Patent ID: 7380294

Claim:
An apparatus for bathing a body part, the apparatus comprising: a bath chamber for containing fluid, the bath chamber having an opening for receiving the body part therein; a lid mounted to the bath chamber opening, the lid being sized to extend partially over the bath chamber; a showerhead mounted to an underside of the lid, the showerhead being oriented towards the bath chamber; and a fluid pump in fluid communication with the bath chamber and the showerhead for drawing fluid from the bath chamber and pumping the fluid through the showerhead for providing a pressurized fluid massage effect upon the body part received within the bath chamber; wherein the showerhead further comprises a cavity bounded by the lid, a sidewall extending from the lid and a nozzle plate mounted to the sidewall, the nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles so that pressurized fluid is pumped into the cavity and through the plurality of nozzles.