Abstract: Multilayer polymeric shells for spas, bathtubs and shower enclosures having a textured and marbled surface layer. The shells are produced by forming by extrusion a multilayer polymeric sheet having a marbled appearing top layer, passing the sheet between rollers to impart a textured surface to the marbled top layer of the sheet, and thermoforming the sheets into the structural shells for spas, bathtubs and shower enclosures.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 11, 2002
Date of Patent:
February 17, 2004
Assignee:
Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
Inventors:
Gary L. Gockel, Kathy L. Pratschner, Steven M. Hammock