Water massage apparatus
AssigneeCore Pacific, LLC
InventorPatrick GWEN
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Abstract
A water massage apparatus for use with a tub that contains a liquid includes a motor having a shaft, a housing having an interior, an impeller positioned in the interior of the housing, and a cap having at least a portion received within the housing. The shaft has a magnet affixed thereto. The motor is adapted to be affixed to an exterior of the tub such that the magnet faces the surface of the tub. The impeller has a magnetic surface which is attracted to the magnet of the motor. The impeller is rotatable within the housing in correspondence to a rotation of the shaft of the motor. The cap has at least one jet outlet formed thereon or affixed thereto. The impeller is adapted to pass the liquid outwardly of the jet. The cap is driven in rotation by motion of the liquid within the interior of the housing.
Claims20
A water massage apparatus for use with a tub that contains a liquid, the water massage apparatus comprising:
- a motor having a shaft, the shaft having a magnet affixed thereto, said motor being adapted to be affixed to an exterior surface of the tub such that the magnet faces the exterior surface of the tub;
- a housing having an interior;
- an impeller positioned in the interior of said housing, said impeller having a magnetic surface, the magnetic surface of said impeller being magnetically attracted to the magnet of said motor, said impeller being rotatable within said housing in correspondence to a rotation of the shaft of said motor;
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- a cap having at least a portion received within said housing, said cap having at least one jet outlet formed thereon or affixed thereto, said impeller adapted to pass the liquid outwardly of the at least one jet, said cap being driven in rotation by motion of the liquid within the interior of said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.