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Whirlpool bath provided with hot water blow-off control

US5245714A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 27, 1989
Grant dateSep 21, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61H2201/5007
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A whirlpool bath is provided with a bathtub body, a circulating pump, a hot water circulation path disposed between said bathtub body and said circulating pump, a plurality of blow-off nozzles which are mounted on said respective terminal ends of the hot water circulation path, and an air intake portion connected to the hot water circulation path to permit blowing of air-mixed hot water into said bathtub body from the blow-off nozzles and control means for selectively controlling the degree of opening of each blow-off nozzle, the degree of opening of the air intake portion and the number of revolutions of said circulating pump to provide blow-off of the hot water in various modes which are different in the blow-off amount and pressure. Namely, the whirlpool bath is capable of giving various kinds of massaging effect including a stimulating effect and a relaxing effect to a bather.

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