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Foot bath
Assignee: Tensho Electric Industries Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-02-16
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Granted: 1986-11-04
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Expires: 2004-02-16
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a foot bath for recovering from fatigue, easing of neuralgia and muscle-ache, removing stiffness in the neck and shoulders by increasing the circulation of blood, maintaining health, recovering from nervousness and remedying various diseases. The foot bath of the invention comprises a foot bath body which a person's feet enter and in which hot water is contained. It also comprises hot water jets to inject hot water into the foot bath body from a front face thereof, foot vibrators to provide vibration to the whole feet including the soles thereof, calf vibrators to provide vibration to the person's calves, toe stimulators to provide a stimulus to the person's toes, and extreme infrared radiators to provide far infrared rays to the feet.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadashi Kurosawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:47
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61H; A61H35/00; A61H35/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A foot bath comprising: a foot bath body having a front wall, a rear wall, an inner bottom, an inner front face, and a cover pivotably mounted on the foot bath body, said cover having an underside and an opening for a person's feet to enter into the foot bath body; jet means, secured to the inner front face of the foot bath body, for injecting foamed hot water onto the person's feet; foot vibrating means, arranged on the inner bottom of the foot bath body, for massaging soles of the person's feet and for producing waves of the foamed hot water in the foot bath body; calf vibrating means, mounted on the rear wall of the foot bath body, for massaging calves of the person; toe stimulating means, provided at the inner front face of the foot bath body, for engaging the person's toes in a bent manner so that vibration is effectively provided to the person's toes; finger-like pressuring means, arranged on the inner bottom of the foot bath body, for massaging soles of the person's feet; and infrared radiation means, secured to the underside of the cover, for providing infrared rays to the person's feet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A foot bath comprising: a foot bath body having a front wall, a rear wall, an inner bottom, an inner front face, and a cover pivotably mounted on the foot bath body, said cover having an underside and an opening for a person's feet to enter into the foot bath body; jet means, secured to the inner front face of the foot bath body, for injecting foamed hot water onto the person's feet; foot vibrating means, arranged on the inner bottom of the foot bath body, for massaging soles of the person's feet and for producing waves of the foamed hot water in the foot bath body; calf vibrating means, mounted on the rear wall of the foot bath body, for massaging calves of the person; toe stimulating means, provided at the inner front face of the foot bath body, for engaging the person's toes in a bent manner so that vibration is effectively provided to the person's toes; finger-like pressuring means, arranged on the inner bottom of the foot bath body, for massaging soles of the person's feet; and infrared radiation means, secured to the underside of the cover, for providing infrared rays to the person's feet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The foot bath, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: a medicine container being provided on the inner bottom of the foot bath body about the center thereof and having small holes provided therein for emitting medicine therefrom.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The foot bath, as set forth in claim 1, wherein: said foot vibrating means includes a music maker and produces vibrations in tune with music emanating from the music maker.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The foot bath, as set forth in claim 1, wherein: said jet means includes a pump means for forcibly circulating the hot water to the inner front face of the foot bath body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The foot bath, as set forth in claim 4, further comprising: means, provided under the inner bottom of the foot bath body, for heating water.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The foot bath, as set forth in claim 5, wherein: said heating means includes a pipe means for delivering the heated up water to the pump means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The foot bath, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: filter means, secured to the inner bottom of the foot bath body, for removing dirt and dust from the hot water.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The foot bath, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: first drain pipe means, secured in the front wall of the foot bath body, for removing the hot water from the foot bath body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The foot bath, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: second drain pipe means, secured in the rear wall of the foot bath body, for removing the hot water from the foot bath body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The foot bath, as set forth in claim 1, wherein: said calf vibrating means includes a resilient means for engaging the calves of the person.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The foot bath, as set forth in claim 1, wherein: said calf vibrating means is fixedly mounted on the rear wall of the foot bath body.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The foot bath, as set forth in claim 1, wherein: said calf vibrating means is removably mounted on the rear wall of the foot bath body.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The foot bath, as set forth in claim 1, wherein: said toe stimulating means includes shoulder means for resting the person's toes thereon.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The foot bath, as set forth in claim 1, wherein: said finger-like pressuring means includes a plurality of projections rising from the inner bottom of the foot bath body.
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