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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:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Borg Hansen, Calabasas, CA (US);
Rafael Gonzalez, Lancaster, CA (US);
Thomas R Thornbury, Toluca Lake, CA (US);
Assignee:
Softub, Inc., Chatsworth, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H / ; A61H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
45411 ; 4496 ; 601 49 ; 601157 ; 607 87 ;
Abstract
An improved therapeutic spa or hot tub or the like, such as a spa or hot tub of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,092,951, includes at least one and preferably a plurality of vibratory mechanical massage elements incorporated into the tub wall at selected locations to provide tub users with a therapeutic vibratory massage action. The vibratory massage element or elements are used in combination with conventional hydraulic air-water spa jets to provide the spa tub with improved therapeutic effect.