Walk-in hot tub
OwnerAlbert Schupmaninventor
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Abstract
A walk-in hot tub which can enable one or more users to walk into and out of a hot tub in a dry state may include a hot tub compartment. The hot tub compartment may have a hot tub compartment interior. A tub transfer compartment may be disposed adjacent to the hot tub compartment. The tub transfer compartment may have a transfer compartment interior. An openable transfer compartment door may provide walking access to a user from outside the tub transfer compartment into the transfer compartment interior of the tub transfer compartment. An openable hot tub compartment door may provide walking access to one or more users between the hot tub compartment interior of the hot tub compartment and the transfer compartment interior of the tub transfer compartment.
Claims17
A walk-in hot tub (100) which enables a user to walk into and out of the hot tub (100) in a dry state, comprising:
- a. a hot tub compartment (102);
- b. a tub transfer compartment (140) coupled to the hot tub compartment (102), comprising a transfer compartment door (152) configured to move between closed and opened positions allowing entry to and exit from the hot tub (100), and a hot tub compartment door (158) configured to move between closed and opened positions coupling the tub transfer compartment (140) to the hot tub compartment (102);
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- c. a transfer compartment pump (172) disposed in fluid communication with the tub transfer compartment (140);
- wherein the transfer compartment pump (172) is configured to pump water (180) to and from the tub transfer compartment (140), allowing the user to walk into and out of the hot tub (100) in a dry state.
A walk-in hot tub (100) which enables a user to walk into and out of the hot tub (100) in a dry state, comprising:
- a. a hot tub compartment (102) having a hot tub compartment interior (120);
- b. a tub transfer compartment (140) having a transfer compartment interior (146) adjacent to the hot tub compartment (102);
- c. a transfer compartment door opening (150) communicating with the transfer compartment interior (146) of the tub transfer compartment (140);
- d. a transfer compartment door (152) configured to move between closed and opened positions in the transfer compartment door opening (150);
- e. a hot tub compartment door opening (156) establishing communication between the transfer compartment interior (146) of the tub transfer compartment (140) and the hot tub compartment interior (120) of the hot tub compartment (102);
- f. a hot tub compartment door (158) configured to move between closed and opened positions in the hot tub compartment door opening (156);
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- g. a pump system (168) including:
- i. a tub pump (170) disposed in fluid communication with the hot tub compartment interior (120) of the hot tub compartment (102);
- ii. at least one water heater (178) disposed in fluid communication with the tub pump (170);
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- iii. at least one transfer compartment pump (172) disposed in fluid communication with the transfer compartment interior (146) of the tub transfer compartment (140) and the tub pump (170);
- wherein the transfer compartment pump (172) is configured to pump water (180) to and from the tub transfer compartment (140), allowing the user to walk into and out of the hot tub (100) in a dry state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.