(19)
(11) EP 2 153 762 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/07

(21) Application number: 09167873.0

(22) Date of filing: 14.08.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47K 3/04(2006.01)
A47K 3/28(2006.01)
 A47K 3/12(2006.01)
A47K 3/36(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 15.08.2008 US 189054 P

(71) Applicant: Masco Bath Corporation
Morrestown, NJ 08057 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hoernig, Victor
    Indiana, IN 46356 (US)
  • Patterson, Charles
    Durango, CO 81301 (US)

(74) Representative: Croston, David et al
Withers & Rogers LLP 4 More London Riverside
London SE1 2AU
London SE1 2AU (GB)

   


(54) Bath system


(57) A bath environment, such as a tub or shower, has a seat (210) upon which a user sits, and a first panel (245), usually glass, for enclosing a first portion of the bath environment proximal to the seat (210). The first panel (245) has a width roughly correlated to a width of the seat (210) to allow a user easy access to the seat (210) and to the panel (245) to manipulate the panel (245). The invention also has a second panel (240) for enclosing a second portion of the bath environment. The second panel has a hinge and a pair of partitions connected by the hinge so that the partitions pivot about the hinge to allow access to the bath environment distal from the seat (210). Also included is a pedestal (215) that is disposed on and extends upwardly from an outer edge of the bath environment to a given height. The first panel (245) has a length that extends downwardly from an upper region of the bath environment and ends at the height of the pedestal (215).







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