Pedicure chair with auto-fill system for a water basin and related methods
AssigneeLexor, Inc.
InventorsCHRISTOPHER L. LUONG, QUANG NGUYEN, LONG LUONG
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Abstract
A pedicure chair with a basin having an auto-fill system for depositing water into the basin while eliminating spillover is disclosed. The auto-fill system has a controller, a water supply valve, and a water level sensor. The water level sensor can be a proximity sensor attached to an external surface of the basin. The water level sensor can send a signal to a controller when the water level sensor detects a predetermined water level in the basin. The controller can be configured to shut on and off the water supply to the basin by sending a signal to actuate the water supply valve.
Claims17
A pedicure chair assembly with an auto-fill system, comprising:
- a seat having a seating surface;
- a basin located, elevation-wise, below the seat, said basin having wall having an exterior surface, an interior surface defining a basin interior, a basin sidewall and a basin bottom wall;
- an electronically controllable valve configured to control flow of water into the basin;
- a first level sensor mounted wholly externally of the basin interior and configured to detect a first water level of the basin;
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- a controller programmed to receive a first level indication signal from the first level sensor corresponding to the detected first water level and send a command signal to the electronically controllable valve to open the valve for fluid flow through the valve or to close the valve to block fluid flow through the valve as a function of the first level indication signal.
A method of using a pedicure chair assembly, comprising:
- electronically wiring an electronically controllable valve to a controller, the electronically controllable valve controllable by the controller to control flow of water into the basin, the basin located, elevation-wise, below a seat and the basin having wall having an exterior surface, an interior surface defining a basin interior, a basin sidewall and a basin bottom wall;
- attaching a first level sensor wholly externally of the basin interior to detect a first predetermined water level inside the basin interior;
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- electronically connecting the first level sensor to the controller, the controller being configured to receive a first signal from the first level sensor corresponding to the first predetermined water level and send a command signal to the electronically controllable valve to actuate the valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.