Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Tubs – Combined with diverse means
Patent
1990-02-08
1992-01-07
Recla, Henry J.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Tubs
Combined with diverse means
4544, 239579, A61H 3302
Patent
active
050778412
ABSTRACT:
A hydromassaging apparatus for use in a bathtub comprises a housing provided with a pump for drawing water from the bathtub to provide a forced flow of water through a flow channel leading from the pump to a plurality of spouts. Air is intermixed into the forced water flow downstream of the pump to generate a water-air mixture to be discharged out of the sprouts into the bathtub water. At least one of the spouts is provided with a directional nozzle which is movable relative to the spout for adjusting the direction of the water-air mixture into the bathtub. The directional nozzle projects from the housing to be accessible by the user and is kept in fluid communication with the corresponding spout while it is angularly displaced within a limited range of angles relative to an axis of the spout so as to discharge the water-air jet therethrough. When the directional nozzle is tilted beyond the limited range of angles, it becomes out of fluid communication with the spout to thereby stop discharging the water-air jet through the nozzle and in turn permits the water-air mixture to be discharged through the other spout or spouts. In this manner, the water-air mixture can be can be discharged selectively through the different spouts simply by manipulating the directional nozzle to change its angular position.
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Fetsuga Robert M.
Matsushita Electric & Works Ltd.
Recla Henry J.
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