Foot spa with remote control features

• US 20030126679A1
• Filed: 01/10/2002
• Published: 07/10/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Conair CIP, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Conair CIP, Inc.
• Inventors: Leung, Anthony Kit Lun, Tse, Chung Shun
• Application Number:
  US10/043,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20030126679A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 4/622
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 3/022 specially adapted for particular use, e.g. for washing the feet, for bathing in sitting position doors to get in and out of baths more easily A47K3/006; collapsible baths A47K3/062
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 35/006 for the feet

Abstract

A foot spa and a method for controlling the foot spa is provided. The foot spa has a housing defining a reservoir for locating feet, a remote control unit for controlling a function of the foot spa by transmitting a control signal to the foot spa via wireless communication, and a receiver located in or on the housing for receiving the control signal.

Claims

1. A foot spa comprising:

a housing defining a reservoir for locating feet;

a receiver located in or on the housing for receiving a control signal; and

a remote control unit for controlling a function of the foot spa by transmitting the control signal to the foot spa via wireless communication.

2. The foot spa of claim 1, wherein the function is selected from a group consisting of vibration, bubble, and water-jet.

3. The foot spa of claim 1, wherein the function is a program function for initiating execution of at least one function associated with the foot spa.

4. The foot spa of claim 3, wherein the program function initiates a plurality of functions associated with the foot spa in an automated sequence.

5. The foot spa of claim 3, wherein the at least one function is predetermined.

6. The foot spa of claim 3, wherein the at least one function is selectively determined.

7. The foot spa of claim 4, wherein the plurality of functions are predetermined.

8. The foot spa of claim 4, wherein the plurality of functions are selectively determined.

9. The foot spa of claim 1, wherein the remote control unit has controls for controlling operation of the foot spa.

10. The foot spa of claim 1, wherein the control signal is transmitted using a communication protocol selected from the group consisting of infrared, radio frequency, and sonic transmission.

11. The foot spa of claim 1, further comprising a lid to at least partially enclose the reservoir.

12. The foot spa of claim 1, wherein the remote control unit has two portions that fit together in a watertight fashion to provide resistance to the penetration of water.

13. The foot spa of claim 1, wherein the remote control unit floats when in water.

14. The foot spa of claim 1, wherein the remote control unit has one or more controls selected from the group consisting of on/off control, vibration control, bubble control, water-jet control, and program control.

15. The foot spa of claim 1, wherein the remote control unit has an on/off control, a vibration control, a bubble control, a water-jet control, and a program control.

16. A method for controlling a foot spa, said method comprising the steps of:

transmitting a control signal from a remote control unit to the foot spa via wireless communication, wherein the remote control unit controls a function of the foot spa; and

receiving the control signal by a receiver located in or on a housing of the foot spa; and

processing the received control signal to effectuate execution of the function.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising a step of selecting the function from a group consisting of vibration, bubble, and water-jet.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising a step of activating, from the remote control unit, a program function for initiating execution of at least one function associated with the foot spa.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising a step of activating a program function for initiating execution of a plurality of functions associated with the foot spa.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of transmitting a control signal controls all of the functions of the foot spa.