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US 7,454,802 B2Granted
Drain system for tub
AssigneeAcryline USA, Inc.
InventorsScott Tennant, Steve Deland
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Abstract
An air massage bathtub is disclosed. The air massage bathtub includes a bath well defined by side walls and a bottom portion. The bottom portion includes a recessed area with a drain located within to the recessed area. The bathtub further includes a channel located at least partially below said bath well and in communication with the recessed area, and a plurality of apertures each of which extends through the bath well and into the channel.
Claims29
A bathtub comprising:
- a bath well defined by side walls and a bottom portion, said bottom portion including a recessed area extending below and surrounded by said bottom portion;
- a drain located within the recessed area;
- a channel located above said bottom portion and extending substantially around said bath well, said channel disposed outside of said bath well;
- a channel extension arranged between said channel and the recessed area such that said channel is in communication with the recessed area;
- and
- a plurality of first apertures in said bath well, at least some of said first apertures extending into said channel.
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A bathtub comprising:
- a bath well defined by side walls and a bottom portion, said bottom portion including a recessed area extending below and surrounded by said bottom portion;
- a drain located within the recessed area;
- a channel located above said bottom portion and extending around said bath well, said channel disposed outside of said bath well;
- a channel extension arranged between said channel and the recessed area such that said channel is in communication with the recessed area;
- a plurality of first apertures in said bath well, at least some of said first apertures extending into said channel;
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- a blower for forcing air into said channel and through said first apertures.
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A bathtub comprising:
- a bath well defined by side walls and a bottom portion, said bottom portion including a recessed area extending below and surrounded by said bottom portion;
- a drain located within the recessed area;
- a channel located above said bottom portion and extending around said bath well;
- a channel extension arranged between said channel and the recessed area such that said channel is in communication with the recessed area;
- a plurality of first apertures located on said side walls of said bath well, at least some of said first apertures extending into said channel;
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- at least one second aperture in the recessed area in communication with said channel extension, said at least one second aperture allowing fluid located within said channel to drain into said drain.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.