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US 5,864,898 AGranted
Apron assembly for a bathing fixture
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsScott R. Knapp, Peter W. Swart
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Abstract
An apron assembly for a bathing fixture which allows access to equipment placed behind it without requiring any additional hardware and cost to the bathtub and affords precise alignment of the apron assembly with the rim of the bathing fixture. In a preferred manner, a bolt is threaded to a metal brace member on a frame which has access openings adjacent the bolt for adjustment purposes. The bolt acts as an adjustable brace. A panel member is easily attached to and removed from the frame member.
Claims7
A bathing fixture having an apron comprising:
- a tub having an externally extending rim;
- a frame member having at least one open section constructed and arranged to be positioned in front of a side wall of the tub, the frame member contacting the rim adjacent an upper portion of the frame member;
- an adjustment bolt threadably and extendably connected to the frame member adjacent an upper end portion thereof for engagement with the side wall of the tub so as to laterally move the frame into contact with the rim;
- a panel member adapted to be inserted onto the frame member to cover the open section;
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- a brace member attached to the frame member adjacent the upper end portion thereof, the adjustment bolt being threadably engaged in the brace member.
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A bathing fixture having an apron, comprising:
- a tub having an outwardly extending rim;
- a frame member having at least one open section constructed and arranged to be positioned in front of a side wall of the tub, the frame member contacting the rim adjacent an upper portion of the frame member;
- an adjustment bolt threadably and extendably connected to the frame member adjacent an upper end portion thereof for engagement with the side wall of the tub at an outer end of the bolt and the frame member at another portion of the bolt so as to laterally move the frame into contact with the rim;
- an adjustment bolt receiving member attached to the frame member adjacent the upper end portion thereof, the adjustment bolt being threadably engaged therein;
- and
- a panel member adapted to be inserted onto the frame member to cover the open section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.