Patent ID: 6681414
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A spa comprising:(a) a fluid enclosure having a floor and an upstanding sidewall; (b) a plurality of therapy stations within the enclosure; (c) a hydrotherapy assembly for each therapy station, said assembly comprising: (i) a plurality of fluid jets in the floor or sidewall of the enclosure; (ii) a fluid inlet through the floor or sidewall of the enclosure; (iii) a fluid pump having a suction port that is in fluid communication with the inlet and a discharge port that is in fluid communication with the jets, which pump is adapted to move fluid from the enclosure through the fluid inlet and suction port and back through the discharge port and the jets into the enclosure; (iv) a variable flow controller that is adapted to vary the rate of flow of fluid from the discharge port of the pump through the jets into the enclosure by adjusting the amount of air that is introduced into the suction port of the pump.