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US 10,480,818 B1Granted
Immersible bath unit and system
OwnerLaura Marie Petersinventor
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Abstract
An immersible bath unit is configured to be submerged in a bathtub while a user takes a bath in the bathtub, and to provide a source of heat to reduce the rate at which the bath water would otherwise cool naturally. The immersible bath unit is battery powered to eliminate the risk of electric shock associated with water heaters powered by commercial AC electric service.
Claims20
An immersible bath unit, comprising:
- a housing having a sealed interior space, which remains dry when the immersible bath unit is submerged, and a duct through the housing having intake opening and an output opening with an impeller disposed in the duct configured to drive water through the duct, and a heating element further disposed in the duct that is configured to heat water driven through the duct;
- a battery disposed inside the sealed interior space which can provide power to the impeller and heating element;
- an interface circuit in the sealed interior space that is configured to receive input from a user;
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- a controller in the sealed interior space that is configured to control operation of the impeller and heating element in response to user input received by the interface circuit.
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An immersible bath unit, comprising:
- a housing having an exterior housing and a sealed interior space within the exterior housing, and a duct within the exterior housing having intake opening and an output opening formed on the exterior housing, further having an impeller disposed in the duct configured to move water through the duct, and a heating element further disposed in the duct that is configured to heat water moved through the duct;
- a battery disposed inside the sealed interior space which is configured to provide power to the impeller and heating element;
- an inductive charging circuit configured to provide charge to the battery when the immersible bath unit is placed on an inductive charging unit;
- an interface circuit configured to receive input from a user, the interface circuit including a wireless interface circuit that is configured to communicate using a personal area networking protocol;
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- a controller configured to control operation of the impeller in response to user input received by the interface circuit.
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An immersible bath unit system, comprising:
- an immersible bath unit having:
- an exterior housing having a duct formed therein, the duct formed between an intake port formed through the exterior housing and an outlet port formed through the exterior housing, the exterior housing defining an interior space within the exterior housing;
- an impeller disposed within the duct configured to move water through the duct from the intake port and out through the outlet port;
- a heating element disposed in the duct that is configured to heat water in the duct as the water is moved by the impeller through the duct;
- a battery disposed in the interior space within the exterior housing, and sealed within the interior space, and configured to provide power to the impeller and to the heating element;
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- an interface circuit disposed in the interior space within the exterior housing, and sealed within the interior space, the interface circuit configured to receive input from a user of the immersible bath unit and control power from the battery to the impeller and heating element in accordance with the input.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.