Pedicure spa with self-cleaning retractable basin
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Abstract
A pedicure spa having a self-cleaning retractable basin provides a consistently cleaned and sanitized basin for use during a pedicure treatment. A cleansing chamber in the pedicure spa accepts the basin for a self-cleaning procedure. Cleansing products may be dispensed from one or more supply components for application to the basin by one or more cleansing devices. The self-cleaning procedure may proceed according to one or more predefined stages, which may include a drying stage provided by one or more dryers within the cleansing chamber.
Claims20
A self-cleaning pedicure spa comprising:
- a body having a front end and a back end;
- a seat supported by the body at the back end;
- a retractable basin movable between an extended position and a retracted position and configured to hold at least one liquid therein for use during a pedicure treatment when in the extended position;
- a cleansing chamber within the back end of the body and having an opening to accept the retractable basin;
- one or more cleansing devices within the cleansing chamber configured to apply one or more cleansing products to the retractable basin when the retractable basin is in the retracted position;
- a planar platform extending outward from the opening of the cleansing chamber, wherein the retractable basin is supported by the planar platform when the retractable basin is in the extended position;
- at least one slanted portion of the planar platform that slants downward at the opening of the cleansing chamber;
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- one or more walls surrounding the planar platform except at the opening of the cleansing chamber.
A self-cleaning pedicure spa comprising:
- a body having a seat configured to support a client during a pedicure treatment;
- a retractable basin configured to hold at least one liquid for use during the pedicure treatment;
- a cleansing chamber within the body and having an opening to accept the retractable basin;
- a platform extending outward from the opening of the cleansing chamber;
- one or more walls extending upward at a peripheral edge of the platform except at the opening of the cleansing chamber;
- one or more supply components configured to dispense one or more cleaning products;
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- a plurality of cleansing devices within the cleansing chamber and coupled to the one or more supply components, the plurality of cleansing devices configured to apply the one or more cleansing products to the retractable basin when the retractable basin is in the cleansing chamber.
A method of cleansing a basin with a self-cleaning pedicure spa comprising:
- providing a seat to support a client during a pedicure treatment;
- positioning a basin within a cleansing chamber of the pedicure spa;
- applying one or more cleansing products to the basin by one or more cleansing devices within the cleansing chamber;
- providing a walled platform at an opening of the cleansing chamber, the walled platform having one or more walls extending upward around a periphery of the platform except at the opening of the cleansing chamber;
- removing the basin from the cleansing chamber by moving the basin onto the walled platform to position the basin at an extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.