Water delivery integrated shower seat
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsHiroyuki Chanseol Muraoka, Lun Cheak Tan, Ka Ming Larry Yuen
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Abstract
A shower system includes shower frame, a plurality of nozzles, and a shower seat. The shower frame includes a plurality of substantially coplanar frame segments forming at least part of a perimeter of the shower frame. The plurality of nozzles are distributed across the plurality of substantially coplanar frame segments and configured to spray water inward from the perimeter of shower frame. The shower seat is pivotally connected to the shower frame and configured to pivot between a seated position in which the shower seat is substantially perpendicular to the shower frame and a standing position in which is substantially parallel to the shower frame.
Claims20
A shower system comprising:
- a shower frame comprising a plurality of substantially coplanar frame segments forming at least part of a perimeter of the shower frame;
- a plurality of nozzles distributed across the plurality of substantially coplanar frame segments and configured to spray water inward from the perimeter of the shower frame;
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- a shower seat pivotally connected to the shower frame and configured to pivot between a seated position in which the shower seat is substantially perpendicular to the shower frame and a standing position in which the shower seat is substantially parallel to the shower frame.
A shower system comprising:
- a mounting structure configured to be mounted on a substantially vertical surface;
- a shower frame comprising a plurality of substantially coplanar frame segments forming at least part of a perimeter of the shower frame and a plurality of nozzles distributed across the frame segments;
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- a support arm comprising a first end pivotally connected to the mounting structure and a second end pivotally connected to the shower frame;
- wherein support arm is configured to pivot about the first end to move the shower frame between a first position in which the shower frame is substantially coplanar with the mounting structure and a second position in which the shower frame is offset from the mounting structure.
A shower system comprising:
- a waterway comprising a plurality of nozzles;
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- a shower seat comprising:
- a seat base configured to support a user in a seated position;
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- a seat back comprising one or more pressable panels located behind the user in the seated position and configured to control a flow of water to the plurality of nozzles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.