Massage generator for a spa
AssigneeWatkins Manufacturing Corporation
InventorDenis P. Turner
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Abstract
A neck massage apparatus for use in a spa hot tub system. The massage apparatus includes a pair of rotating jet nozzles located at a height near the neck of a user thereof sitting in the spa, wherein the jet nozzles are coupled to a source of water and air, respectively. A pliable membrane is disposed over the jet nozzles for restraining the water and air and for imparting a massage sensation to the user in response to movement of the water and air. Controlled size orifices are placed in the back of the apparatus to allow the water and air to escape. The size of these orifices are controlled to be slightly greater in area than the area of the combined air and water source pipes, thereby placing adequate pressure on the membrane to adapt to the shape of the user's neck and to impart a massage sensation.
Claims17
In a spa, a neck massage apparatus, comprising:
- at least one jet nozzle located at a height near the neck of a user sitting in the spa, the jet nozzle being coupled to a source of water and air;
- a pliable membrane disposed over the jet nozzle for restraining the water and air exiting the jet nozzle and imparting a massage sensation to the user;
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- a trim valve connected between the source of water and the jet nozzle.
In a spa, a neck massage apparatus comprising:
- at least one jet nozzle located at a height near the neck of a user sitting in the spa, the jet nozzle being coupled to a source of intake water and air;
- a pliable membrane disposed over the jet nozzle for forming a cavity for restraining and retaining the water and air exiting the jet nozzle and imparting a massage sensation to the user;
- a plurality of exhaust orifices in the cavity for exhausting water from the cavity into the spa, the plurality of exhaust orifices having a combined opening area that is larger than the combined areas of the water and air intake;
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- a trim valve connected between the source of intake water and the jet nozzle.
In a spa, a neck massage apparatus comprising:
- at least one jet nozzle located at a height near the neck of a user sitting in the spa, the jet nozzle being coupled to a source of water and air intake;
- a pliable membrane disposed over the jet nozzle for restraining the water and air exiting the jet nozzle and imparting a massage sensation to the user;
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- a height adjustment mechanism having a series of ridges on the water or air intake, a slide mechanism engaging at least one of the ridges for securing the neck massage apparatus in place, when the slide mechanism is disengaged from the ridges, the neck massage apparatus is moveable for adjusting the height.
A neck massage apparatus for use in a spa comprising:
- a jet nozzle disposed at a height near the neck of a user sitting in the spa, the jet nozzle being coupled to a source of water and air;
- a pliable membrane disposed over the jet nozzle for forming a neck-supporting pillow and a chamber for collecting the water and air exiting the nozzle and for imparting a massage sensation to the user;
- a plurality of calculated orifices in the chamber for controlling water drainage from the chamber back to the spa, the pressure in the source of water for the jet nozzle being higher than the pressure at the calculated orifices;
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- a height adjustment mechanism having a series of ridges on the water and air intakes, a slide mechanism engaging at least one of the ridges for securing the neck massage apparatus in place, the neck massage apparatus being movable for adjusting the height when the slide mechanism is disengaged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.