Abstract: A molded article and the mold for making molded articles are disclosed. The molded article is a sanitary fixture, such as a whirlpool bathtub. The molded article comprises a rigid shell having a finish side and a non-finish side. A rigid material is coated on the rigid shell and integrally forms a leveling base on the bottom side of the rigid shell. Mounting pockets for attaching an apron and mounting areas for attaching a whirlpool motor may also be integrally formed in the rigid material coated on the rigid shell. The mold for manufacturing includes a plurality of cavities for forming leveling runners on the bottom side of the molded article. Additional cavities may be included in the mold for forming mounting areas and mounting pockets on the molded article.

Abstract: An improved nozzle for emission of a mixture of water and air for hydromassage capable of being fixed to the wall of a tub which comprises an inner housing with the possibility of rotation lodged within an outer housing fixed to an opening in the tub. On the housing is fixed an inner duct facing the tub, the inner housing being united to a tubular member that communicates with a first chamber and having its own anterior mouth arranged inside of the inner duct. To the mouth is applied a one-way valve capable of closing the passage through the mouth when the pressure in the space anterior to the mouth is greater than the pressure in the posterior space. In the inner duct is placed a tubular obturator having an axial cavity within which is placed the anterior mouth of the tubular member, and having an intermediate section capable, after contact with the outer surface of the intermediate portion, of closing off communication between the second chamber and the anterior mouth of the inner duct.

Abstract: A bathtub apron system for use with either one of two differently shaped bathtubs. The bathtub apron system includes an apron having an essentially planar central section with first and second ends, and inwardly rounded sections extending respectively from the first and second ends of the central section. Outwardly rounded sections extend from the ends of the inwardly rounded sections to form the opposing outer edges of the apron. The outwardly rounded sections are removable at a predetermined position from the inwardly rounded sections to form a second shaped apron sized to fit a second shaped bathtub.

Abstract: A sanitary fitting comprises a fitting body that can be fixed in place and is provided with an inlet, an outflow channel and an outlet channel. A sleeve with a discharge arm provided with a discharge spout is disposed on the fitting body and connected with the outlet in order to ensure flow therethrough. A valve unit is mounted on the body. Packing rings are disposed adjacent the outlet. In order to technically simplify the use of such a fitting, a flow stabilizer is arranged on the water outlet side of the valve unit in the flow channel.

Abstract: A suitable design is given of a closure damper for a sanitary water fitting, especially in the form of a single-handle mixing unit, with a casing, an activation handle, and with a control unit presenting a disk, piston, balls, or the like, as well as a closure damper to extend the closure time and reduce the closure rate arranged between the handle and the fitting casing, whereby the closure damper is designed as a piston and cylinder unit. It is provided for watertight membrane (20) to surround piston and cylidner unit (16, 17) outside, connected with cylinder (16) on the one hand and piston (17) on the other, watertight in both cases, which forms membrane chamber (24) when piston (17) is pushed in, and a flow connection exists between inside space (25) of cylinder (16) sealed against piston (17) and the outside of cylinder (16) encircled by membrane (20).

Abstract: In a sanitary fitting with a cylindrical fitting body that can be mounted in a fixed position and has inlet and outlet channels and an outflow channel, with a cylindrical fitting sleeve that has a pivot arm with an outlet mouthpiece connected at the side and is pushed onto the body of the fitting, with a valve unit mounted on the body of the fitting and with a cap that covers the valve unit and is connected to the fitting sleeve, whereby sealing rings are provided between the fitting body and the fitting sleeve in the area of the outflow channel and in addition a lower bearing ring and an upper bearing ring are also provided, and whereby the bearing rings are preferably made of a plastic, especially a low-friction, low-wear plastic, and the lower bearing ring has an L-shaped cross section with a cylindrical section that forms a radial bearing and a projecting flange-like section that forms an axial bearing, and the upper bearing ring also has a cylindrical section that forms a radial bearing, the design of th