BATH SYSTEM
According to the invention, a bathing environment, such as a shower or a tub, has an entry way that does not encumber entry or exit from a bathing environment. The bathing environment has a drain in the entry way so that the entry way remains substantially level so that a user encounters no threshold if entering or exiting said bathing environment. The drain has a channel in the entry way for collecting water that flows to it, and a cover over the channel. The environment has a floor that slopes gently to the channel so that water is directed to the channel for removal therefrom.
1 . A bathing environment in a room having a floor, said bathing environment comprising:
an entry way, said entry way designed to be contiguous to and substantially flush with the floor;
a channel in said entry way for collecting water therein; and
a cover disposed over said channel such that said entry way cooperates with the floor so that entering or exiting said bathing environment is not encumbered.
2 . The environment of claim 1 further comprising:
a floor sloping towards said channel so that water in said bathing environment is directed to said channel.
3 . The environment of claim 1 further comprising:
a drain disposed in said channel for removing water therefrom.
4 . The environment of claim 1 wherein said cover further comprises:
a plurality of slots that are transverse to a longitudinal axis of said cover so that water flows into said channel.
5 . A bathing environment, said bathing environment comprising:
an entry way, said entry way being configured so as not to impede entry therethrough;
a channel in said entry way for collecting water therein; and
a cover disposed over said channel such that said entry way remains substantially level so that a user encounters no threshold if entering or exiting said bathing environment.
6 . The environment of claim 5 further comprising:
a floor sloping towards said channel so that water in said bathing environment is directed to said channel.
7 . The environment of claim 5 further comprising:
a drain disposed in said channel for removing water therefrom.
8 . The environment of claim 5 wherein said cover further comprises:
a plurality of slots that are transverse to a longitudinal axis of said cover so that water flows into said channel more readily than out of said environment.