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US 4,727,605 AGranted
Hydrotherapy massage method and apparatus
OwnerMelvyn L. Henkin, Jordan M. Labyinventors
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Abstract
A hydrotherapy method and apparatus for discharging a fluid stream through an opening in the wall of a water tub, while concurrently translating the stream along a random path, to impact against and massage the body of a user.
Claims6
A method of massaging a user's body in a water tub having a perimeter wall, said method comprising the steps of:
- discharging a stream of water into said tub through an opening in an area of said wall;
- and
- translating said water stream along a substantially random path extending substantially parallel to said wall area, said path including portions extending in first and second substantially perpendicular directions.
A method of massaging a user's body in a water tub having a perimeter wall, said method comprising the steps of:
- supplying a water stream;
- supplying an air stream for mixing with said water stream to produce a water-air stream;
- and
- discharging said water-air stream into said tub through an opening in an area of said wall such that said discharged stream has a massage component extending substantially perpendicular to said wall area and a thrust component extending substantially parallel to said wall area for moving said water stream along a substantially random path extending substantially parallel to said wall area.
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A method of massaging a user's body in a water tub having a perimeter wall, said method comprising the steps of:
- supplying a water stream;
- discharging said water stream into said tub through an opening in an area of said wall such that said discharged stream has a primary component extending substantially perpendicular to said wall area for impacting against said user's body and a secondary component extending substantially parallel to said wall area for producing a thrust in a direction substantially parallel to said wall area;
- and
- sequentially directing said secondary component in different directions to move said stream along a substantially random path extending substantially parallel to said wall area.
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