Bath with hot and cold water zones
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorJason Kwacz
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Abstract
A bath receptor includes a water inlet, a first basin, a second basin, and a partition positioned between the first basin and the second basin. The water inlet is configured to supply water to the bath receptor. The first basin includes a first whirlpool system configured to direct water in a first direction within the first basin. The second basin includes a second whirlpool system configured to direct water in a second direction within the second basin. The second direction opposite the first direction. The partition is vertically provided along at least a portion of a height of the bath receptor.
Claims18
A bath system, comprising:
- a bath receptor, comprising:
- a water inlet configured to supply water to the bath receptor;
- a first basin comprising a first whirlpool system configured to direct water in a clockwise rotational direction within the first basin;
- a second basin comprising a second whirlpool system configured to direct water in a counter-clockwise rotational direction within the second basin, the counter-clockwise rotational direction opposite the clockwise rotational direction;
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- a partition positioned between the first basin and the second basin and physically coupled to the first basin and the second basin, the partition vertically provided along at least a portion of a height of the bath receptor, wherein the water from the first basin and the water from the second basin are directed in a same translational direction along the partition.
A bath receptor, comprising:
- a first basin comprising:
- a first whirlpool system fluidly coupled to the first basin and comprising a heating element configured to heat water passing through the first whirlpool system, the first whirlpool system configured to direct hot water in a first direction;
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- a first basin floor and a first basin drain, the first basin floor being sloped towards the first basin drain;
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- a second basin comprising:
- a second whirlpool system fluidly coupled to the second basin and comprising a cooling element configured to cool water passing through the second whirlpool system, the second whirlpool system configured to direct cold water in a second direction;
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- a second basin floor and a second basin drain, the second basin floor being sloped towards the second basin drain;
- wherein the first whirlpool system is configured to form a hot water vortex within the first basin and wherein the second whirlpool system is configured to form a cold water vortex within the second basin;
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- wherein the first basin floor and the second basin floor are sloped in opposite directions.
A water circulation system, comprising:
- a first basin comprising a first whirlpool system fluidly coupled to the first basin, the first whirlpool system comprising a heating element configured to heat water passing through the first whirlpool system to form hot water;
- a second basin comprising a second whirlpool system fluidly coupled to the second basin, the second whirlpool system comprising a cooling element configured to cool water passing through the second whirlpool system to form cold water;
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- a partition positioned between the first basin and the second basin and physically coupled to both the first basin and the second basin, the partition having a height less than a height of the first basin and the second basin;
- wherein the hot water and the cold water converge on a fluid contact plane vertically provided above the partition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.