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

Claim 0:
1. A reconfigurable water distribution system for a walk-in bath tub, comprising:
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 pressurized water during operation of the pump;
a first valve having an inlet for receiving pressurized water from the pump, a first outlet for communicating pressurized water to a second valve and a second outlet for communicating pressurized water to a drain, the first valve selectively movable to a first position for communicating pressurized water through the first outlet for a selected one of a plurality of bathing functions and to a second position for communicating pressurized water through the second outlet for rapid draining function of the water reservoir;
the second valve having an inlet for receiving pressurized water from the first valve and selectively positioned for communicating pressurized water to a first piping system for a first type of bathing function and to a second piping system for a second type of bathing function,
a controller connected to the first valve for moving the first valve to the first position or the second position for communicating pressurized water selectively and connected to the second valve for moving the second valve selectively to the first position and to the second position for communicating pressurized water to the first piping system or to the second piping system when the first valve is in the first position,
whereby the reconfigurable water distribution system selectively provides three operational bathing functions independently with one pump.