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US 6,673,097 B1Granted
Tanning booth having reduced tanning time
AssigneeHollywood Tanning Systems, Inc.
InventorRalph Venuto, Sr.
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AssigneeHollywood Tanning Systems, Inc.
InventorRalph Venuto, Sr.
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A tanning booth generally has rectangular wall panels, a floor frame, a ceiling frame and a fan that is mounted to the ceiling. The wall panels are interconnected in the shape of a figure-8 in order to form a front section or room defined by front wall panels and a back section or room defined by back wall panels. In use, the front room is a changing area that provides privacy for the user to dress and undress, and the back room is the tanning area. An inside door is provided to separate the front room from the back room. The front section and the back section are each hexagonal-shaped rooms that together form the rough figure-8 shape. Tanning lamps are provided to surround the user in the tanning room. The floor has a pattern of holes that permit air to be drawn through the tanning room by a fan mounted on the ceiling to sufficiently cool the user and lamps during tanning.
A tanning booth for imparting a tan to a user, the tanning booth comprising:
A tanning booth for imparting a tan to a user, the tanning booth comprising:
A tanning booth for imparting a tan to a user, the tanning booth comprising:
A tanning booth comprising a floor, wall panels located about said floor to define a tanning area, and at least one corner post connected to adjacent wall panels, said at least one corner post having a post member with at least one arm forming a general V-shape and a coupling member having at least one arm, said coupling member connected to said post member so that the at least one arm of said coupling member is substantially parallel to and separated from the at least one arm of said post member to form a channel therebetween, the channel receiving one of said wall panels for engaging said corner post to the received wall panel.
A booth comprising at least one wall defining a receiving area for receiving a user, the booth comprising a floor having a plurality of openings that permit air flow, said plurality of openings positioned directly about the user to define a user position within the receiving area, a ceiling having a ventilation opening, and a blower secured to said ceiling and positioned in the ventilation opening to direct an air flow through the plurality of openings and directly past the user to contact the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.