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

Claim 20:
21. 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 valve having an inlet for receiving pressurized water from the outlet of the pump and selectively positioned at least in a first position for a quick drain function 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 from a first type of outlet ports and communicating the pressurized water though a second type of outlet ports into the reservoir;
a controller connected to the valve for moving to the first position and the second position for communicating pressurized water selectively to the drain or to one of the types 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.