US 12,262,855 B2
Bathing wall system
Jeffrey David Ferris, Carmel, IN (US); and David Michael Ringholz, Noblesville, IN (US)
Assigned to Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed by Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/210,994.
Application 18/210,994 is a continuation of application No. 17/377,948, filed on Jul. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,700,974.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/057,886, filed on Jul. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0337866 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47K 3/08 (2006.01); A47K 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 3/08 (2013.01) [A47K 3/008 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bathing wall system comprising:
a first wall including a first wall edge;
a second wall including a second wall edge;
a coupler between the first wall edge and the second wall edge, wherein the coupler includes a first coupler portion supported by the first wall, and a second coupler portion supported by the second wall;
wherein the first coupler portion includes a flange and a U-shaped channel defined between the first wall edge and the flange, and a protrusion spaced forwardly of the U-shaped channel;
wherein the second coupler portion includes a snap groove receiving the protrusion of the first coupler portion, and a positive pressure bead in engagement with the flange of the first coupler portion to exert force on the snap groove against the protrusion; and
a U-shaped wall extending transversely within the U-shaped channel, defining a flow restriction and providing a vertical water flow channel.