# US 4,037,591 A · Bath tub therapeutic pad

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- Number: US 4,037,591 A
- Document ID: US4037591A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 05/702,288
- Filed: 1976-07-02
- Granted: 1977-07-26
- Earliest claimed: 1976-07-02
- Inventors: Jay J. Sarno
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4037591A

## CPC

- A61H 7/001: {without substantial movement between the skin and the device}
- A61H 2201/0115: used in water
- A61H 2201/1284: using own weight
- A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N)

## Abstract

A pad designed for therapeutic uses in bath tubs, comprising a multiplicity of resilient, and vibrant, pad elements encased in a sanitary water-proof covering, with means for holding the same in contact with the bottom and back of a bath tub when filled with water.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A therapeutic pad for use in a bath tub comprising: (1) a multiplicity of resilient and vibrant pad elements, one of said pad elements being of such configuration as to provide an opening therein to accommodate, and partially surround, the bath tub drain area; (2) a water-proof covering completely encasing said pad elements; (3) means joining said pad elements into an elongated series of pad elements; and (4) means to cause said pad elements to adhere to a bath tub surface when water is in said bath tub.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the individual pad elements comprise a resilient foam material responsive to vibrating forces.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said individual pad elements are covered with vinyl material.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3 wherein matching pairs of self-adhering, but separable material, are used as the means to hold said bath tub pad in contact with the tub surface, and wherein one-half of each set of matching pairs adheres to the bath tub surface permanently and the other half adheres to the under side of the pad permanently.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3 wherein suction cups adhering to the under side of said bath tub pad elements are utilized as the means by which said pad elements are kept in contact with the bath tub surface when filled with water.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the said suction cup devices are integrally formed with one surface of the water-proof covering.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the means to hold said bath tub pad elements in contact with the bath tub surface comprises a layer of adhesive material bonding the lower surface of the water-proof covering of the pad elements to the surface of the bath tub.

### Claim 8 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3 wherein a multiplicity of weights are used as a means for holding said bath tub pad elements in contact with the bath tub surface when filled with water.

### Claim 9 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the resilient pad elements include a multiplicity of separated protrusions formed on an under-lying pad.