Patent Application
20170209004
The disclosure relates to bathtub water catch devices and more particularly pertains to a new bathtub water catch device for capturing water which flows over a wall of a bathtub.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a mount including a top wall having a front edge, a rear edge, a first end edge and a second end edge. A front wall is attached to and extends downwardly from the front edge. A rear wall is attached to and extends downwardly from the rear edge. A receiving space is defined between the front and rear walls. The receiving space receives the bathtub wall. A housing for catching water is attached to the front wall. The housing has an open top side.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A housing 36 configured for catching water is attached to the front wall 24. The housing 36 has an open top side 38 for receiving water spilled over the bathtub wall 30. The housing 36 extends at least 80% of a length of the front wall 24. As shown in the Figures, the housing 36 may be coextensive with the front wall 24.
A plurality of suction cups 40 is attached to the mount 12 and positioned within the receiving space 28. The suction cups 40 are configured to be releasably attached to the bathtub wall 30. The suction cups 40 may be placed on the front wall 24, rear wall 26 and top wall 14.
In use, the assembly 10 is placed on the wall 30 of a bathtub as shown in the Figures. The assembly 10 will catch water which flows over the bathtub wall 30. Further, the assembly 10 protects a person from injuring themselves on the bathtub wall 30 as well as prevents injuries which may be caused by water flowing onto a floor and making such slippery. Additionally, by preventing water from spilling outwardly of the bathtub, damage to flooring and woodwork will be prevented.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
