EP 0299955 B1 19940921 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED WATER MASSAGE.
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED WATER MASSAGE.
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERTEN WASSERMASSAGE.
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR UN HYDROMASSAGE AMELIORE.
Publication
Application
Priority
US 8700068 W 19870112
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO8804918A1] An apparatus and method of water therapy in which a person is buoyantly supported in a prone position on a top membrane of a waterbed mattress (40) containing heated water (48). A water pump (43) recirculates the water (48), which is drawn out of the mattress (40) through outlets (47) and associated piping (42) and which is then reintroduced through inlets (44) and associated piping (45) as an array of water jets (78). Air (74) is introduced by a valve (41) in the water piping (42) on the return side of the pump (43) or by means of a separate air pump (54) connected to air inlets (62) leading into the mattress. Also disclosed are a distributor fitting (46) for insertion into the mattress (40) to mix air (79) and water (48) and a base and frame assembly (52) for concealing the plumbing and air recirculation piping.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A47C 27/08 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01); A61H 23/00 (2006.01); A61H 23/04 (2006.01); B01F 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A47C 27/081 (2013.01 - EP US); A47C 27/085 (2013.01 - EP); A61H 9/0021 (2013.01 - EP US); A61H 23/04 (2013.01 - EP); A61H 2201/1654 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 8804918 A1 19880714; AU 609385 B2 19910502; AU 6941387 A 19880727; DE 3750580 D1 19941027; DE 3750580 T2 19950524; EP 0299955 A1 19890125; EP 0299955 A4 19901212; EP 0299955 B1 19940921
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 8700068 W 19870112; AU 6941387 A 19870112; DE 3750580 T 19870112; EP 87900960 A 19870112