US1914826A

US1914826A - Rathtub

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Publication number: US1914826A
Application number: US614662A
Authority: US
Inventors: Kelsie B Ford
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1932-06-01
Filing date: 1932-06-01
Publication date: 1933-06-20
Anticipated expiration: 1950-06-20

Description

June 20, 1933. K B, FQRD 1,914,826

BAT'HTUB Filed June 1, 1932 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR June 20, 1933. K B FQRD 1,914,826

BATHTUB Filed June 1, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 7 BYI@ ATTORNEY June 20, 1933.

K. B. FORD BATHTUB Filed June 1, 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR ,Zeisz'e lfb/Q5 ATTORNEY l Patented June 20, i933 PATENT OFFICE KELSIE B. FORD, OF EAST ORNGE, NEW JERSEY BATHTUB lApplication led June 1, 1932.

'.lhis inventionrelates to bath tubs, and this application, which is a continuation in part of my earlier application, Serial No. 569,867, filed Uctober 30, 1931, comprises improvements directed to the provision of a rim portion which is adapted to be attached to the top of the tub walls, said rim portion, which may be composed for example of a non-corrosive metal'or alloy, in-

l@ cluding a hand rail that extends at the sides of or around the inner edge of the tub, and the walls of said tub being provided with suitable supporting means for said rim portion.

l5 Also my invention includes the provision of a skirt or apron, which depends from the rail-bearing rim portion, and may be formed integrally therewith, said skirt or apron extending over one side only of the f5@ tub, or extending over a side and end thereof, to enclose the outer surface of a tub fitted between walls in the bat-h room, or located in a corner of the bath room. 0f course, in instances where a 'tub is positioned ina bath room away from all the walls, then the skirt may be four sided, to enclose both sides and ends of the tub, or, if one side and both ends of a tub are away from walls, then the skirt will be adapted to cover said side and ends.

Thus, a separable rail-bearing rim for a bath tub, either with or 'without the skirt, can be made of a contrasting material to give a new appearing effect, and, with the skirt, can be applied equally well either to a new or old style tub.

ln the art of bath tub manufacture the iron casting has the enamel vsurfacing applied thereto while the tub is at red heat,

the powdered porcelain being sprayed thereon and melting on impact while 'the tub is turning.

Under these conditions it would not be Serial N0. 614,662.

In other words, it is necessary that the tub should present a fully exposed surface opposed to the spray of powdered porcelain in the enamelling process, and therefore it is desirable that the hand rails constitute an (A adjunct or separate element, as in the form of my improved rail carrying rim, with means for -its attachment to the tub top, after the tub has been enamelled.

Obviously an advantage in economy off0 production'is served by providing the separable rim with skirt, for thereby the tubs, without skirts, can be made all alike and used with either right or left hand separable skirts, and equally well said tubs can 5 5 be used with separable skirts that cover only the front side of the tub.

ln the instance of the usual form of tubs that have their skirts cast therewith, of course thel separable, rail-bearing rim alone 7 0 is to be secured thereto. But in this instance, as with the separable skirts, the use of contrasting material or color for these adjuncts, with relation to the enamelled tubs, affords a pleasing and effective stp-.7 5 pearance, not heretofore attainable with bath tubs.

Other features and advantages of my invention will hereinafter appear.

8o lin the drawings:

Figure l is a top plan view of a bath tub equipped with my improved rail-bearing rim.

Fig. 2 is a side sectional view thereof -85 taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1'.

Fig. 4 is a cross-section 0n the line 4--4 ofv Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a partial, perspective view of a' tub wall and'rim portion, disconnected.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a rail-bearing rim with right hand skirt.

Fig. 7 is a similar view showing a left 95 hand skirt.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a bath tub adapted to have fitted thereon a rail-bearing rim and skirt.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a rail-bearm0 of a tub.

Fic'. 10 is a cross-section of a tub having'v the rail-bearing rim and skirt of Fig. 9 applied thereto.

Fig. 11 is a bearin rim having a recess to receive a faucet, and

Fig. 12 is a cross-section of a bath room showing how stock right hand skirts and left hand skirts answer all positioning pui'- poses in the corners of a bath room.

In Figs. 1 to 5 let 1 indicate a bath tub, and 2 a rim portion therefor. Theside walls of the tub are indicated at 3, the head portion wall at 4, and the foot portion wall at 5.

The tops of the

walls

3, 4 and 5 have the flat, horizontal surface, indicated at 6, which flat surface extends over the outward portions of the

walls

3 and 4, and over the whole of the top of wall 5, but the inward tops of

walls

3 and 4 are inclined with the concave curvature 7 and continuing convex curvature 8. Also the

walls

3 and 4 are provided with abutments 9, which occur, in suitably spaced relation, upon the

concavoconvex incline

7, 8, and present top flat surfaces 10 in the horizontal plane of top surrspeotive view of a railformed therein Afaces 6.

These horizontal surfaces 6, 10 o the wall tops are adapted to have imposed thereon the rim portion 2, which consists of a plate 2a which is shaped to the contour of the wall, and has an inward rail 11 spaced therefrom, along the

walls

3, 4, said rail being connected to the plate by webs 12, that are positioned to be imposed upon the surfaces 10 of abutments'9 when the rim portion is placed upon the wall tops.

Also said rim portion carries bolts 13 that depend from its under surface and are adapted to extend through bolt holes 14 provided in the wall topsV and through the vabutments 9, said bolts being secured, beneath the wall tops, as by nuts 15, to thereby unite the rim portion to said wall tops. In Fig. 8 I have shown, at 16, a bath tub adapted to have fitted thereon my improved rail-bearing rim with attached skirt, said tub being in the form of an iron casting' whose inner surface has been enamelled, said tub having a peripheral flange 17 whose upper surface is flat, and provided with bolt holes 18. Also said flange 17 may have its corners, atone side, rounded as at 19.

It is my purpose to place upon the tub the rail-bearing rim and skirt of either Fig. 6 or 7, according to whether a right hand or left hand skirt is to be used.

Thus, for example, in Fig. 12 will be seen a right hand skirt in full lines fitted in certain positions in opposite corners of a bath room. that is indicated in horizontal section, and, in dotted lines a left hand skirt is shown as fitted in the other positions vin said corners, thereby demonstrating that with two stock skirts usedwith one stock tub, all 'corner positions in a bath room canbe accommodated where the bath tub is to be provided with a side skirt and an end skirt.

The right hand skirt of Fig. 6 is indicated at 20 for its side portion and at 21 for its end portion, these portions being merged over the curved corner 22, and said portions depending from the rim portion 23, which is provided with the hand rails 24.

It will be noted that the hand rails 24 are waved, to thereby enable a better hand hold to be had.

The left hand skirt is shown, in Fig. 7, as having the side portion 25, and end portion 26, these portions merging at the curved corner 27, this skirt having the rim portion 28, provided with hand rails 29.

In Figs. 9 and 10 there appears an example of a rail-bearing rim having a depending skirt 31 to cover a side of a bath tub, when such tub is located between two side walls of a bath room, thereby obviating the need for an end skirt, the rim-being shown as provided with a hand rail 32, and as connected by bolts 33-With the flange 34 of bath tub 35.

Fig. 11 shows a similar rail-bearing rim 36, having side skirt 37, the rim 36 in this instance being recessed, as at 38, 'for the reception of a faucet.

It will be apparent that the one stock tub, such as that indicated in Fig. 8, may be used with any of the rims and skirts illustrated in Figs. 6, 7, 9 and 11.

In some instances it may be desirable to cast the tub, with its rail-bearing rim an skirt, all in one piece, and in such instance the rail could be covered by a removable coating 'or wrapping during the process of applying the enamel to the tub and skirt, and then the coating or wrapping can be removed, and the rail chromium plated or otherwise treated.

Variations within the spirit and scope of my invention are equally comprehended by the foregoing disclosure.

I claim:

1. A bath tub adapted to be subjected to the usual enamelling process, having its Walls presenting horizont-al top surfaces at their outer portions and having a cavity extending longitudinally of said top surfaces, said cavity being defined by inclining the inward tops of said walls with a concave curvature extending from said horizontal top surfaces and continuing into a convex curvature leading into the inner surfaces of said walls, abutments interrupting the continuity o'fsaid cavity, the top surfaces of said abutments being arranged in the horizontal plane of said wall top surfaces, and a sep- Lei-reas arate rim portion adapted to be secured Vto the bath tub, after said tub has been enamelled, including a plate shaped tothe contour of said Wall tops and adapted to fit thereon, said rim portion having a series of openings defining transverse Webs adapted to lie imposed upon said abutments and presenting Van inward rail having its top edge in the horizontal plane of the top surfaces of said Walls.

2. The combination with a bath tub having a peripheral flange, of a separable rim portion overlying said flange, said rim portion having an integral skirt depending therefrom to Cover the tub Wall.

3. The combination With a bath tub having a peripheral flange, of a separable rim portion overlying said flange, Said rim portion having, an' integral skirt depending therefrom to cover a side and end Wall of the tub.

4. T he combination with a bath tub having a peripheral flange presenting horizontal top surfaces, of a riin portion attached to said flange, said rixn portion presenting elongated openings having their bottoms spaced from said top surfaces to define hand-v holds, and a skirt depending from said rim portion to cover the walls of said tub.

KELSIE B. FORD.