Jet flow control for hydrotherapy spa
US6681414B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H2201/1207
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A spa comprised of a fluid enclosure having a floor and an upstanding sidewall includes a plurality of therapy stations within the enclosure. Each therapy station includes a hydrotherapy assembly and each such assembly includes a plurality of fluid jets in the floor or sidewall of the enclosure and a fluid inlet through the floor or sidewall of the enclosure. Each hydrotherapy assembly also includes a fluid pump having a suction port that is in fluid communication with the inlet and a discharge port that is in fluid communication with the jets. The pump is adapted to move fluid from the enclosure through the fluid inlet and suction port and back through the discharge port and the jets into the enclosure. A variable flow controller is also provided for each hydrotherapy station, which controller is adapted to control the flow of fluid from the discharge port of the pump through the jets into the enclosure.
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