IP Library Granted Patent US 11,564,536
Granted Patent B2
US 11,564,536 · App. 16/682,093 · Granted Jan 31, 2023

Bath kit

Inventors: Patrick Louis Meagher (Denton, TX); Darrin Griechen (Spokane, WA); Robert Stanford (Flowery Branch, GA)
Assignee: VBC TRACY LLC
A47K3/08A47K3/284B65B5/08B65D9/06B65D85/64E04F13/072A47K3/32
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,564,536
App. No.
16/682,093
Granted
Jan 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bath kit configured to transition from a crate form to a bathroom form is provided. The bath kit includes a bathtub enclosure surrounded by a first sidewall sub-assembly, a second sidewall sub-assembly, a rear bracing sub-assembly, a drop ceiling sub-assembly, and a floor sub-assembly. The sub-assembly components form the three sides, a top, and a bottom of the bath kit in crate form. These components are also configured to form the walls, ceiling, and floor of the bathtub enclosure in the bathroom form. The method of assembling the bath kit and the method of transforming the bath kit from a crate form to a bathroom form are also provided.

Claims (14)

1. A bath kit configured to transition from a crate form to a bathroom form, the bath kit comprising:

a bathtub enclosure within a sub-assembly, the sub-assembly including a first sidewall sub-assembly, a second sidewall sub-assembly, a rear bracing sub-assembly, a drop ceiling sub-assembly, and a floor sub-assembly;

the first sidewall sub-assembly forming a first side of the bath kit in the crate form and configured to become a first sidewall of the bathtub enclosure in the bathroom form;

the second sidewall sub-assembly forming a second side of the bath kit in the crate form and configured to become a second sidewall of the bathtub enclosure in the bathroom form;

the rear bracing sub-assembly forming a third side of the bath kit in the crate form and configured to become a rear bracing of the bathtub enclosure in the bathroom form;

the drop ceiling sub-assembly forming a top of the bath kit in the crate form and configured to become a ceiling of the bathtub enclosure in the bathroom form; and

the floor sub-assembly forming a bottom of the bath kit in the crate form and configured to become a floor under the bathtub enclosure in the bathroom form.

2. The bath kit of claim 1 further comprising a drywall section forming a fourth side of the bath kit in the crate form and configured to become a wall in bathroom form.

3. The bath kit of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of crate contents disposed in the bathtub enclosure.

4. The bath kit of claim 3 wherein the crate contents comprise at least one of a vanity, a sink, a linen closet, a toilet, and finishing goods.

5. The bath kit of claim 3 further comprising an upper shelf and a lower shelf disposed in the bathtub enclosure, the upper shelf and the lower shelf supporting the plurality of crate contents.

6. The bath kit of claim 1 further comprising a tub protector in crate form.

7. The bath kit of claim 1 wherein the floor sub-assembly creates a gap between the bathtub enclosure and a subflooring in the bathroom form.

8. The bath kit of claim 1 wherein the floor sub-assembly includes at least one recess.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ADDRESS OF THE ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 057644 FRAME 0489. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR(S) INTEREST. Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: KATERRA INC. AND KATERRA CONSTRUCTION LLC
To: VBC TRACY LLC
Reel/Frame 058040/0455 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2021
From: MEAGHER, PATRICK LOUIS; GRIECHEN, DARRIN; STANFORD, ROBERT
To: KATERRA INC.
Reel/Frame 057879/0574 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2021
From: KATERRA INC. AND KATERRA CONSTRUCTION LLC
To: VBC TRACY LLC
Reel/Frame 057644/0489 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 57261/0035 Recorded Sep 23, 2021
From: SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LIMITED,
To: KATERRA, INC.
Reel/Frame 057594/0944 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 11, 2021
From: KATERRA INC.
To: SB INVESTMENT ADVISERS (UK) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 057261/0035 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62760516 · Nov 13, 2018
Related Publication 20200146511A1 · May 14, 2020