Patent ID: 6473915
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: A47K,A61H

Abstract:
A hydrotherapy pool comprising:an enclosure for receiving a patient and for holding a quantity of liquid sufficient for immersing said patient so that said patient receives hydrotherapy, said enclosure having a plurality of openings for facilitating entry and exit from said enclosure; a removable door for each opening; a water tight seal for each door for sealing the door to the enclosure so that water does not leak from said enclosure; and a filling and draining system for filling and draining said enclosure of water; wherein each door comprises: a panel having a shape corresponding to said openings; a seal disposed about the periphery of said panel; and at least one locking mechanism for urging said seal into contact with a portion of the enclosure associated with said opening so that the seal is trapped between said door and said portion in a water tight manner, wherein said locking mechanism comprises: a shaft extending from a surface of said door external to said pool when said door is in place in said opening; and a circular member mounted eccentrically on said shaft for rotation, said circular member being sized, shaped and positioned so that when in a first rotational position said member engages said portion of said enclosure, and when in a second rotational position said member does not engage said portion of said enclosure; wherein a surface of said circular member which comes into contact with said portion of said enclosure has a sloping surface, whereby when said circular member is rotated from said second position to said first position, compressive force on said seal is increased.