Patent ID: 8607374
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A foot spa tub, comprising: a tub basin comprising a sidewall having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a top edge; a drive motor; a first magnetic drive member rotatably coupled to the drive motor; a first casing supporting the first magnetic drive member, the first casing disposed against the exterior surface of the sidewall of the tub basin; a flow inducing member having at least one blade; a second magnetic drive member rotatably coupled to the flow inducing member, the first and second magnetic drive members magnetically coupled to one another so that the flow inducing member is drivingly coupled to the drive motor; a nozzle housing the second magnetic drive member and the flow inducing member; a locking assembly operably associated with the nozzle for releasably securing the second magnetic drive member and the flow inducing member in the nozzle; and a fixation assembly for detachably securing the nozzle adjacent to the interior surface, the fixation assembly comprising a sidewall portion mechanically fastened on the interior surface of the tub basin and a nozzle portion formed on the nozzle, the sidewall portion and nozzle portions being detachably secured together by a magnetic attraction force between said first and second magnetic drive members, said sidewall portion and said nozzle portion further mating members cooperating to prevent movement of the nozzle with respect to the sidewall.