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US 9,486,113 B2Granted
Bathtub apron assembly
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorLuke Benjamin Zimbric
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Abstract
An apron assembly may be designed for a bathtub having an above-floor drain. The apron assembly may include an apron attached to an upper surface of the bathtub, an apron extension which snaps onto a bottom portion of the apron, and an apron cover that snaps onto a front surface of the apron extension.
Claims17
An apron assembly for a bathtub having an above-floor drain, the apron assembly comprising:
- an apron coupled to an upper surface of the bathtub, wherein a bottom end of the apron includes a lip extending outwardly relative to the bathtub in a lateral direction from the bottom end of the apron;
- an apron extension configured to couple to the lip of the apron in a snap-fit fashion;
- and
- an apron cover configured to couple directly to a front surface of the apron extension in a snap-fit fashion;
- wherein the apron extension includes a receiving pocket for receiving the lip to couple the apron extension to the apron.
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An apron assembly for a basin having an above-floor drain, the apron assembly comprising:
- an apron having a height less than or equal to a height of the basin, as measured between a bottom surface of the basin and a rim of the basin, and a lip extending outwardly relative to the basin in a lateral direction from a bottom portion of the apron;
- and
- an apron extension configured to couple to the lip when the apron is coupled to the basin;
- wherein the apron extension includes a receiving pocket for receiving the lip to couple the apron extension to the apron.
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A bathtub assembly, comprising:
- a basin which is at least partially defined by a bottom wall and a side wall, wherein the basin includes a rim;
- and
- an apron assembly comprising:
- an apron configured to couple to a portion of the rim, and
- an apron extension configured to couple to a bottom portion of the apron;
- wherein the apron includes a lip extending outwardly relative to the basin in a lateral direction from the bottom portion of the apron;
- and
- wherein the apron extension includes a receiving pocket for receiving the lip to couple the apron extension to the apron.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.