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US 12,262,855 B2Granted
Bathing wall system
AssigneeDelta Faucet Company
InventorsJeffrey David Ferris, David Michael Ringholz
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Abstract
A bathing wall system including a back wall, an end wall, and a coupler connecting the back wall and the end wall. The coupler includes a U-shaped receiving slot supported by the back wall, and a male connector supported by the end wall and received within the U-shaped receiving slot.
Claims20
A bathing wall system comprising:
- a first wall including a first wall edge;
- a second wall including a second wall edge;
- a coupler between the first wall edge and the second wall edge, wherein the coupler includes a first coupler portion supported by the first wall, and a second coupler portion supported by the second wall;
- wherein the first coupler portion includes a flange and a U-shaped channel defined between the first wall edge and the flange, and a protrusion spaced forwardly of the U-shaped channel;
- wherein the second coupler portion includes a snap groove receiving the protrusion of the first coupler portion, and a positive pressure bead in engagement with the flange of the first coupler portion to exert force on the snap groove against the protrusion;
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- a U-shaped wall extending transversely within the U-shaped channel, defining a flow restriction and providing a vertical water flow channel.
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A bathing wall system comprising:
- a back wall including a first terminal side, an opposing second terminal side, each of the first terminal side and the second terminal side having a U-shaped channel;
- an end wall including an inner side having a terminal end with a snap groove connector;
- wherein the end wall is coupled to the back wall via a snap fit configuration between the snap groove connector and a first one of the U-shaped channels channel to create a watertight seal;
- wherein the first one of the U-shaped channels is defined by the terminal side of the back wall, a horizontal extension which extends from a rearwardmost end of the terminal side of the back wall, and a snap flange spaced apart from the terminal side of the back wall and extending forward from the horizontal extension;
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- wherein the snap groove connector includes a positive pressure bead, wherein the positive pressure bead is engaged with the snap flange thereby biasing a portion of the snap groove connector against the terminal side of the back wall to form a first flow restriction within the first one of the U-shaped channels.
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A bathing wall system, comprising:
- a tub which includes a basin and a shelf bordering and extending out from a top border of the basin;
- a back wall supported above the tub and including a first terminal side, an opposing second terminal side, and a first snap-mount portion on each of the first terminal side and the second terminal side;
- an end wall supported above the tub, the end wall including an inner side and a second snap-mount portion on the inner side;
- wherein the end wall is coupled to the back wall via a snap fit configuration between the second snap-mount portion of the end wall and the first snap-mount portion of the back wall;
- a corner joint including a water flow duct defined by the first snap-mount portion of the back wall and the second snap-mount portion of the end wall;
- wherein the tub further includes a back splash which extends vertically up from and spans the perimeter of the shelf of the tub;
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- wherein the back splash includes a lip which extends inward from top of the back splash.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.