Spa tub

- Softub, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a sap tub, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is an elevation view of the front of the FIG. 1 spa tub, the rear and left and right sides being the same;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the spa tub of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view, similar to FIG. 3, with a spa tub cover;

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the FIG. 4 spa tub, the rear, left and right sides being the same;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of each of the FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 spa tubs;

FIG. 7 is an elevation taken in section through the corner of the wall of the FIG. 1 spa tub; and,

FIG. 8 is an elevation taken in section through the narrowed side wall of the FIG. 1 spa tub.

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Patent History
Patent number: D399306
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 18, 1997
Date of Patent: Oct 6, 1998
Assignee: Softub, Inc. (Chatsworth, CA)
Inventor: Borg Hansen (Calabasas, CA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Eric Watterson
Attorney: William W. Haefliger
Application Number: 0/72,544
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bathtub (15) (D23/277)
International Classification: 2302;