Appeal No. 2004-1263
Application No. 09/683,029
Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on
appeal and is set forth below:
1. An apparatus for building a shower curb
comprising:
a plurality of horizontally disposed boards stacked in
a vertical array, said boards being cut to a common length equal
to an elongate space within which is to be built said shower
curb;
a flexible shower liner disposed in overlying relation
to said plurality of boards;
a three-sided frame disposed in overlying relation to
said boards and in overlying relation to said flexible shower
liner;
said three-sided frame including a top wall, a front
wall, and a back wall;
said front wall and said back wall being disposed in
parallel relation to one another and in perpendicular, depending
relation to said top wall;
said three-sided frame having a predetermined depth;
a plurality of openings formed in said top wall, said
front wall, and said back wall;
said plurality of openings receiving a cementitious
material;
said boards and liner being completely covered by said
cementitious material when said cementitious material is applied
to said boards and liner through said plurality of openings at a
depth substantially equal to said predetermined depth of said
frame so that said top wall, front wall, and back wall of said
frame are substantially flush with said cementitious material;
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