US 11,684,544 B2
Foot spa tub pump and method
Justin Lawyer, Bethlehem, PA (US); Patrick Clasen, Allentown, PA (US); Timothy Marks, Northampton, PA (US); and Quy Ton, Baton Rouge, LA (US)
Assigned to EcoTech, LLC, Bethlehem, PA (US)
Filed by ECOTECH, LLC, Bethlehem, PA (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/573,232.
Application 17/573,232 is a continuation of application No. 16/933,303, filed on Jul. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,219,576, issued on Jan. 11, 2022.
Application 16/933,303 is a continuation of application No. 16/411,655, filed on May 14, 2019, granted, now 10,716,732, issued on Jul. 21, 2020.
Application 16/411,655 is a continuation of application No. 15/682,726, filed on Aug. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,285,903, issued on May 14, 2019.
Application 15/682,726 is a continuation of application No. 15/084,069, filed on Mar. 29, 2016, granted, now 9,737,460, issued on Aug. 22, 2017.
Application 15/084,069 is a continuation of application No. 13/545,516, filed on Jul. 10, 2012, granted, now 9,295,612, issued on Mar. 29, 2016.
Application 13/545,516 is a continuation of application No. 12/189,365, filed on Aug. 11, 2008, granted, now 8,214,937, issued on Jul. 10, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/021,386, filed on Jan. 16, 2008.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/955,036, filed on Aug. 9, 2007.
Prior Publication US 2022/0202646 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61H 35/00 (2006.01); A61H 33/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 35/006 (2013.01) [A61H 33/0091 (2013.01); A61H 33/6021 (2013.01); A61H 33/6063 (2013.01); A61H 33/0087 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0176 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1207 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1215 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foot spa tub, comprising:
a tub basin;
a first magnetic drive member rotatably coupled to a drive motor;
a first casing supporting said first magnetic drive member, said first casing disposed against an exterior surface of a sidewall of said tub basin;
a second magnetic drive member rotatably coupled to a blade, said first and second magnetic drive members magnetically coupled to each other so that said blade is drivingly coupled to said drive motor;
a frame having an upper plate with a side wall extending outwardly from an undersurface thereof to define a recess, said second magnetic drive member at least partially disposed within said recess;
a nozzle housing said second magnetic drive member and said blade, said nozzle detachably securable to an interior surface of said sidewall by a magnetic attraction force between said first and second magnetic drive members; and
at least one locking lever rotatably secured to a lower portion of said nozzle for locking said second magnetic drive member and said blade in said nozzle;
said at least one locking lever including a cam portion pivotable against said frame for releasably securing said frame and said nozzle, and pivotable away from said frame for detaching said nozzle from said frame.