Patent ID: 8070074
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: B01F,E03C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bathing apparatus comprising: a flow disturbance wall disposed in an in-line mixing unit; said flow disturbance wall being positioned within a water flow path extending between a water supply pipe and a water dispensing device for helping to facilitate the mixing of bathing fluid within the water flow path; and a hand operated injection unit adapted to be mounted spaced from said flow disturbance wall, said hand operated injection unit having flow control means for providing said in-line mixing unit at about said flow disturbance wall with a predetermined quantity of bathing fluid at a user selected rate of discharge over a user selected period of time; wherein said in-line mixing unit is a three port turbulent flow mixing unit, said mixing unit including: an elongate conduit for defining said water path; another elongate conduit for defining a bathing fluid inlet area, said inlet area being disposed between a bathing fluid input port and said water path; and wherein said flow disturbance wall is disposed upstream of said bathing fluid inlet area in said water path, said flow disturbance wall having a sufficient height and width configuration to cause a stream of water passing along said water path to be disrupted violently creating a sufficiently strong vacuum effect to draw bathing fluid in said inlet area into said water path for bathing fluid mixing purposes.