Abstract: A hydrothermal treatment facility is in the form of a vessel for containing heated water, the vessel sidewalls being contoured to receive and support arthritic users in a plurality of positions, at least one portion being configured to receive a user in a seated position with the user's feet on the vessel floor, at least one portion of the vessel being configured to support a user in a semi-reclined position with the user's head being supported and at least one foot on the vessel floor and at least one portion of the vessel being configured to support a user in a reclined position with the user's legs and feet being supported above the vessel floor, and a plurality of jets by which water is injected into the interior of the vessel, the jets being positioned so that water flowing therethrough impinges on the joints of the users.

Abstract: A football drying machine having a frame and wheels so that it may be moved about, a vertical axis supported at its lower end of the frame, a carousel affixed about the vertical axis, the carousel having a number of radial compartments each dimensioned to receive a football, a shroud covering the carousel and having an opening in the top so that as the carousel is rotated the opening aligns with the compartments for placing footballs into or taking them out of the carousel, a gas burner supplied by a gas tank carried on the frame, a fan for moving heated air from the gas burner, a plenum chamber connecting the burner and fan to direct heated air into the bottom of the carousel and within the shroud to heat footballs positioned in the carousel, and a handle affixed to the upper end of the shaft for rotation of the carousel.