Foot massage system for tub and method

Abstract

A foot massage system for a tub, comprising a fluid injection system for creating a flow of fluid. Outlets are interconnected to the fluid injection system so as to receive the flow of fluid. The outlets are adapted to be secured through a tub wall so as to inject the fluid in the liquid of the tub to create a turbulence in the liquid of the tub. A foot support is adapted to be secured in the tub, for receiving at least one foot of a person seated in the tub. The foot support is positioned relative to the outlet such that the fluid exiting the outlet creates a massaging effect on the foot received in the foot support.

1 . A foot massage system for a tub, comprising: 
 a fluid injection system for creating a flow of fluid;    at least one outlet interconnected to the fluid injection system so as to receive the flow of fluid, the outlet being adapted to be secured through a tub wall so as to inject the fluid in the liquid of the tub to create a turbulence in the liquid of the tub; and    a foot support adapted to be secured in the tub, for receiving at least one foot of a person seated in the tub, the foot support being positioned relative to the outlet such that the fluid exiting the outlet creates a massaging effect on the foot received in the foot support.    
     
     
         2 . The foot massage system according to  claim 1 , wherein the foot support is removable from the tub.  
     
     
         3 . The foot massage system according to  claim 2 , wherein the foot support has a connector by which the foot support is releasably secured to the outlet.  
     
     
         4 . The foot massage system according to  claim 1 , wherein the foot support has an opening therein, the opening being positioned in register with the outlet when the foot support is positioned relative to the outlet, such that the fluid exiting the outlet passes through the opening to create the massaging effect on the foot.  
     
     
         5 . The foot massage system according to  claim 1 , comprising two of the foot support so as to provide one of the foot support per foot.  
     
     
         6 . The foot massage system according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one outlet is secured through the tub wall opposite a backrest wall of the tub.  
     
     
         7 . The foot massage system according to  claim 1 , wherein the fluid injected by the fluid injection system is a mixture of a liquid and a gas.  
     
     
         8 . The foot massage system according to  claim 7 , wherein the fluid injection system has a liquid circuit for collecting some liquid from the tub, pressurizing the liquid to create the flow, and directing the flow to the outlet, the gas being mixed to the fluid adjacent to the outlet.  
     
     
         9 . The foot massage system according to  claim 8 , wherein the gas is air, and an air intake vent is in fluid communication with the liquid circuit such that the flow of fluid in the liquid circuit entrains air to mix with the flow of fluid.  
     
     
         10 . The foot massage system according to  claim 8 , wherein the fluid injection system has a gas circuit for directing gas from a pressure source to the outlet.  
     
     
         11 . A method for procuring a foot massage, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a foot support having a foot-receiving surface; and    positioning the foot support under water in a tub in relation to an outlet of a fluid injection system, such that a foot on the foot-receiving surface is subjected to turbulence at the outlet of the fluid injection system.    
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the foot support is removable secured to the outlet.