CPC A47K 3/006 (2013.01) [A61H 33/0087 (2013.01); A61H 33/6005 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
11. A walk-in hot tub (100) which enables a user to walk into and out of the hot tub (100) in a dry state, comprising:
a. a hot tub compartment (102) having a hot tub compartment interior (120);
b. a tub transfer compartment (140) having a transfer compartment interior (146) adjacent to the hot tub compartment (102);
c. a transfer compartment door opening (150) communicating with the transfer compartment interior (146) of the tub transfer compartment (140);
d. a transfer compartment door (152) configured to move between closed and opened positions in the transfer compartment door opening (150);
e. a hot tub compartment door opening (156) establishing communication between the transfer compartment interior (146) of the tub transfer compartment (140) and the hot tub compartment interior (120) of the hot tub compartment (102);
f. a hot tub compartment door (158) configured to move between closed and opened positions in the hot tub compartment door opening (156); and
g. a pump system (168) including:
i. a tub pump (170) disposed in fluid communication with the hot tub compartment interior (120) of the hot tub compartment (102);
ii. at least one water heater (178) disposed in fluid communication with the tub pump (170); and
iii. at least one transfer compartment pump (172) disposed in fluid communication with the transfer compartment interior (146) of the tub transfer compartment (140) and the tub pump (170);
wherein the transfer compartment pump (172) is configured to pump water (180) to and from the tub transfer compartment (140), allowing the user to walk into and out of the hot tub (100) in a dry state.
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