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Floatable bubble bath assembly
Assignee: Hara Health Ind Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-12-22
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Granted: 1990-07-24
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Expires: 2009-12-22
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a bubble bath assembly including a housing, a pump mechanism and a water-jetting mechanism. The housing has an inlet and an outlet. The pump means is encased within the housing in order to draw water into the housing through the inlet and to discharge water under pressure from the outlet. The water-jetting mechanism is communicatively connected to the outlet of the housing to discharge water in a jet therefrom. This assembly is characterized in that the housing includes a float for floating the bubble bath assembly on bath water in such a manner that the water-jetting mechanism is held over the bath water and the inlet of the housing is held under the bath water. The assembly is also characterized in that the water-jetting mechanism has an outlet port which directly confronts the bath water when the assembly floats on the bath water, so that water to be discharged from the water-jetting mechanism is directed to the surface of the bath water.
Inventors
- 👤 Zenzaburo Hara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 22:37
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K3/00; A61; A61H; A61H33/00; A61H33/0087; A61H33/0091; A61H33/60; A61H33/601; A61H33/6021; A61H33/6047; A61H33/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
In a bubble bath assembly for creating a bubbling effect in water in a bathtub, the bubble bath assembly including: a housing having an inlet and an outlet; pump means, encased within the housing, for drawing water into the housing through the inlet and for discharging water under pressure from the outlet; and water-jetting means, communicatively connected to the outlet of the housing, for discharging water in a jet therefrom, the improvement wherein the housing comprises float means for floating the bubble bath assembly on bath water in such a manner that the water-jetting means is held over the bath water and the inlet of the housing is held under the bath water, and wherein the water-jetting means has an outlet port which directly confronts the bath water when the assembly floats on the bath water, so that water to be discharged from the water-jetting means is directed to the surface of the bath water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
In a bubble bath assembly for creating a bubbling effect in water in a bathtub, the bubble bath assembly including: a housing having an inlet and an outlet; pump means, encased within the housing, for drawing water into the housing through the inlet and for discharging water under pressure from the outlet; and water-jetting means, communicatively connected to the outlet of the housing, for discharging water in a jet therefrom, the improvement wherein the housing comprises float means for floating the bubble bath assembly on bath water in such a manner that the water-jetting means is held over the bath water and the inlet of the housing is held under the bath water, and wherein the water-jetting means has an outlet port which directly confronts the bath water when the assembly floats on the bath water, so that water to be discharged from the water-jetting means is directed to the surface of the bath water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
184 words
A bubble bath assembly according to claim 1, wherein the housing has a center axis and upper and lower portions, the center axis extending between the upper and lower portions, and being disposed substantially vertically when the assembly floats on the bath water, the upper portion being held over the bath water when the assembly floats on the bath water, the lower portion being held under the bath water when the assembly floats on the bath water, wherein the water-jetting means comprises a plurality of substantially tubular nozzles, wherein the outlet port is a plurality of openings formed on the nozzles so that each of the nozzles has one of the openings, each of the openings having an axis parallel to the center axis of the housing, the nozzles being disposed on the upper portion of the housing so that the openings are arranged at equal angular intervals about the center axis of the housing and the distances between the center axis and the respective openings are equal, and wherein the inlet of the housing is disposed on the lower portion of the housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A bubble bath assembly according to claim 2, wherein the housing includes an inner partition wall dividing the interior space of the housing into an air chamber and a pump chamber, the pump chamber receiving the pump means and being in fluid communication with the inlet and outlet of the housing, and wherein the float means comprises the air chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
A bubble bath assembly according to claim 3, wherein the housing has a plurality of hollow protrusions disposed thereon at equal angular intervals about the center axis of the housing, and wherein the air chamber is defined by the inner faces of the hollow protrusions and the inner partition wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
97 words
A bubble bath assembly according to claim 4, wherein each of the nozzles is interposed between the corresponding two adjoining hollow protrusions when the nozzles are viewed from a plane perpendicular to the center axis of the housing, each of the nozzles extending perpendicularly to the center axis of the housing from the upper portion of the housing so that the distance between the center axis and the opening of the corresponding nozzle is longer than the distance between the center axis and the outer peripheral face of that portion of the housing excluding the hollow protrusions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A bubble bath assembly according to claim 5, wherein the number of nozzles is three, and wherein the number of the hollow protrusions is three.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
A bubble bath assembly according to claim 1, wherein the pump means includes an electric motor and an electric cord for electrically connecting the motor to an electric power source, the electric cord having a suction cup, attached thereto, for fastening the cord to any stable objects adjacent to the assembly.
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