Shower tray with edge clamp

Abstract

A shower tray ( 10 ) comprises a shower tray body ( 12 ) having an upper surface ( 16 ) and one or more side surfaces ( 18 ) defining a side or sides ( 22 ) of the shower tray body ( 12 ), and an edge clamp ( 14 ) for clamping flexible floor covering material ( 24 ) along the said side(s) ( 22 ) of the shower tray body ( 12 ).

1 - 21 . (canceled) 
   
   
       22 . A shower tray ( 10 ) comprising a shower tray body ( 12 ) having an upper surface ( 16 ) and one or more side surfaces ( 18 ) defining a side or sides ( 22 ) of the shower tray body ( 12 ), and an edge clamp ( 14 ) for clamping flexible floor covering material ( 24 ) along the said side(s) ( 22 ) of the shower tray body ( 12 ), the edge clamp including a supporting element ( 26 ) which is engaged or engagable with the shower tray body, and a clamping element ( 28 ), the in use supporting element ( 26 ) supporting the flexible floor covering material ( 24 ), and the in use clamping element ( 28 ) clamping the flexible floor covering material ( 24 ) to the supporting element ( 26 ) so that the flexible floor covering material is indirectly engaged with the shower tray body, the edge clamp ( 14 ) being reversible for storage within the shower tray body when not in use. 
   
   
       23 . A shower tray ( 10 ) as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein a recess ( 40 ) is provided in one or more of the side surfaces ( 18 ) of the shower tray body ( 12 ), and the edge clamp ( 14 ) is for clamping flexible floor covering material ( 24 ) in a space provided by the recess ( 40 ). 
   
   
       24 . A shower tray ( 10 ) as claimed in  claim 23 , wherein the recess ( 40 ) is elongate and extends under an upper surface ( 16 ) of the shower tray body ( 12 ). 
   
   
       25 . A shower tray ( 10 ) as claimed in  claim 23 , wherein the shower tray ( 10 ) includes an overhanging perimeter edge ( 20 ) which in part defines the recess ( 40 ). 
   
   
       26 . A shower tray ( 10 ) as claimed in  claim 23 , wherein the recess ( 40 ) has an L-shaped or substantially L-shaped lateral cross-section. 
   
   
       27 . A shower tray ( 10 ) as claimed in claim  2 , wherein the recess ( 40 ) is a groove or channel having a U-shaped or substantially U-shaped cross-section. 
   
   
       28 . A shower tray ( 10 ) as claimed in claim  1  wherein the supporting element ( 26 ) includes a ramped portion ( 30 ) for guiding the flexible floor covering material ( 24 ). 
   
   
       29 . A shower tray ( 10 ) as claimed in  claim 28 , wherein the ramped portion ( 30 ) is arcuate. 
   
   
       30 . A shower tray ( 10 ) as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein, when the supporting element ( 26 ) is in a floor covering supporting condition, the supporting element ( 26 ) projects from the shower tray body ( 12 ). 
   
   
       31 . A shower tray ( 10 ) as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein, when the supporting element ( 26 ) is in a floor covering supporting condition, the clamping element ( 28 ) is flush or substantially flush with the shower tray body ( 12 ). 
   
   
       32 . A shower tray ( 10 ) as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein, in a storage condition, the supporting element ( 26 ) is flush or substantially flush with the shower tray body ( 12 ). 
   
   
       33 . A shower tray ( 10 ) as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein the supporting element ( 26 ) is separate of the clamping element ( 28 ). 
   
   
       34 . A shower tray ( 10 ) as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein the supporting element ( 26 ) and the clamping element ( 28 ) are unitarily formed as one-piece. 
   
   
       35 . A shower tray ( 10 ) as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein the edge clamp ( 14 ) is clampable to the shower tray body ( 12 ). 
   
   
       36 . A shower tray ( 10 ) as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein a portion ( 62 ) of the shower tray body ( 12 ) is locatable in the edge clamp ( 14 ).