EP 1107684 B1 20051109 - COMBINED BATH TUB/SHOWER TUB DEVICE
Title (en)
COMBINED BATH TUB/SHOWER TUB DEVICE
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG AUS EINER KOMBINATION EINER BADEWANNE MIT EINER DUSCHWANNE
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF SE PRESENTANT SOUS FORME D'UNE COMBINAISON D'UNE BAIGNOIRE ET D'UN BAC DE DOUCHE
Publication
Application
Priority
- CH 9900371 W 19990810
- CH 166598 A 19980813
Abstract (en)
[origin: US6378145B1] A device consisting of a combination of a bathtub (1) with a shower tray (3), in which the bathtub (1), when in position B=Bathing, is positioned over shower tray (3) in such a way that its water outlet ends up over the shower tray (3), whilst when in the other possible position S=Showering, it stands upright, i.e. end over end, on one of its ends, thereby freeing access to shower tray (3). Bathtub (1) can easily be manoeuvred from one position to the other by a lifting mechanism and the application of force, preferably generated by an electric motor (13). By completely separating the bathtub from the shower tray and by positioning the bathtub over the shower tray, the edge of the shower tray is on the one hand kept as low as it would be if there were indeed a separate shower tray, whilst on the other hand, the edge of the bathtub is only slightly raised. As a result, both parts are extremely user-friendly, especially for elderly or handicapped persons. The device does not require any more space than a conventional bathtub alone whilst also providing an additional full shower facility in the same space.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A47K 3/16 (2006.01); A47K 3/20 (2006.01); A47K 4/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0008991 A1 20000224; WO 0008991 A9 20010111; AT E308911 T1 20051115; AU 5024199 A 20000306; AU 748377 B2 20020606; BR 9912971 A 20011009; CA 2340244 A1 20000224; CH 693055 A5 20030214; CN 1108777 C 20030521; CN 1312694 A 20010912; DE 59912775 D1 20051215; EP 1107684 A1 20010620; EP 1107684 B1 20051109; ES 2252955 T3 20060516; HK 1039043 A1 20020412; HK 1039043 B 20031017; HR P20010165 A2 20020430; ID 28919 A 20010712; IL 141259 A0 20020310; IL 141259 A 20060410; JP 2002522141 A 20020723; KR 20010072271 A 20010731; MX PA01001648 A 20020408; NO 20010705 D0 20010209; NO 20010705 L 20010410; RU 2226977 C2 20040420; TR 200100461 T2 20010723; TW 452486 B 20010901; US 6378145 B1 20020430; ZA 200100767 B 20020128
DOCDB simple family (application)
CH 9900371 W 19990810; AT 99934446 T 19990810; AU 5024199 A 19990810; BR 9912971 A 19990810; CA 2340244 A 19990810; CH 166598 A 19980813; CN 99809424 A 19990810; DE 59912775 T 19990810; EP 99934446 A 19990810; ES 99934446 T 19990810; HK 02100581 A 20020125; HR P20010165 A 20010308; ID 20010238 A 19990810; IL 14125901 A 20010204; IL 14125999 A 19990810; JP 2000564499 A 19990810; KR 20017001543 A 20010205; MX PA01001648 A 19990810; NO 20010705 A 20010209; RU 2001106995 A 19990810; TR 200100461 T 19990810; TW 88121510 A 19991208; US 76278801 A 20010212; ZA 200100767 A 20010126