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US 2019/0246455 A1Published application
Bathing water heating device
OwnerChico Weber, Spencer Toderinventors
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Abstract
A bath water heating device for use in a small water environment, such as a bathtub or the like, that is operable to maintain water in the small water environment at a desired temperature. The device may filter water as it is pumped through the device. Additionally or alternatively, the device may provide ambient relaxation and/or entertainment content to a user, such as a bather or the like. The device may be wirelessly connectable to external input/output devices.
Claims20
An apparatus for heating bath water, comprising:
- a pump;
- a heating element;
- and
- a housing, wherein the housing encloses the pump and the heating element within a cavity therein, wherein the housing has at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening, and wherein the housing is sized and shaped to fit within at least a portion of a bath water environment,
- wherein the pump is operable to draw bath water from the bath water environment outside the housing into the cavity through the inlet opening,
- wherein the heating element is operable to heat the bath water within the cavity, and
- wherein the pump is further operable to eject the heated bath water from the cavity to the bath water environment outside the housing through the outlet opening.
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A bathing water heating apparatus, comprising:
- a housing, wherein the housing includes at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening, wherein the housing encloses a first environment and a second environment, wherein the first environment is configured to be located above a water level line when the bathing water heating apparatus is utilized in a bathing water environment, and wherein the second environment is configured to be at least partially submerged in the bath water environment;
- a battery, wherein the battery is enclosed within the first environment;
- a microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller is enclosed within the first environment, and wherein the microcontroller is electrically connected to the battery;
- a wireless transceiver, wherein the wireless transceiver is enclosed within the first environment, and wherein the wireless transceiver is electrically connected to the microcontroller;
- a touchscreen display device, wherein the touchscreen display device is at least partially enclosed within the first environment, and wherein the touchscreen display device is electrically connected to the microcontroller;
- a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), wherein the plurality of LEDs are affixed to an external surface of the housing, and wherein the plurality of LEDs are electrically connected to the microcontroller;
- a pump, wherein the pump is enclosed within the second environment, and wherein the pump is electrically connected to the battery and the microcontroller;
- a heating element, wherein the heating element is enclosed within the second environment, and wherein the heating element is electrically connected to the battery and the microcontroller;
- wherein the battery is operable to provide electrical power to the microcontroller, the pump, and the heating element;
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- wherein the microcontroller is operable to:
- wirelessly communicate with an external input/output (I/O) device via the wireless transceiver,
- at least one of receive data input and display video content via the touchscreen display device,
- control at least one operating parameter of the plurality of LEDs,
- control at least one operating parameter of the pump to draw water from the bathing water environment outside the housing into the second environment through the inlet opening,
- control at least one operating parameter of the heating element to heat the water in the second environment, and
- further control the at least one operating parameter of the pump to eject the heated water from the second environment to the bathing water environment outside the housing through the outlet opening.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a battery;
- a microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller is electrically connected to the battery;
- a wireless transceiver, wherein the wireless transceiver is electrically connected to the microcontroller;
- a speaker, wherein the speaker is electrically connected to the microcontroller;
- at least one light-emitting diode (LED), wherein the at least one LED is electrically connected to the microcontroller;
- a pump, wherein the pump is electrically connected to the battery and the microcontroller;
- a heating element, wherein the heating element is electrically connected to the battery and the microcontroller;
- a watertight inner container, wherein the watertight inner container is impermeable to water, and wherein the watertight inner container encloses the battery, the microcontroller, the wireless transceiver, and the speaker;
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- a housing, wherein the housing encloses the watertight inner container, the pump, and the heating element within a cavity of the housing, wherein the housing includes at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening, and wherein the housing is sized and shaped to fit within at least a portion of a small water environment;
- wherein the battery is operable to provide electrical power to the microcontroller, the pump, and the heating element, and
- wherein the microcontroller is operable to:
- wirelessly communicate with an external input/output (I/O) device via the wireless transceiver,
- play audio content via the speaker,
- control at least one operating parameter of the at least one LED,
- control at least one operating parameter of the pump to draw water from the small water environment outside the housing into the cavity through the inlet opening,
- control at least one operating parameter of the heating element to heat the water in the cavity, and
- further control the at least one operating parameter of the pump to eject the heated water from the cavity to the small water environment outside the housing through the outlet opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.