Portable walk-in bathtub
OwnerChet Millerdinventor
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Abstract
A portable, walk in type bathtub includes an entrance and a door attached thereto to allow someone to walk into the bathtub without stepping over a wall. A replaceable water tank is attached to the tub such that clean water is directed from the water tank to the tub. Once the water has been used, the dirty or black water is directed to a separate tank within the water tank attachment. Once all of the clean water from the water tank has been used, the water tank is detached from the tub housing and a new tank containing clean water is attached to the tub to further facilitate bathing. The tub and water tank include wheels attached to the bottoms thereof to facilitate movement of the tub and water tank. The wheels may be raised and lowered to facilitate movement and locking of the tub in place.
Claims20
A portable, walk-in type bathtub, comprising:
- a bathtub housing having an entrance for providing access to an interior of the housing;
- a plurality of wheels attached to a bottom of the housing;
- a water compartment removably attached to the bathtub housing, the water compartment comprising a first ballast for holding clean water for use with the bathtub and a second ballast for holding gray water that has been used in the bathtub;
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- a pump operatively connected to the water compartment for pumping water between the bathtub housing and the water compartment;
- said bathtub housing and water compartment forming a substantially integral unit when attached such that the housing and compartment movable as a substantially singular unit;
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- said pump configured to pump clean water from the first ballast of the integral water compartment to the bathtub for use by a user in the bathtub.
A portable, walk-in type bathtub, comprising:
- a bathtub housing defining an interior for bathing and having an entrance for providing access to the interior of the housing;
- a door positioned at the entrance of the housing;
- a plurality of wheels positioned near the bottom of the housing;
- a removable water compartment operably attached to the bathtub housing, the water compartment comprising a first ballast for holding clean water and a second ballast for holding gray water;
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- a pump operatively connected to the water compartment for pumping water between the bathtub housing and the water compartment;
- said bathtub housing and water compartment forming a substantially integral unit when attached such that the housing and compartment movable as a substantially singular unit;
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- wherein the removable water compartment being the source of clean water for the bathtub such that an external source is not needed.
A method of providing a bath, comprising:
- taking a bathtub housing having an interior;
- attaching a removable water compartment to the housing such that the bathtub housing and water compartment forming a substantially integral unit movable as a substantially singular unit, the compartment having a first ballast and a second ballast;
- filling the interior of the bathtub housing with water from the first ballast such that the only source of water is the water compartment;
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- draining water from the interior of the bathtub housing to the second ballast.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.