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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2017
Maax Bath Inc., Lachine, CA;
Charles Kerwin Braddock, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Thomas Stuart Debaugh, Glen Rock, PA (US);
MAAX BATH INC., Lachine, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
A system comprising: a drain fitting securable to a container for containing a liquid and an evacuation drain; and a closure member comprising: a casing; a motion device for moving the casing relative between an open position in which the casing is away from the drain fitting to allow the liquid from flowing from the container into the evacuation drain and a closed position in which the casing abuts against the drain fitting to prevent the liquid from flowing from the container into the evacuation drain; an electrical motor received in the casing for activating the motion device; a communication unit received in the casing for at least receiving a command indicative of one of an opening of the electronic drain closure system and a closure of the electronic drain closure system; and a controller for activating the electrical motor in accordance with the command received by the communication unit.