MOLDED WALL UNIT INCLUDING A MOUNTING BRACKET

摘要

A bathroom wall unit includes a molded wall panel formed of a polymer and defining a recessed pocket. A flexible substrate supporting mosaic tiles is illustratively coupled to a rear wall of the recessed pocket. Surface treatment is illustratively provided within linear indentations in the wall panel to simulate grout lines. A corner bracket illustratively includes first and second trios of arms supporting seals and defining first, second, and third recesses for receiving mounting flanges of a pair of wall panels and a locking device of an inner sealing body to provide additional seals with the wall panels.

主权项

1. A bathroom wall unit comprising:
a first wall panel including a front surface, a rear surface, a first side edge, a second side edge, an upper edge, a lower edge, a first mounting flange supported by the first side edge, and a second mounting flange supported by the second side edge; a second wall panel including a front surface, a rear surface, a first side edge, a second side edge, an upper edge, a lower edge, a first mounting flange supported by the first side edge, and a second mounting flange supported by the second side edge; a connecting bracket including:
a first pair of arms having a first inner arm and a first outer arm,a first recess defined between the first inner arm and the first outer arm,a second pair of arms having a second inner arm and a second outer arm,a second recess defined between the second inner arm and the second outer arm, anda center recess defined between the first inner arm and the second inner arm; and an accessory mount extending between an inner end and an outer end, the outer end extending outwardly from the inner end, and an insert supported by the inner end; wherein the second mounting flange of the first wall panel is received within the first recess of the connecting bracket, the first mounting flange of the second wall panel is received within the second recess of the connecting bracket, and the insert of the accessory mount is received within the center recess of the connecting bracket.