Patent ID: 8453275
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A combination bathtub and spa comprising: (a) a tub enclosure that is adapted to contain a quantity of water; (b) a drain having a drain valve configured to be opened to drain water from the tub enclosure or closed to retain water therein; (c) a supply line for supplying water to the tub enclosure; (d) a lid that is adapted to removably cover the tub enclosure; (e) a pump having an inlet and an outlet; (f) a suction line that provides a path for water from the tub enclosure to the inlet of the pump; (g) a jet flow circuit comprising: (h) a circulating flow circuit comprising: (i) a control valve that is adapted to open to allow water to flow through the circulating flow circuit or to close to stop flow through the circulating flow circuit; (j) a control switch configured to be operated by a user to switch between a spa mode in which the control valve is open and a bathtub mode in which the control valve is closed; wherein the pump, control valve and control switch configured to be operated by a user: (k) in a first spa mode in which the water that flows into the tub enclosure is passed through the filter and through the heater while the heater is activated; and (l) in a second spa mode in which the water that flows into the tub enclosure is passed through the filter and through the heater while the heater is deactivated; and (m) in a bathtub mode in which the water that flows into the tub enclosure is not passed through the filter.