Patent ID: 11957283
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 25:
26. A method for independent distributing a flow of water in a reconfigurable water distribution system for a walk-in bath tub, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a motorized pump having an inlet connected to a suction port of a water reservoir of a walk-in bath tub and an outlet for delivering a flow of pressurized water during operation of the pump;
(b) providing a valve having an inlet for receiving the flow of pressurized water from the pump and selectively positionable at least in a first position for communicating the pressurized water to a sanitary drain and a second position for communicating the pressurized water to one of a plurality of types of outlet ports, each type of outlet ports for a respective one of a plurality of bath tub functions for walk-in bathtubs, said plurality of bath tub functions comprising communicating micro bubbles through a first type of outlet ports into the reservoir and communicating the pressurized water through a second type of outlet ports into the reservoir; and
(c) operating a controller connected to the valve for moving to the first position or to the second position for communicating the flow of pressurized water selectively to the sanitary drain or to the respective type of outlet ports of the second position,
whereby the reconfigurable water distribution system selectively provides a plurality of operational bath tub functions independently with one pump.