Global Patent Index - EP 0254938 A2

EP 0254938 A2 19880203 - Bathtub drain control valve and overflow plate.

Title (en)

Bathtub drain control valve and overflow plate.

Title (de)

Regelventil zum Leeren einer Badewanne und Überlaufplatte.

Title (fr)

Vanne de réglage pour la vidange d'une baignoire et plaque de trop-plein.

Publication

EP 0254938 A2 19880203 (EN)

Application

EP 87110024 A 19870710

Priority

US 88505586 A 19860714

Abstract (en)

A bathtub drain valve control arrangement includes an overflow cover (26) movably mounted in a recessed pocket (24) of a substantially vertical bathtub wall (14) so as to cover the overflow opening in that wall. The overflow plate (26) is adapted to move between open and closed positions and has a smooth outer surface so that, in the closed position, it is flush with the vertical bathtub wall (14) to provide a smooth, substantially continuous surface against which a bather could comfortably lean. A linkage (78) connects the overflow cover (26) and a drain valve (40), so that moving the overflow plate to the open position opens the drain valve and moving the overflow plate to the closed position closes the drain valve.

IPC 1-7

E03C 1/232

IPC 8 full level

A47K 1/14 (2006.01); A47K 1/00 (2006.01); A47K 3/02 (2006.01); E03C 1/232 (2006.01); E03C 1/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

E03C 1/04 (2013.01 - KR); E03C 1/232 (2013.01 - EP); E03C 1/24 (2013.01 - KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0395121 A2 19901031; EP 0395121 A3 19920902; BR 8703589 A 19880322; CA 1312177 C 19930105; CN 87104805 A 19880720; DE 3772893 D1 19911017; EP 0254938 A2 19880203; EP 0254938 A3 19880615; EP 0254938 B1 19910911; ES 2025598 T3 19920401; JP H04357222 A 19921210; JP H0562174 B2 19930907; JP H0625426 B2 19940406; JP S6360333 A 19880316; KR 880001893 A 19880427; KR 930003898 B1 19930515; MX 169234 B 19930625; PH 24582 A 19900817

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90111344 A 19870710; BR 8703589 A 19870713; CA 542101 A 19870713; CN 87104805 A 19870714; DE 3772893 T 19870710; EP 87110024 A 19870710; ES 87110024 T 19870710; JP 17312487 A 19870713; JP 19068191 A 19910704; KR 870007552 A 19870714; MX 735387 A 19870714; PH 35507 A 19870707