Portable spa massager
OwnerVincent D. Pileggiinventor
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Abstract
There is disclosed a portable, hand-held massager in combination with a therapeutic spa. The massager has a fluid motor that is mechanically coupled to a reciprocating massage pad. The fluid motor is detachably connected to the pressured fluid system of the therapeutic spa and, for this purpose, has a sleeve adapter to attach to a fluid jet nozzle in the wall of the therapeutic spa with a flexible hose leading to the fluid motor of the massage unit.
Claims15
The combination of a therapeutic pool including a tub enclosure having a fluid jet system including at least one fluid wall jet nozzle located in a wall of said tub enclosure, a pressured fluid system with a fluid pump and a motor drive therefor, and a fluid distribution conduit extending between said pump and jet nozzle to deliver pressured fluid thereto, and a portable, hand-held, fluid-powered massager comprising:
- (a) a casing having an inlet port in its side wall and a handle dependent therefrom and a flat undersurface;
- (b) a vibrator pad slidably mounted to the flat undersurface of said casing for reciprocating movement parallel to said undersurface of said casing;
- (c) a fluid motor in the top portion of said casing including an impeller on a shaft in said casing for rotation in a plane parallel to said undersurface of said casting;
- (d) drive transmission means mechanically coupling said vibrator pad to said fluid motor including at least two speed reduction stages, each comprising a spur gear and a driven gear, and a cam wheel in driven relationship to the last of said speed reduction stages and mechanically coupled to said vibrator pad to effect reciprocation thereof;
- (e) a sleeve adapter to be removably attached to said wall jet nozzle;
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- (f) a flexible hose connecting said sleeve adapter to said inlet port of said casing through said handle, whereby the fluid ejected from said nozzle can be utilized as the motive fluid for said fluid motor.
A vibrator for use in a spa having at least one wall mounted jet nozzle to receive a pressured air and water mixture from a fluid delivery system, comprising:
- (a) a casing having an inlet port in its side wall and a handle dependent therefrom and a flat undersurface.,
- (b) a vibrator pad slidably mounted to the flat undersurface of said casing for reciprocating movement parallel to said undersurface of said casing
- (c) a fluid motor in the top portion of said casing including an impeller on a shaft in said casing for rotation in a plane parallel to said vibrator pad.,
- (d) drive transmission means mechanically coupling said underface of said casting to said fluid motor including at least two speed reduction stages, each comprising a spear gear and a driven gear, and a cam wheel in driven relationship to the last of said speed reduction stages and mechanically coupled to said vibrator pad to effect reciprocation thereof;
- (e) a sleeve adapter to be removably attached to said wall mounted jet nozzle;
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- (f) a flexible hose connecting said sleeve adapter to said inlet port of said casing through said handle, whereby the air and water mixture ejected from said nozzle can be utilized as the motive fluid for said fluid motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.