# US 9,517,177 B2 · Sauna apparatus for half-body bath

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- Number: US 9,517,177 B2
- Document ID: US9517177B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/736,031
- Filed: 2015-06-10
- Published: 2016-03-24
- Granted: 2016-12-13
- Earliest claimed: 2014-09-18
- Assignees: Newgensauna Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Newgensauna Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Se Jung Oh; Min Souk Kim
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9517177B2

## CPC

- A61H 33/067: {Installations for the inside of such cabins, e.g. seats}
- A61H 33/066: {Cabins therefor}
- A61H 2033/061: {Artificial hot-air baths}
- A61H 2035/004: {for the whole body except the head}
- A61H 2203/0431: in 90°/90°-position, like on a chair
- A61H 2205/06: Arms
- A61H 2205/08: Trunk
- A61H 2205/10: Leg
- A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N)

## Abstract

A sauna apparatus for a half-body bath including a body having a concave structure surrounded with a bottom surface located horizontally on the ground and at least three surfaces connected to the bottom surface. The sauna apparatus also includes a first heating part and a seat disposed at the inside thereof. The sauna apparatus further includes a cover connected on top of the body that is movable-up and down to open and close the interior of the body. The sauna apparatus also includes a second heating part in the cover and shock absorbers to connect the body and the cover with each other. In addition, the sauna apparatus includes a seat driving part to move the seat in an advancing or opposite direction.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A sauna apparatus for a half-body bath comprising:
a body having a concave structure surrounded with a bottom surface located horizontally on the ground and at least three surfaces connected to the bottom surface and comprising a first heating part and a seat disposed at the inside thereof;
a cover connectedly placed on top of the body in such a manner as to be movable up and down by a force applied thereto to open and close the interior of the body, said cover having a second heating part disposed at the inside thereof;
shock absorbers connecting the body and the cover with each other;
a seat driving part to generate power according to input signals applied thereto to move the seat in an advancing direction or in an opposite direction to the advancing direction;
a back rest located inside the body and connected to the seat, an inclination of the back rest being decreased or increased as the seat moves in the advancing direction or in the opposite direction to the advancing direction; and
a neck rest connected to the back rest to open or close the top of the body and having a neck support mounted thereon, wherein the neck rest comprises a pair of coupling through holes formed longitudinally thereon, and the neck support comprises a pair of protrusions inserted into the pair of coupling through holes, so that the neck support is fixedly coupled to the neck rest through the insertion of the pair of protrusions of the neck support into the pair of coupling through holes of the neck rest.