Method of making and installing a tub cap
OwnerBruce L. Lawlerinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to modifying an existing tub to form a bathtub assembly having a recessed opening in the tub apron to allow easy access to a high walled tub apron for users who are unable to step over the apron of the tub. The initial step in the method is the formation of a plug on the intact tub apron. The plug is removed and is transformed into a custom mold for the tub cap. The tub cap is formed within the mold by applying cap building material to the interior surface of the mold. The cap is allowed to cure and is then removed from the mold. A section of the tub apron is then cut out to form a rough opening upon which the tub cap is securely mounted to allow an access passage into the bathtub.
Claims16
A method for modifying a tub to form a recessed opening in a partially cut out tub apron, comprising the steps of:
- (a.) forming a plug on the tub apron at the area to be removed and an adjacent area;
- (b.) making a mold from the plug, the mold having an inside surface conforming to the surface of the apron with a cut out section removed;
- (c.) forming a cap in the mold, the cap conforming to the apron with the cut out section removed;
- (d.) removing the cut out section from the apron;
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- (e.) installing the cap on the partially cut out tub apron.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.