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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2010
Scott R. Knapp, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Santosh R. Narasimhan, Port Washington, WI (US);
Jeffrey F. Tempas, Oostburg, WI (US);
Kenneth A. Lefeber, Plymouth, WI (US);
David P. Ourada, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Fred Ogreenc, Cedar Grove, WI (US);
Scott R. Knapp, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Santosh R. Narasimhan, Port Washington, WI (US);
Jeffrey F. Tempas, Oostburg, WI (US);
Kenneth A. Lefeber, Plymouth, WI (US);
David P. Ourada, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Fred Ogreenc, Cedar Grove, WI (US);
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A wall-entry bathtub includes an entry wall movable between a raised position and a lowered position to provide convenient ingress and egress. A handle assembly is coupled to a pair of latches and brackets to selectively restrain the wall-entry bathtub in the raised position. A counterweight assembly is coupled to the entry wall and reduces the force required to move the entry wall between the lowered and raised positions. The entry wall also includes a seal member that is expandable to inhibit water from leaking past the entry wall when the wall-entry bathtub is in use. Dual drains are provided to reduce the time required to drain water from the wall-entry bathtub. And, a controller, in combination with a variety of sensors, applies predetermined logic to control the water filling, entry wall sealing, and water draining of the wall-entry bathtub.