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Low step shower unit and method

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-02-18
EZ STEP
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[0007]The present invention is directed toward the method of converting a conventional bathtub or the like to a low step shower unit by providing the low step entryway. This invention is also directed toward the end product itself. One of the main advantages of the present invention is that it is possible to accomplish this task repeatedly even though there are a wide variety of the sidewall structures of the tub in which the entryways are to be made.

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It is evident that cutting out this rather substantial portion of the front wall 11 to form the cutout region would to some extent weaken the structure of the bathtub 10.

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[0100]The second embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 30 through 33. Components of this second embodiment that are the same as, or similar to, components of the earlier embodiment will be given like-numerical designations with a “d” to indicate those are of the second embodiment.

[0101]Earlier in this text, the present invention was introduced by stating that it is capable of installing the entryway assembly in the front wall of the tub in all, or most all, of the tubs that are currently available in the United States, and possibly outside the United States. In the first embodiment which is described earlier in this text, the situation is presented where the wall 11 of the tub has a cross sectional configuration where the upper and lower parts of the wall differ from one another. It was pointed out that this creates certain problems. In the first embodiment it is shown how the method can be adapted to install the entry...

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Abstract

A method of installing a low step entryway in a bathtub wall structure which comprises a front wall portion, a rear wall portion and an upper edge portion which together define an interior wall space. A portion of the front wall is cut away to form a cutout which is shaped in the form of the entryway which is being installed. After the open entryway is formed, a saddle structure is installed in the entryway. This saddle structure is shaped the same as the entryway opening which is being provided, and it comprises a lower middle portion forming a horizontal bottom wall, and two side saddle members extending upwardly extending components of alignment, with these providing side surfaces for the entryway.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority benefit of U.S. Ser. No. 61 / 083,107, filed Jul. 23, 2008.BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE[0002]a) Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates generally to low step shower units, and more particularly to converting a conventional bathtub or the like to a low step shower unit by cutting out a portion of a containing wall and substituting it with an entryway structure.[0004]b) Background of the Invention[0005]Over the last twenty years or more, there have been various designs of accomplishing this conversion of the bathtub to a low step shower unit, and there are a number of challenges to be met. For example, one of these challenges is that the existing wall of the bathtub can vary substantially with regard to its shape, and this makes it difficult to have uniformity in providing the entryway. Also, in cutting away some of the bathtub structure to make an entryway, this can weaken the structure. Further, there could b...

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IPC IPC(8): A47K3/02
CPCY10T29/49826A47K3/006
Inventor SPIKER, DAVID W.FASEL, STANLEY R.
Owner EZ STEP
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