Therapeutic shower enclosure
First Claim
1. A therapeutic shower enclosure comprising a bottom wall, sidewalls, a top wall and a door assembly in said sidewalls for access to said enclosure;
- an air distribution channel in communication with an air blower and an air return orifice and at least one air injection orifices communicating with said enclosure whereby to create a stream of circulating air in said enclosure, heating means in said air distribution channel for heating air convected therein to a temperature of up to about 50°
C. to 75°
C. to provide said stream as a stream of hot dry air circulating in said enclosure about a person'"'"'s body in said enclosure whereby to cause said person'"'"'s body to increase its internal temperature to cause perspiration to thereby provide a therapeutic effect of shedding toxins through the skin, wherein said sidewalls are disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to each other to define a corner area in said enclosure, said air return orifice being disposed in said top wall in said corner area, therebeing two of said air injecting orifices disposed spaced adjacent said sidewalls on a respective one of said opposed sidewalls forwardly of said corner area whereby to create said stream of hot dry air having a downward path from opposed sides of said enclosure to said bottom wall and then up along said corner area to said air return orifice to subject the user person standing in said enclosure to said dry heat air stream.
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Abstract
A therapeutic shower enclosure is comprised of a bottom wall, sidewalls a top wall and a door assembly in the sidewalls for access to the enclosure. An air blower is mounted above the top wall in communication with one or more air return orifices in the top wall. An air distribution channel is in communication with the air blower and at least one air injecting orifice is provided in the top wall and communicates with the enclosure. A heater is provided in the air distribution channel for heating convected air therein to a temperature of up to about 75° C. to provide a stream of hot dry air circulating in the enclosure about a person'"'"'s body standing therein whereby to cause the person'"'"'s body to transpire and provide a therapeutic effect of shedding toxins through the skin. In combination with the hot dry air treatment there is available a chromotherapeutic and luminotherapeutic light treatment and an ion and ozone generator to inject ions and ozone in the hot dry air stream.
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40 Claims
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1. A therapeutic shower enclosure comprising a bottom wall, sidewalls, a top wall and a door assembly in said sidewalls for access to said enclosure;
- an air distribution channel in communication with an air blower and an air return orifice and at least one air injection orifices communicating with said enclosure whereby to create a stream of circulating air in said enclosure, heating means in said air distribution channel for heating air convected therein to a temperature of up to about 50°
C. to 75°
C. to provide said stream as a stream of hot dry air circulating in said enclosure about a person'"'"'s body in said enclosure whereby to cause said person'"'"'s body to increase its internal temperature to cause perspiration to thereby provide a therapeutic effect of shedding toxins through the skin, wherein said sidewalls are disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to each other to define a corner area in said enclosure, said air return orifice being disposed in said top wall in said corner area, therebeing two of said air injecting orifices disposed spaced adjacent said sidewalls on a respective one of said opposed sidewalls forwardly of said corner area whereby to create said stream of hot dry air having a downward path from opposed sides of said enclosure to said bottom wall and then up along said corner area to said air return orifice to subject the user person standing in said enclosure to said dry heat air stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- an air distribution channel in communication with an air blower and an air return orifice and at least one air injection orifices communicating with said enclosure whereby to create a stream of circulating air in said enclosure, heating means in said air distribution channel for heating air convected therein to a temperature of up to about 50°
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33. A therapeutic shower enclosure comprising a bottom wall, sidewalls, a top wall and a door assembly in said sidewalls for access to said enclosure, one or more chromotherapeutic light source secured to one of said top wall or sidewalls of said enclosure to subject a user person to colored light, and control means to energize said light source for a desired predetermined period of time to subject a user person to a chromotherapeutic effect, wherein there is further provided an air distribution channel in communication with an air blower and an air return orifice and at least one air injection orifices communicating with said enclosure whereby to create a stream of circulating air in said enclosure, heating means in said air distribution channel for heating air convected therein to a temperature of up to about 50°
- C. to 75°
C. to provide said stream as a stream of hot dry air circulating in said enclosure about a person'"'"'s body in said enclosure whereby to cause said person'"'"'s body to increase is internal temperature to cause perspiration to thereby provide a therapeutic effect of shedding toxins through the skin, wherein said sidewalls are disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to each other to define a corner area in said enclosure, said air return orifice being disposed in said top wall in said corner area, therebeing two of said air injecting orifices disposed spaced adjacent said sidewalls on a respective one of said opposed sidewalls forwardly of said corner area whereby to create said stream of hot dry air having a downward path from opposed sides of said enclosure to said bottom wall and then up along said corner area to said air return orifice to subject the user person standing in said enclosure to said dry heat air stream. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
- C. to 75°
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40. A therapeutic shower enclosure comprising a bottom wall, sidewalls, a top wall and a door assembly in said sidewalls for access to said enclosure, one or more intense clear light source in one of said top wall or sidewalls having an intensity of at least 2000 lux, control means to energize said light source for a desired predetermined period of time to subject a user person to a luminotherapeutic effect, said enclosure having a shower head and water control valves, wherein there is further provided an air distribution channel in communication with an air blower and an air return orifice and at least one air injection orifices communicating with said enclosure whereby to create a stream of circulating air in said enclosure, heating means in said air distribution channel for heating air convected therein to a temperature of up to about 50°
- C. to 75°
C. to provide said stream as a stream of hot dry air circulating in said enclosure about a person'"'"'s body in said enclosure whereby to cause said person'"'"'s body to increase is internal temperature to cause perspiration to thereby provide a therapeutic effect of shedding toxins through the skin, wherein said sidewalls are disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to each other to define a corner area in said enclosure, said air return orifice being disposed in said top wall in said corner area, therebeing two of said air injecting orifices disposed spaced adjacent said sidewalls on a respective one of said opposed sidewalls forwardly of said corner area whereby to create said stream of hot dry air having a downward path from opposed sides of said enclosure to said bottom wall and then up along said corner area to said air return orifice to subject the user person standing in said enclosure to said dry heat air stream.
- C. to 75°
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