0009] The benefits and advantages of the invention will appear from the disclosure to follow. In the disclosure reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof and in which is shown by way of illustration a specific embodiment in which the invention may be practiced. This embodiment will be described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural changes may be made in details of the embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS [0010] FIG. 1 shows the exemplary embodiment of the enclosure appliance installed within a bathtub enclosure, in comparison to a standard enclosure. [0011] FIG. 2 shows the basic components of the enclosure appliance. [0012] FIG. 3 shows possible architectural styles and motifs for components of the enclosure appliance. [0013] FIG. 4 shows relative placements and positions of the appliance components. [0014] FIG. 5 shows the components in kit form. [0015] FIG. 6 shows placements and structural relationships of base and column components. [0016] FIG. 7 shows structural relationships among column, header and corner modules. The drawings--labeling [0017] In the drawings each component or feature will be labeled with a four-digit label. The first digit corresponds to the drawing or figure number. For example, all components or features in FIG. 2 will be labeled as 2xxx, where xxx is the label of the component or feature appearing in FIG. 2. The following labels are assigned to components or features: [0018] 020 baththtub [0019] 030 enclosure wall [0020] 040 enclosure ceiling [0021] 100 base module [0022] 110 bottom of base module that rests upon bathtub [0023] 120 top of base module configured to receive the bottom part of a column module [0024] 200 column module [0025] 210 bottom part of column module made to be received and held by the base module [0026] 220 top part of column module configured to join with a top corner module [0027] 300 top corner module [0028] 310 part of top corner module made to receive top part of column module [0029] 320 part of top corner module made to receive and hold header module [0030] 400 header module [0031] 500 shower curtain, pleated closure serving as a curtain or drape DETAILED DESCRIPTION Continue reading about Decco bath & shower works... 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