Therapy basin
OwnerRobert S. Troxclairinventor
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Abstract
An integral, open-sided basin is formed with body supporting steps, a number of air jets and fittings for water circulation. The open side is connected to a corresponding opening in the wall of a swimming pool and the opening is selectively closed by a removable divider panel to allow the basin to serve as pool entry or exit, a therapy pool at the side of the swimming pool, or, when connected to another identical therapy basin, to serve as a totally independent and self-contained therapy pool.
Claims14
A combined pool entry and therapy basin for a swimming pool comprising
- wall means defining a self-contained water impervious basin open at one side thereof and adapted to be connected as a unit to an opening in the wall of a pool,
- means for connecting said basin at its open side in water tight relation to the wall of a pool at said opening thereof,
- support means carried on said wall means for supporting the body of a person in said basin, below the water line, and
- air jet means in said wall means for directing a plurality of airjets into the interior of said basin.
An integral unitary therapy basin adapted to be employed either as a combined pool entry and therapy area for a swimming pool or to be used in duplicate to provide a self-contained completely independent therapy pool, said basin comprising
- an integral molded shell formed with a pair of side walls, a rear wall and a bottom wall, and being open at one side thereof,
- said walls being formed to define body support means for support of a person within the shell above the bottom wall thereof,
- said side walls each having a laterally outwardly bent flange,
- means for securing said side wall flanges alternatively to like sidewall flanges of a second identical basin to thereby define a symmetrical self-contained therapy pool, or to edge structure of an opening in a swimming pool to thereby define an entry and exit for said swimming pool,
- airjet means in said shell for directing a plurality of airjets into the interior of said basin, and
- means for providing entry and drainage of water to and from the interior of said basin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.