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EP 0 395 121 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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02.09.1992 Bulletin 1992/36 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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31.10.1990 Bulletin 1990/44 |
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Date of filing: 10.07.1987 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)5: E03C 1/232 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE ES FR GB IT |
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Priority: |
14.07.1986 US 885055
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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87110024.4 / 0254938 |
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Applicant: KOHLER CO. |
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Kohler
Wisconsin 53044 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- Freville, Robert
Sheboygan Falls,
Wisconsin 53085 (US)
- Segor, Philip
Sheboygan,
Wisconsin 53081 (US)
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Representative: Baillie, Iain Cameron et al |
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c/o Ladas & Parry
Altheimer Eck 2
80331 München
80331 München (DE) |
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Bathtub drain control valve and overflow plate |
(57) 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.