Bath apparatus
AssigneeHoMedics, Inc.
InventorsRoman S. Ferber, Alex Wong Chi To
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for bathing body parts, such as the feet. The apparatus includes a bath chamber for containing fluid, such as water, and receiving the body part therein. The bath chamber includes a bottom surface and a wall structure extending upwardly therefrom, wherein the wall structure has a contact area adapted to be exposed when fluid is contained in the bath chamber. A heating member is provided on the contact area for providing heat, such as infrared rays, to the body part when the body part is placed on the contact area. In addition, the bath apparatus can include at least one massage attachment adapted to be received on the contact area for massaging the body part when the body part engages the massage attachment.
Claims23
An apparatus for bathing a body part, the apparatus comprising:
- a bath chamber for containing a fluid and receiving the body part therein, the bath chamber including a bottom surface and a wall structure extending upwardly therefrom, the wall structure having a contact area;
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- a heating member provided on the contact area, the heating member arranged fluid contained in the bath chamber for providing heat to the body part is placed on the contact area.
A foot bath, comprising:
- a generally U-shaped bath chamber for containing water and receiving at least one foot therein, the bath chamber including a bottom surface and a wall structure extending upwardly therefrom, the wall structure terminating in an upper surface that includes a peninsular contact portion;
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- a heating member provided on the contact portion, the heating member arranged to be uncovered by water contained in the bath chamber and using infrared rays for providing heat to a surface of the foot when the foot surface is placed on the contact portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.