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US 10,426,298 B2Granted
Capped rim system for a bathtub
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorPeter W. Swart
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Abstract
A bathtub includes a bathing well having a rim and an inner well defined in the rim. The bathtub further includes a rim cap disposed over the rim and an electronic component disposed in at least one of the inner well or the rim cap.
Claims18
A bathtub comprising:
- a bathing well comprising an inner surface, a supporting structure, and a rim, the rim having a rim inner flange extending from the inner surface to an inner well wall and a rim outer flange extending from the inner well wall to the supporting structure, the rim defining an inner well between the rim inner flange, the inner well wall, and the rim outer flange;
- a rim cap having a rim cap inner flange disposed over the rim inner flange and a rim cap outer flange disposed over the rim outer flange;
- and
- an electronic component disposed in at least one of the inner well or the rim cap.
1 more element
A bathtub comprising:
- a bathing well comprising a rim and an inner well defined in the rim;
- a rim cap disposed over the rim;
- and
- a heating wire disposed in at least one of the inner well or the rim cap;
- wherein:
- the bathing well further comprises an inner surface and a supporting structure;
- the rim comprises a rim inner flange extending from the inner surface to an inner well wall and a rim outer flange extending from the inner well wall to the supporting structure, the rim defining the inner well between the rim inner flange, the inner well wall, and the rim outer flange;
- and
- the rim cap comprises a rim cap inner flange disposed over the rim inner flange and a rim cap outer flange disposed over the rim outer flange.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.