Patent ID: 6351859
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A hydrotherapy-tub coplanar-flow device, comprising:a body adapted for mounting on an inner surface of a hydrotherapy tub and attachable to first and second fluid supply conduits, said body having an interior channel, said channel having a first inlet for flow of water from said first fluid supply conduit, a second inlet for flow of air from said second fluid supply conduit, and a slotted nozzle configured to discharge said air and water in a substantially coplanar flow on said inner surface; said second inlet located between said first inlet and said slotted nozzle; and said interior channel further including an interior dam located between said first and second inlets, said dam forming a reduced cross-sectional flow area for said water in said interior channel relative to a flow area of said water through said first inlet, said reduced cross-sectional flow area comprising less than seventy percent of said flow area through said first inlet.