Patent ID: 6223360
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A water therapy apparatus comprising:a casing holding a liquid, said casing having an upwardly extended water pipe;driving means mounted inside said casing and controlled to pump said liquid into said water pipe;a control valve mounted on one end of said upwardly extended water pipe remote from said casing for causing the liquid passing through said upwardly extended water pipe to form a waterfall falling toward said casing, said control valve comprising a water inlet connected to said upwardly extended water pipe, a water outlet facing said casing, a valve block disposed between said water inlet and said water outlet and rotated to regulate the flow rate of the liquid passing out of said upwardly extended water pipe, and a plurality of baffle elements disposed in said water outlet for causing the liquid passing through said valve block to form a waterfall;a plate mounted in said casing at a top side; anda control device mounted on said casing on the outside for controlling said driving means to pump the liquid from said casing into said upwardly extended water pipe.