Patent ID: 6108829
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A portable hot tub (10) comprising:A) a pair of upper member covers (14) removably connectable to each other at distal ends by a pair of sliding lock members (18), each of the upper member covers (14) comprise at least two upper ball members (14A) extending downwardly therefrom;B) a pair of lower member covers (16) removably connectable to each other at distal ends by a pair of sliding lock members (18), each of the lower member covers (16) comprise at least two lower ball members (16A) extending upwardly therefrom, the upper ball members (14A) and the lower ball members (16A) are complimentary positioned to one another;C) at least four vertical support members (20) which each comprise a vertical support member slotted end (20A), a vertical support member slanted end (20B), and a vertical support member anchor (20C), each vertical support member (20) is removably insertable into a respective upper ball member (14A) by the vertical support member slotted end (20A), each vertical support member (20) is removably insertable into a respective lower ball member (16A) by the vertical support member slanted end (20B);D) a tub liner (12) securely fastened around a top periphery to the pair of upper member covers (14) by first horizontal support members (13) which are inserted within a wrap of the tub liner (12) and within the upper member covers (14), the tub liner (12) securely fastened around a bottom periphery to the pair of lower member covers (16) by second horizontal support members (13) which are inserted within a wrap of the tub liner (12) and within the lower member covers (16), the vertical support members (20) functioning to prevent bulging of the tub liner (12), the tub liner further comprises at least one retaining member (12A) which is securely fastened to an inside of a bottom periphery of the tub liner (12);E) a jet assembly (22) is removably within the tub liner (12) attached to the at least one retaining member (12A), the jet assembly (22) comprises at least four jet assembly members (22A) of which one pair are each connected at one distal end to a rear T-member (24AB) and each connected at opposite distal ends to a pair of jets (22C), a second pair of assembly members (22A) are connected at one distal end to each jet (22C) and connected at opposite distal ends to a front T-member (22DA) of an extended jet (22D), an inlet jet (24D) having a inlet jet aerator nozzle (24DA) is connected to the rear T-member (24AB);F) an second tube (24A) of an inlet/outlet assembly (24) is connected at a lower distal end to the rear T-member (24AB) extending upwardly therefrom over the upper member cover (14), the second tube (24A) is removably connected at an upper distal end to an second tube elbow (24AA) extending backwardly therefrom, an inlet hose (30) is removably connected to the second tube elbow (24AA);G) a first tube (24B) extends upwardly over the upper member cover (14) connecting at a top distal end to an first tube elbow (24BA), a hose nozzle (24BAA) is connected between the first tube elbow (24BA) and an outlet hose (32), an inlet/outlet cross member (24C) securely fastens the second tube (24A) to the first tube (24B) functioning to hold the first tube (24B) in a fixed position;H) a filter assembly (26) is connected to a lower end of the first tube (24B) by a filter T-connector (26A), the filter assembly (26) comprises a filter pipe (26C) having a plurality of filter pipe orifices (26CA) therein, the filter pipe (26C) is attached to the filter T-connector (26A), a filter element (26E) covers the filter pipe (26C), a first filter screen (26B) is connected to an open end of the filter T-connector (26A), a second filter screen (26B) is connected to an open end filter pipe (26C) securing the filter element (26E) thereto;I) a motor/heater unit (36) is connected to the inlet hose (30) and the outlet hose (32), an air button hose (34) is connected at one end to the motor/heater unit (36) and connected at an opposite end to an air button (28B), when an user depresses the air button (28B) pressurized air enters the air button hose (34) activating/deactivating the motor/heater unit (36).