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Hydrotherapy bath with wave producing diaphragm

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-03-10
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Granted: 1967-10-17
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Expires: 1984-03-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Albert L Salsbury

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 23:25
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K3/00; A47K3/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
A HYDROTHERAPY BATH COMPRISING A TANK MEANS DEFINING A CHAMBER CONTAINING A PREDETERMINED VOLUME OF LIQUID MATERIAL HAVING A PREDETERMINED HEAD, SAID CHAMBER BEING OF SIZE AND SHAPE TO HOLD AN ADULT HUMAN BODY IN A SITTING POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY SUBMERSED IN THE LIQUID MATERIAL, DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY MEANS CARRIED BY SAID TANK MEANS AND HAVING A FRONT SURFACE IN CONTACT WITH SAID LIQUID MATERIAL AND A REAR SURFACE OUTSIDE OF SAID CHAMBER, AND RECIPROCATING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY MEANS FOR MOVING SAID FRONT SURFACE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID LIQUID MATERIAL WITH A PREDETERMINED FREQUENCY AND LENGTH OF STROKE, THE DIMENSIONS OF SAID DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY MEANS AND THE FREQUENCY AND LENGTH OF STROKE OF SAID RECIPROCATING MEANS BEING CORRELATED WITH THE VOLUME AND HEAD OF SAID LIQUID MATERIAL WITHIN SAID CHAMBER TO MINIMIZE MOVEMENT OF SAID LIQUID MATERIAL AND TO MAXIMIZE PULSATIONS OF SMALL PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS WITHIN SAID LIQUID MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 152 words
A HYDROTHERAPY BATH COMPRISING A TANK MEANS DEFINING A CHAMBER CONTAINING A PREDETERMINED VOLUME OF LIQUID MATERIAL HAVING A PREDETERMINED HEAD, SAID CHAMBER BEING OF SIZE AND SHAPE TO HOLD AN ADULT HUMAN BODY IN A SITTING POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY SUBMERSED IN THE LIQUID MATERIAL, DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY MEANS CARRIED BY SAID TANK MEANS AND HAVING A FRONT SURFACE IN CONTACT WITH SAID LIQUID MATERIAL AND A REAR SURFACE OUTSIDE OF SAID CHAMBER, AND RECIPROCATING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY MEANS FOR MOVING SAID FRONT SURFACE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID LIQUID MATERIAL WITH A PREDETERMINED FREQUENCY AND LENGTH OF STROKE, THE DIMENSIONS OF SAID DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY MEANS AND THE FREQUENCY AND LENGTH OF STROKE OF SAID RECIPROCATING MEANS BEING CORRELATED WITH THE VOLUME AND HEAD OF SAID LIQUID MATERIAL WITHIN SAID CHAMBER TO MINIMIZE MOVEMENT OF SAID LIQUID MATERIAL AND TO MAXIMIZE PULSATIONS OF SMALL PRESSURE DIFFERENTIALS WITHIN SAID LIQUID MATERIAL.

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