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US 10,881,251 B2Granted
Walk in bath
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorRavikanth Manchiraju
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Abstract
A walk in bath includes a shell, a door, and a seal member. The shell defines a bathing area and includes a wall with an opening therein. The door is moveable relative to the wall between a closed position, in which the door engages the opening, and an open position allowing ingress into and egress from the bathing area through the opening. The seal member is located between the wall and the door in the closed position to seal a gap therebetween to prohibit water from leaking from the bathing area through the gap. The seal member includes a first end, a second end, and an intermediate hollow section extending between the first and second ends. Each of the first and second ends is closed to prevent water from entering into the seal member.
Claims20
A walk in bath comprising:
- a shell defining a bathing area, the shell comprising a wall with an opening therein;
- a door that is moveable relative to the wall between a closed position, in which the door engages the opening, and an open position allowing ingress into and egress from the bathing area through the opening;
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- a seal member located between the wall and the door in the closed position to seal a gap therebetween to prohibit water from leaking from the bathing area through the gap, wherein the seal member comprises a first end, a second end, and an intermediate hollow section extending between the first and second ends;
- each of the first and second ends is closed to prevent water from entering into the seal member;
- and at least one of the closed first and second ends includes a finger that engages an opening in the door to couple the associated end of the seal member directly to the door.
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A walk in bath comprising:
- a shell defining a bathing area, the shell comprising a wall with an opening therein;
- a door that is rotatably coupled to the wall along a hinge side of the door so that the door rotates between a closed position, in which the door engages the opening, and an open position allowing ingress into and egress from the bathing area through the opening, wherein the door includes a base having a handle side opposite the hinge side, a top side, and a bottom side and wherein the door includes a projection disposed on an inside surface of the base, such that the projection of the door extends away from the base and beyond the inside surface;
- a door handle that is rotatably coupled to an inside of the wall of the shell, which faces the bathing area, via a pivot and comprises an arm extending radially away from the pivot, wherein the door handle rotates relative to the shell and the door between a locked position, in which a portion of the door handle engages the projection of the door, and an unlocked position, in which the door can rotate relative to the shell and free of the door handle;
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- a seal member carried by the door along the hinge side, the bottom side, and the handle side of the door so that the seal member is located between the wall and the door in the closed position to seal a gap therebetween to prohibit water from leaking from the bathing area through the gap, wherein the seal member comprises a first end located on the hinge side, a second end located on the handle side, and an intermediate section extending between the first and second ends.
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A walk in bath comprising:
- a shell comprising a plurality of walls defining a bathing area, the plurality of walls comprising a front wall with an opening therein;
- a door that is rotatably coupled to the wall along a hinge side of the door through a hinge so that the door rotates between a closed position, in which the door engages the opening, and an open position allowing ingress into and egress from the bathing area through the opening;
- a door handle that is rotatably coupled to the shell via a pivot member, such that the door handle rotates relative to the shell between a locked position, in which the door is held in the closed position, and an unlocked position, in which the door can rotate relative to the shell and free of the door handle;
- a wave washer surrounding the pivot member and located between the handle and the shell to bias the door handle away from the shell;
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- a U-shaped seal member coupled to an inside of the front wall and configured to seal a gap between the front wall and the hinge side, a bottom side, and a handle side of the door in the closed position of the door, wherein the seal member comprises a first end located on the hinge side in the closed position, a second end located on the handle side in the closed position, and an intermediate section extending between the first and second ends.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.