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.
Claims21
A walk in bath comprising:
- a shell defining a bathing area, the shell comprising a floor, a front side wall having an opening therein, a rear side wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a seat, and a deck at the top of each side wall, wherein the seat is below the deck and above the floor and the seat extends from one of the left side or right side walls, wherein the seat comprises:
- a seating surface that supports a user and slopes downwardly moving from a front of the seat toward a rear of the seat proximate the associated side wall from which the seat extends;
- and
- a drainage channel having a side portion extending between and below the seating surface and the associated side wall thereby separating the seating surface from the associated side wall, a front portion extending between and below the front side wall and the seating surface thereby separating the front side wall from the seating surface, and a rear portion extending between and below the rear side wall and the seating surface thereby separating the rear side wall from the seating surface, wherein the drainage channel is lower than the seating surface to channel water;
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- a door that is moveable relative to the shell between a closed position, in which the door engages the opening in the front side wall, and an open position allowing ingress into and egress from the bathing area through the opening.
A walk in bath comprising:
- a shell defining a bathing area, the shell comprising:
- a front side wall;
- a first side wall;
- and
- a seat extending from the first side wall, the seat comprising:
- a seating surface that is configured to support a user;
- and
- a drainage channel extending at least partially around the seating surface, the drainage channel being recessed relative to the seating surface and configured to direct fluid away from the seating surface;
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- a door rotatably coupled to the front side wall and operable between an open position and a closed position.
A walk in bath comprising:
- a shell comprising:
- a front side wall;
- and
- a first side wall;
- a seat extending from the first side wall, the seat comprising:
- a seating surface;
- and
- a drainage channel extending at least partially along the seating surface, the drainage channel being recessed relative to the seating surface;
- a door rotatably coupled to the front side wall and operable between an open position and a closed position, the door comprising a door opening;
- and
- a seal member located between the front side wall and the door when the door is in the closed position, the seal member comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- an intermediate hollow section extending between the first end and the second end;
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- a finger extending from at least one of the first end or the second end, the finger configured to be received within the door opening to couple the seal member to the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.