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US 4,722,102 AGranted
Bath fixture
AssigneeHans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsDietmar Neugart, Werner Heinzelmann
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Abstract
A bath fixture for fixing in a bath overflow hole is provided on the outside of the bath with an overflow casing and on the inside of the bath with a casing braceable therewith for receiving a mixer valve, the pipes leading to the mixer valve and a water outlet. The casing can be braced against the bath from the inside thereof. The water outlet is positioned in spaced manner above the bath rim. All control elements are also positioned above the bath rim.
Claims18
A bath fixture to be mounted in an overflow hole of a bath tub, comprising:
- at least one of a hot water and cold water supply pipe positioned to extend through the overflow hole;
- a transfer member extending through the overflow hole for operating a bath drain valve;
- a fixture body arranged on an inside of the bath tub, the fixture body being engageable against the tub, the fixture body being constructed as a casing for mounting a control for a bath water outlet and for receiving at least one of a hot water pipe and a cold water pipe leading from the overflow hole to the bath outlet and having a bath overflow duct and an operating member for the bath drain valve, the bath outlet being positioned above a rim of the bath tub;
- a mixer valve connected with the hot water and cold water supply pipes through a hot water pipe and a cold water pipe leading through the overflow hole, the mixer valve being mounted in the casing and the mixer valve being displaced upwardly from the overflow hole and in-line with the bath outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.