Booth
AssigneeAromatherapy Steam Tube Company Limited
InventorsRichard R. Wolfenden, Graham Priestley
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Abstract
A booth, of general circular cross-section, includes a roof part 2, a base part and an intermediate part 6. The base is adapted to stand on the floor. Within the booth is a foldable chair 8. A person may gain access to the booth via a door 10 having a hinged edge 12 and a slide fastener 14. A steam kettle is provided below a false floor of the base part 4. In use, steam and aromatic vapor for essential oils is produced which fills the booth within which a person is seated.
Claims10
Apparatus for providing a heat environment for at least one person, the apparatus being configurable in an assembled configuration and a portable disassembled configuration, the apparatus comprising:
- an enclosure for substantially retaining heat, steam or vapor therewithin and for receiving said at least one person and comprised of:
- (i) a roof having a peripheral edge portion and adapted to extend above the head of said at least one person;
- (ii) an enclosure wall having upper and lower edge portions and being made of a solid material which is sufficiently rigid that the wall is self supporting, said enclosure wall having an opening sufficient in size for said at least one person to enter and leave the enclosure, and a closure part for closing the opening, at least a portion of said wall being substantially transparent;
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- (iii) a base having a peripheral edge portion;
- locating means adapted to locate said roof, said wall and said base relative to one another and whereby said roof is indirectly supported by said base in said assembled configuration and, said locating means including a slot extending at least partially within said peripheral edge portion of said roof for insertably receiving said upper edge portion of said wall and an upstanding rim extending around said peripheral edge portion of said base for confining said lower edge portion of said wall within said base;
- raising means for raising said heat, said steam or said vapor;
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- securing means adapted to secure the roof and the base together to form a carrying case in said portable disassembled configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.