Therapeutic shower enclosure
First Claim
1. A top wall assembly to convert a shower enclosure to a therapeutic shower enclosure, said assembly comprising a top wall member having an air distribution channel in communication with an air blower and an air return orifice and two air injection orifices adapted to communicate with said shower 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 positioned in said enclosure whereby to cause said person'"'"'s body to increase its internal temperature to precipitate perspiration to thereby provide a therapeutic effect of shedding toxins through the skin, and wherein said top wall member defines a right angle corner area, said air return orifice being disposed in said corner area, said air injecting orifices disposed spaced adjacent a respective one of opposed sides of said member forwardly of said corner area whereby to create said stream of hot dry air having a downward path from opposed sides of said shower enclosure to a bottom wall thereof and then up along to said corner area to said return orifice to subject the person standing in said enclosure to said dry heat air stream.
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Abstract
A top wall assembly to convert a shower enclosure into a therapeutic shower enclosure. The top wall assembly has an air blower 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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27 Claims
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1. A top wall assembly to convert a shower enclosure to a therapeutic shower enclosure, said assembly comprising a top wall member having an air distribution channel in communication with an air blower and an air return orifice and two air injection orifices adapted to communicate with said shower 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 positioned in said enclosure whereby to cause said person'"'"'s body to increase its internal temperature to precipitate perspiration to thereby provide a therapeutic effect of shedding toxins through the skin, and wherein said top wall member defines a right angle corner area, said air return orifice being disposed in said corner area, said air injecting orifices disposed spaced adjacent a respective one of opposed sides of said member forwardly of said corner area whereby to create said stream of hot dry air having a downward path from opposed sides of said shower enclosure to a bottom wall thereof and then up along to said corner area to said return orifice to subject the person standing in said enclosure to said dry heat air stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- C. to 75°
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12. A therapeutic shower enclosure comprising a bottom wall, opposed 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, said air return orifice being disposed in said top wall substantially mid-way between said sidewalls, there being two of said air injecting orifices disposed spaced adjacent said sidewalls on a respective one of said opposed sidewalls forwardly of said air return orifice 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 sidewalls to said air return orifice to subject a user person standing in said enclosure to said dry heat air stream. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
- 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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