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US 5,628,073 AGranted
Sauna
AssigneeWatkins Manufacturing Corporation
InventorJohn Popovich
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Abstract
A sauna fabricated from a tubular metal space frame mounting a circular plywood seat and shrouded by a vinyl and thermal shield skin having a clear plastic thermoformed hinged door therein with a magnetic door latch. A manually-actuated, timer-controlled electric infrared heater is located in a domical array in the top of the space frame assembly with the innermost dome serving as a reflector for the infrared heater.
Claims18
A sauna comprising:
- a space frame comprised of a plurality of arched tube members joined at the top to a dome comprising a plurality of domical elements;
- a flexible skin installed over said tube members;
- a seat means for seating occupants located within said skin and attached to said space frame;
- a floor removably attached to said skin;
- and
- infrared heating means attached to one of said domical elements for heating said sauna.
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A sauna comprising:
- an enclosure having a top, a bottom, and a door therein, said enclosure comprising:
- a space frame structure comprising a plurality of arched tubes, and
- a skin wrapped about said tubes to form said enclosure, said skin comprising a plurality of sections, each having an outer fabric fastened to an inner fabric, said inner fabric including an elastic portion therein;
- means positioned at the top of said enclosure for mounting an infrared heater in the top of said enclosure;
- and
- an infrared heater mounted by said means for mounting.
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A sauna comprising:
- an enclosure having a top, a bottom, and a door therein;
- means positioned at the top of said enclosure for mounting an infrared heater in the top of said enclosure, said means comprising a plurality of domical elements, and means for mounting said domical elements one above the next;
- and
- an infrared heater mounted by said means for mounting.
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A sauna comprising:
- an enclosure having a top, a bottom, and a door therein, said enclosure comprising:
- a space frame structure comprising a plurality of arched tubes, and
- a skin wrapped about said tubes to form said enclosure;
- means positioned at the top of said enclosure for mounting an infrared heater in the top of said enclosure;
- an infrared heater mounted by said means for mounting;
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- a plurality of feet, one mounted to the lower end of each of said arched tubes, and a plurality of base members attached to said feet.
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A sauna comprising:
- an enclosure having a top, a bottom, and a door therein, said enclosure comprising:
- a space frame structure comprising a plurality of arched tubes, and
- a skin wrapped about said tubes to form said enclosure;
- means positioned at the top of said enclosure for mounting an infrared heater in the top of said enclosure;
- an infrared heater mounted by said means for mounting;
- a door frame means for providing an opening in said skin;
- means for hingedly mounting said door to said door frame means;
- and
- means for latching said door to said door frame means, said means for latching comprising a magnetic latch comprising:
- at least one disc-shaped metallic door strike attached to said door frame means, and
- at least one disc magnet attached to said door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.