US1630906A - Concealed inclosure - Google Patents

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May 3l, 1927.

I C. B. RICKEN coNcEALED INcLosURE I 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

Filed Feb. 23, 1927 Patented May si. i927.

anniversari, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CHARLES B. RICKEN, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, Assre'Non 'or oNE-HIALEV'To GARRY ooNonAiinn INcLosURE. f

Application led February. 23; 1927. Serial No. 170,205.:

This invention relates to concealed inclosures in walls for bath tub fittings and my improvements are directed to the pro,- duction of a simple and economical frame forinsertion in awall r cess anda panel of sheet metallic material that is removably engageable withv said frame to provide a closure member thatplies flush with the wall surface whenin service.

My improvedframe, which is of metallic material, is composed of two rectangular lements, each angular in cross-section, which Viiiferfit and are secured together' in their interfitted relation; one of said elements having an outward flange to lie against the surface of the studding or wooden frame work -that forms the boundary of the wall recess-to which said flange is secured; and the other element having an inward flange to serve as a seat for-the closure panel.

Said closure panel is in the form vof a rflat sheet of metallic material Yand is provided with spring catches to co-act with tongues cut 1n the inward flangeof the metallic frame for effecting releasable engagement of the panel with the frame.

Other features and advantages of my invention will hereinafter appear.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation', partly brokens away', showing a wall surface, and opening through the wall and my improved frame and closure elements applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section, on a reduced scale, of the wall showing the opening there- Fig. T is a rearfdetail view showing one ,y

corner of the frame and panel to illustrate the means of spring engagement employed.

In said views let 1 indicate a bath room wall, and 2 the studding or frame work` between its opposite plaster surfaces 3, Il. Vthe surfacey 3 being that exposed to a bath room and the surface t having'other eX- posure.A Y l Y Assuming a bath tub end to butt against the surface', then an opening 6 framed by the studding 2 may accommodate vthe bath fittings 7. which are thereby concealed lfrom* readily accessible the opening in the plaster surface l is covered by a removable lpanel 8.

In order that vsaid panel may be conveniently applied and removed'I provide a sim-V ple and economical. formof metallic frame to serve as a ypanel seatingmeans. "Said y Vframey consists of two rectangular elerr'ientsy that lies against the studding and is pro-f vided with holes 11 so that it may be sej cured to the studding as by screws 12. The

band portion 9 of this outer element eX- tends from the studding to the surface of the plaster.` The other or inner rectangularelement has a band portion 13 that fits snugly within the band portion 9 and is secured thereto as by rivets 14 or other suitabler means, the depth of this band portion 13 exceeding that'of band portion 9, so that itV mayV have a firm housing between the st'udding 2; said inner rectangular element also having an inward flange 15 that lies recessed below the surface of the plaster.

This flange 15V is intended to serve as the seat for the closure panel and the depth of the recess whose base formed by flange 15 is. sufficient to accommodate the thickness of the closure member so that the outer surface of the latter may lie flush with the plaster surface.

As here shown the panel 8 is a rectangular sheet of metalliomaterial whose edges are turned over to yform an inner fold 16,- 'affording reinforcement and avoiding the exposure of sharp edges. Itis thus the doubled thickness of the panel that provides th-e depth of the panel necessary to fill the recess.

Paper or other wall covering indicated at 17. completely conceals the panel, al-

though an incision at the junction between the panel and band 9 will permit removal of the panel as occasion requires.

As means for securing the panel in its frame I secure springcatches 18 against the 60 i view, butin order that said fittings may beV I' 118 .as the panel .i'sfpres'sed inwardlya the springcatches in that action Vs napping unto engagement with said tongues, and being releasable therefrom by prying ont `the panel. 'y l Variations within'tlie spirit and scope of my invention are equally coinprehended by the Jforegoing disclosure.

I claim:

Vl. Theycoinbinati-on lwith .a wall opening to contain bath tub fittings of va metal-lic traine composed of two rectangular elements, one of said elements having a band portion that'its said opening and extend-s out to Vthe wall surface, "and an youtward lian-ge that lies lagainst and secured to the wall studdingJ the other element havin-g a band portion .that tits within-and is secured to the .band portion of the firs-t nain-ed 4element and also extends inwardly between tlie'stuclding, said second named element having an Vinward :flange that liesv recessed ybelow Athe wall surface, and a closure panel to be relies against and is secured to the wall studdm-g, the 'otlhernelenient having a band portion that fits within and is secured to the loa-nd portion of the 4first named element and also extends inwardly between the studding said second named -eleinent having an inward flange that lies recessed below the wall surface, and a closure panel to be removably seated against saidV inward Hang-e, the inward lia-,nge of said secondi-named eleinrent having tongues lcut Vand Vbent rearwardly therefrom leavinoclearances and sari-nescarried by said panel to pass through said clearances and enter into snap engagement with said tongues;

s New York, February 17th, 1927.

CHARLES B. RICKEN. c,

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