Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – With particular coupling link
Reexamination Certificate
1997-03-24
2001-05-01
Pope, Daryl (Department: 2632)
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
With particular coupling link
C340S692000, C340S384100, C381S311000, C381S310000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06225900
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of spa accessories in general, and in particular to a buoyant time and temperature device for use in spas wherein the device also includes an FM receiver that is connected in a wireless fashion to a nearby FM transmitter.
2. Description of Related Art
As can be seen by reference to the following U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,030,361; 4,503,563; 5,152,610; and 5,169,236; the prior art is replete with myriad and diverse buoyant spa accessory devices which serve multiple functions, such as an illumination source, a timing mechanism, a temperature recorder, a radio, etc.
While all of the aforementioned prior art constructions are more than adequate for the basic purpose and function for which they have been specifically designed, none of the aforementioned patented constructions combine an FM receiver with a buoyant diverse art device wherein the FM receiver is connected in a wireless fashion to a nearby FM transmitter to produce a stereo effect to a user sitting in a spa, hot tub or Jacuzzi.
As anyone who has even the most basic understanding of electronics is aware, electrical devices in general, should never be placed in close proximity to a body of water in which a person has any portion of their anatomy submerged. Unfortunately, with human nature being what it is, many people exhibit behavior which flirts with disaster in their quest for personal satisfaction by placing audio and audio-visual electronic devices in close proximity to hot tubs, spas and the like so that they may be entertained while relaxing therein.
As a consequence of the foregoing situation, there has existed a longstanding need for a new type of floating spa accessory that will not only provide the user with desirable information while relaxing in the spa, such as the actual time, temperature and a preselected duration of time that they should remain in this heated environment, but also with a means of listening to music in a safe stereophonic wireless fashion, and the provision of such a construction is a stated objective of the present invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly stated, the buoyant accessory device for spas that forms the basis of the present invention comprises a buoyant housing unit, a power unit, a clock unit, a temperature unit, an FM receiver unit, and a remote FM transmitting unit.
As will be explained in greater detail further on in the specification, the power unit, clock unit, temperature unit, and FM receiver unit are all contained within the buoyant housing unit which floats in a spa or the like. The remote FM transmitting unit is operatively connected to a remote FM signal generating device which is connected in a wireless fashion to the FM receiver unit.
Furthermore, as the buoyant accessory device is moved around the spa or the like by the forced circulation of the water, the stereo effect produced by the FM receiver unit and the remote FM signal generating unit will vary producing a rather unusual audio effect for the user.
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Keon David
Keon Susan
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