Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Tubs – Means for agitating or circulating water in a tub
Patent
1980-12-12
1982-11-23
Artis, Henry K.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Tubs
Means for agitating or circulating water in a tub
4542, 4191, E03C 102, A61H 3302
Patent
active
043597904
ABSTRACT:
A suction outlet assembly providing a path through which water within a whirlpool bath may be pumped out for recirculation. The assembly comprises three principal components, namely, an elbow structure which includes an integral flange and threaded pipe for protruding through a suitable orifice in the wall of the whirlpool bathtub into the interior of the tub; a locking ring having a matching threaded annular surface for securing the elbow structure against the tub wall by tightening the locking ring from the readily accessible interior side of the tub wall; and a suction cover which is designed to engage the locking ring in a fixed spaced-apart relation to provide a finished asthetically appealing appearance to the assembly while providing safe multiple exit paths to the water flowing therethrough. These three components of the present invention are of unique but simple structure which may be manufactured from molded plastic. The assembly may be readily installed in a whirlpool bathtub with only limited access to the tub exterior immediately adjacent the orifice through which the assembly protrudes. The assembly requires only a minimum fixed volume adjacent the tub exterior surface to accommodate the elbow structure of the invention.
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