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US 3,943,580 AGranted
Therapeutic pool system
OwnerDon W. Carterinventor
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Abstract
A therapeutic pool system whereby a safer and more comfortable air circulation system is provided. In detail, it comprises a fluid circulation system which circulates the fluid, usually water, from the pool through a skimmer, filter and heater back to the pool. In addition, there is an air circulation system whereby air is taken from above the water in the skimmer, intermixed with the circulating water and returned to the pool to provide a healthful, comfortable experience for people using the pool.
Claims3
A therapeutic pool system comprising in combination,
- a pool to be filled with fluid to a predetermined level having a bottom wall and continuous side wall, and being formed with an outlet and an inlet,
- a circulation system for fluid in said pool comprising conduit means having a fluid pump therein and connected between said outlet and inlet,
- a skimmer in said circulation system comprising a housing adapted to be only partially filled with fluid circulating in said circulation system,
- means for heating the fluid in said pool and circulation system,
- one or more pipes connected to said housing above the level of fluid therein and to said pool below the level of fluid therein, and means in said pipes for creating a pressure drop along said pipes to cause air to be drawn into said pipes from above the fluid in said skimmer and to be discharged into said pool below the fluid level therein.
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