Patent ID: 6387063
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A vertically oscillating spa massager for use by a bather in a hydrotherapy hot tub having a backrest portion, said vertically oscillating spa massager comprising:at least two vertically oriented track portions adapted to be mounted on the backrest portion of the hydrotherapy hot tub; a slider portion adapted to captively and matingly slide along said at least two vertically-oriented track portions, said slider portion having at least one massaging surface; and means for moving said slider portion in a reciprocating manner along said at least two vertically-oriented track portions; and wherein said slider portion has an elongated aperture oriented generally normal to said at least one vertically-oriented track portion; and wherein said means for moving said slider portion in a reciprocating manner comprises: a drive arm having a pivot end, and a swing end having a drive pin partially and slidably extending through the elongated aperture of said slider portion; and means for driving the drive arm, said means for driving the drive arm connected to the drive arm at the pivot end, whereby when the drive arm is actuated by the means for driving the drive arm, said slider portion slidably moves along said at least two vertically-oriented track portions in a reciprocating manner.