Patent ID: 9186023
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A47K,A61H,B29C,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hydromassaging bathtub formed from at least two thermoformed plastic molded shells, said shells comprising: an outer shell having an outer finished surface with an acrylic component therein, said outer shell having a plurality of air jet forming through holes disposed in a predetermined pattern in side walls thereof, and an inner reinforcing support shell shaped to receive said outer shell in close-fit therein, said inner reinforcing support shell having channels molded in an inner surface of at least some side walls thereof, said channels having an open end facing inwardly of said side walls and disposed to surround said through holes disposed in said predetermined pattern, floor support molded in said bottom wall of said inner reinforcing support shell, and bonding to immovably secure said outer shell into said inner reinforcing support shell with said channels sealingly bonded about said plurality of air jet forming through holes, a plurality of said inner and outer shells being stackable one inside the other for storage and shipping purposes.