Patent ID: 8316476
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A hot tub, comprising: a tub including a floor, an interior, a sidewall projecting upward relative to said floor, an upper rim disposed above said sidewall, and a plurality of seats disposed in said tub along said sidewall, said sidewall having an upper portion adjacent to said upper rim; a body support including a support surface oriented at an angle and extending from said upper portion of said sidewall to a lower end at said floor, and two opposing side surfaces bounded by said floor, said support surface, and said sidewall such that said support surface and said two opposing side surfaces of said body support together form an outer periphery of said body support such that the body support is completely spaced apart from each of said plurality of seats by said floor about said outer periphery and said lower end of said support surface is spaced apart from said sidewall of said tub; and a hydrotherapy system for circulating and pressurizing water, said hydrotherapy system including a first plurality of jets situated within said body support, a water pump for circulating the water through said first plurality of jets toward the interior of said tub, and a suction return to said pump.