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Jet stream water bed
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-08-19
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Granted: 1986-08-26
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Expires: 2005-08-19
Abstract
Abstract A jet stream water bed is provided and consists of a plurality of flexible water tubes in a circular ring positioned within the water bed mattress to fluidly connect to a water pump so that when the pump is activated a person on the mattress can be massaged by jet streams of water coming from the ring of water tubes. In a modified form the upper portion of the mattress contains an air chamber with one way flap valves therein so that top ends of the water tubes can extend into the air chamber to increase pulsating action of the jet streams of water within the mattress.
Inventors
- 👤 Linda N. Ellis
- 👤 George Spector
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:22
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C17/00; A47C17/86; A47C27/00; A47C27/08; A47C27/081; A47C27/085; A61; A61H; A61H23/00; A61H23/04; A61H9/00; A61H9/0021; A61H2201/00; A61H2201/16; A61H2201/1602; A61H2201/1654
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A jet stream water bed comprising: (a) a mattress being a fluid-filled sealed container; (b) a rigid support member positioned in contact with bottom of said mattress; (c) a water pump having an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe, said pump positioned in contact with bottom of said support member so that said inlet pipe and said outlet pipe will extend through said support member and through said bottom of said mattress; and (d) a plurality of flexible water tubes in a circular ring, said ring of water tubes positioned within said mattress to fluidly connect to said inlet pipe of said pump so that when said pump is activated a person on said mattress can be massaged by jet streams of water coming from said ring of water tubes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A jet stream water bed comprising: (a) a mattress being a fluid-filled sealed container; (b) a rigid support member positioned in contact with bottom of said mattress; (c) a water pump having an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe, said pump positioned in contact with bottom of said support member so that said inlet pipe and said outlet pipe will extend through said support member and through said bottom of said mattress; and (d) a plurality of flexible water tubes in a circular ring, said ring of water tubes positioned within said mattress to fluidly connect to said inlet pipe of said pump so that when said pump is activated a person on said mattress can be massaged by jet streams of water coming from said ring of water tubes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A jet stream water bed as recited in claim 1, wherein said rigid support member comprises an elevated platform extending along and in contact with said bottom of said mattress so that said mattress is elevated off a floor surface with said pump properly positioned thereto.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
A jet stream water bed as recited in claim 2, further comprising: (a) a frame for engaging side walls of said mattress; (b) a horizontally extending ledge coupled to one side of said frame; and (c) a control knob housed within said ledge for operating said pump, said knob can be adjusted to shut off, reduce and increase voltage supplied to said pump to change intensity of said jet streams.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
85 words
A jet stream water bed as recited in claim 3, wherein said mattress further comprises a horizontal partition having a one way flap valve therein, said partition forms a lower chamber filled with water and an upper chamber filled with air with top ends of said water tubes extending into said upper chamber to increase pulsating action of said jet streams of water within said upper chamber of said mattress and said one way flap valve allowing water to exit back into said lower chamber.
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