Patent ID: 6327721
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A hydrotherapy apparatus, comprising:a housing;an elongated tub open mounted on said housing for holding a volume of fluid, said tub defining a seat and having a pair of upstanding sidewalls, a bottom and a pair of upstanding end walls;a first sidewall of said pair of sidewalls defining a first arm rest;a first sidewall jet in said first sidewall below said first arm rest and above said seat;a second sidewall of said pair of sidewalls defining a second arm rest;a second sidewall jet in said second sidewall below said second arm rest and above said seat, said sidewall jets circulating fluid about the upper torso of a person seated in the tub;a first end wall of said pair of end walls defining a foot rest;at least one foot jet in said first end wall below said foot rest for directing fluid toward the feet of the person seated in the tub;a second end wall of said pair of end walls defining a back rest with a centrally disposed vertically extending groove;said bottom of said tub defining the seat having a centrally disposed horizontal groove, said vertical groove in said back rest and said horizontal groove in said seat intersecting one another;a jet in said second end wall above said vertical groove of said back;a jet pump mounted in said housing for injecting fluid into said tub through said jets;first means for controlling operation of said jet pump;a drain positioned in said housing for evacuating fluid from said tub;a drain pump mounted in said housing and connected to said drain to speed evacuation of fluid from said tub;second means for controlling operation of said drain pump; andthird means attached to said housing for facilitating transport of said hydrotherapy apparatus from one room to another.