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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Adrian P Sween, Stillwater, MN (US);
Raymond D Nass, Stevens Point, WI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F / ; C02F / ; A61H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210748 ; 210764 ; 210 85 ; 210169 ; 210199 ; 2104162 ; 45413 ; 4559 ; 422 24 ; 4221863 ; 134 29 ;
Abstract
A system for purifying and recirculating water in a tub during the course of a bath. The system includes an apparatus comprising a pump in communication with a suction port. The pump is in communication with one end of a disinfecting unit. The disinfecting unit includes a mechanism for disinfecting the water with ultraviolet radiation and structure for enhancing the turbulence in the water, to further inhibit bacteria growth. The second end of the disinfecting unit attaches to structure for delivering the treated water to the tub.