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US 2009/0211012 A1Published application
Panels for Spas
OwnerVictor Lee Walker, Mark W. Jolleyinventors
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Abstract
Panels are provided that are usable in a skirt surrounding a frame of a spa. The panels can have a multi-tone appearance and can be made from durable, low maintenance synthetic materials.
Claims14
A panel usable as part of a skirt at least partially extending about a frame supporting a vessel of a spa, the panel comprising:
- an inward part of the panel having a first appearance property;
- and
- an outward part of the panel having a second appearance property different from the first appearance property, a removed portion of the outward part forming an opening in the outward part of the panel exposing an underlying portion of the inward part of the panel.
A method of manufacturing a multi-tone panel usable in a skirt of a spa, the method comprising:
- coextruding a first material having a first appearance property and a second material having a second appearance property to form a panel;
- and
- removing a portion of the first material to expose the underlying second material to form a multi-tone panel.
A spa comprising:
- a vessel for containing water;
- a frame supporting the vessel;
- a skirt extending at least partially around the frame, the skirt including a panel having one or more openings;
- and
- a light source disposed behind the panel to illuminate the opening of the panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.