Inflatable floating spa

• US 5,570,480 A
• Filed: 06/19/1995
• Issued: 11/05/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sunco Products, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sunco Products, Inc.
• Inventors: Yeung, Man F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Recla, Henry J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Eloshway, Charles R.
• Application Number:
  US08/492,375
• Time in Patent Office: 505 Days
• Field of Search: 4/487, 4/541.5, 4/585, 4/588, 4/590, 441/87, 441/130, 441/131, 441/86, 441/135, 441/40, 441/41, 441/43, 441/129, 441/108, 441/113, 114/345, 114/346
• US Class Current: 4/487
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 15/006 Floating seats floatable vessel furniture for life-saving B63C9/30
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 34/52 Inflatable or partly inflatable
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 4/0012 Floating swimming pools

Abstract

An inflatable floating spa for use in water by a person to recline and rest therein that is formed from a resilient material and comprises an air chamber that provides support for suspended upper and lower water chambers which remain submerged and a sheet means that is interposed between the upper and lower water chambers forming a seat.

Claims

1. An inflatable floating spa for use in water by persons to recline and rest therein, said inflatable floating spa comprising in combination:

a floatation means for supporting said inflatable floating spa, said floatation means having a submerged side and a top side;

a sheet means for providing a seat within said inflatable floating spa being coupled to and extending downward from said floatation means, said sheet means including a center hole having an internal perimeter edge; and

a lower water chamber coupled to and along said internal perimeter edge of said center hole, said lower water chamber being tubular in nature thereby defining a central opening and said lower water chamber being sealed to retain water therein,

whereby said opening facilitates the entering and exiting of said inflatable floating spa by the person from underwater, said lower water chamber being filled with water and remaining submerged while said floatation means remains afloat on top of the water thereby supporting said lower water chamber suspended therefrom under the water.

2. The inflatable floating spa as recited in claim 1, wherein said inflatable floating spa further comprises an upper water chamber coupled to said sheet means, said upper water chamber being coupled to said floatation means along said submerged side and said sheet means being coupled to and along said upper water chamber.

3. The inflatable floating spa as recited in claim 2, wherein said floatation means is comprised of an air chamber having a tubular shape so as to define an enclosed area within.

4. The inflatable floating spa as recited in claim 3, wherein said upper water chamber is tubular in nature and is smaller in diameter than said air chamber.

5. The inflatable floating spa as recited in claim 4, wherein said sheet means further includes drain holes positioned in the seat so as to facilitate the free flow of water into and out of said inflatable floating spa.

6. The inflatable floating spa as recited in claim 5, wherein said lower water chamber is of a smaller diameter than said air chamber and said upper water chamber, said lower water chamber and said sheet means forming a seat within said inflatable floating spa with said opening of said lower water chamber facilitating the passing of person'"'"'s legs therethrough and said lower water chamber supporting the legs when the person is seated within.

7. The inflatable floating spa as recited in claim 6, wherein said air chamber further comprises a plurality of satellite eyelets positioned about and coupled to said top side for facilitating the passing of a grab rope therethrough that serves as a hand hold and tie-up.

8. The inflatable floating spa as recited in claim 7, wherein said sheet means is resilient and transparent.