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US 6,273,906 B1Granted
Foot care device
OwnerJean D. Swansoninventor
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Abstract
A device for tanning the feet of athletes who develop tanned legs while wearing shorts to participate in outdoor activities. The tanning device also includes a fungicidal mechanism for killing foot funguses as well as a foot massaging mechanism for providing soothing vibrations to the feet while the user is receiving a tanning treatment.
Claims1
A foot care device comprising:
- a foot receiving housing with two pivoting top panels and an internal foot receiving cavity;
- an electric motor driven foot vibrator positioned within said internal foot receiving cavity;
- a tanning lamp assembly positioned within said foot receiving cavity;
- an anti-fungal lamp assembly positioned within said foot receiving cavity;
- a timer switch positioned on an exterior surface of said foot receiving housing;
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- an on/off switch positioned on said exterior surface of said foot receiving housing;
- said tanning lamp assembly including multiple tanning lamps emitting light in said skin tanning range;
- said anti-fungal lamp assembly including multiple anti-fungal lamps emitting light in said anti-fungal range;
- said tanning lamp assembly and said anti-fungal lamp assembly being wired in parallel with each other and in series with said timer switch;
- said electric motor driven foot vibrator being wired in series with said on/off switch;
- each of said two pivoting top panels having two resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg passages formed into a top panel side edge thereof;
- said resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg passages being positioned such that when both pivoting top panels are pivoted done into a closed position, each resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg passage of one pivoting top panel abuts a resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg of said other pivoting top panel such that two full circular leg passages are formed.
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