Patent ID: 6112341
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A61H,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
In combination:a whirlpool bath having a perimeter wall; massage part of an occupant of said whirlpool, said apparatusan array of water jets mounted in said wall of said whirlpool bath to allow said water jets to massage a part of an occupant; anda distributing valve connected to said array of water jets for sequentially routing said water flow through said water jets, said distributing valve having an inlet portion, a selector, a first drive shaft, a reduction gear drive, a second drive shaft, a water turbine, and a plurality of outlets, said first drive shaft driven at a first torque by said water turbine and connected to said reduction gear drive, said second drive shaft driven by a second torque, higher than said first torque, by said reduction gear drive and driving said selector, said selector sequentially distributing said water flow through each of said outlets, said outlets connected to said water jets.