Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Light application
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-02
2001-08-14
Dvorak, Linda C. M. (Department: 3739)
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Light application
C607S088000, C607S094000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06273906
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to foot care devices and more particularly to a foot care device that includes a foot receiving housing with two pivoting top panels and an internal foot receiving cavity, an electric motor driven foot vibrator positioned within the internal foot receiving cavity, a tanning lamp assembly positioned within the foot receiving cavity, an anti-fungal lamp assembly positioned within the foot receiving cavity, a timer switch positioned on an exterior surface of the foot receiving housing, and an on/off switch positioned on the exterior surface of the foot receiving housing; the tanning lamp assembly including multiple tanning lamps emitting light in the skin tanning range; the anti-fungal lamp assembly including multiple anti-fungal lamps emitting light in the anti-fungal range; the tanning lamp assembly, and the anti-fungal lamp assembly being wired in parallel with each other and in series with the timer switch; the electric motor driven foot vibrator being wired in series with the on/off switch; each of the two pivoting top panels having two resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg passages formed into a top panel side edge thereof; the resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg passages being positioned such that when both pivoting top panels are pivoted done into a closed position, each resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg passage of one pivoting top panel abuts a resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg of the other pivoting top panel such that two full circular leg passages are formed.
BACKGROUND ART
Many individuals who engage in outdoor sports while wearing shorts develop tanned legs. However, because the outdoor sports often require the participant to wear shoes, the feet of the athlete often remain an unattractive pale white. It would be a benefit to these individuals to have a device for tanning the feet. Because athletes often develop foot funguses, it would be a further benefit to these individuals to have a foot tanning device that also included an fungicidal mechanism for killing foot funguses. Because these individuals often have sore and tired feet, it would be a still further benefit to have a foot tanning device that also included a foot massaging mechanism for providing soothing vibrations to the feet.
GENERAL SUMMARY DISCUSSION OF INVENTION
It is thus an object of the invention to provide a foot care device that includes a foot receiving housing with two pivoting top panels and an internal foot receiving cavity, an electric motor driven foot vibrator positioned within the internal foot receiving cavity, a tanning lamp assembly positioned within the foot receiving cavity, an anti-fungal lamp assembly positioned within the foot receiving cavity, a timer switch positioned on an exterior surface of the foot receiving housing, and an on/off switch positioned on the exterior surface of the foot receiving housing; the tanning lamp assembly including multiple tanning lamps emitting light in the skin tanning range; the anti-fungal lamp assembly including multiple anti-fungal lamps emitting light in the anti-fungal range; the tanning lamp assembly, and the anti-fungal lamp assembly being wired in parallel with each other and in series with the timer switch; the electric motor driven foot vibrator being wired in series with the on/off switch; each of the two pivoting top panels having two resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg passages formed into a top panel side edge thereof; the resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg passages being positioned such that when both pivoting top panels are pivoted done into a closed position, each resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg passage of one pivoting top panel abuts a resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg of the other pivoting top panel such that two full circular leg passages are formed.
Accordingly, a foot care device is provided. The foot care device includes a foot receiving housing with two pivoting top panels and an internal foot receiving cavity, an electric motor driven foot vibrator positioned within the internal foot receiving cavity, a tanning lamp assembly positioned within the foot receiving cavity, an anti-fungal lamp assembly positioned within the foot receiving cavity, a timer switch positioned on an exterior surface of the foot receiving housing, and an on/off switch positioned on the exterior surface of the foot receiving housing; the tanning lamp assembly including multiple tanning lamps emitting light in the skin tanning range; the anti-fungal lamp assembly including multiple anti-fungal lamps emitting light in the anti-fungal range; the tanning lamp assembly, and the anti-fungal lamp assembly being wired in parallel with each other and in series with the timer switch; the electric motor driven foot vibrator being wired in series with the on/off switch; each of the two pivoting top panels having two resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg passages formed into a top panel side edge thereof; the resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg passages being positioned such that when both pivoting top panels are pivoted done into a closed position, each resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg passage of one pivoting top panel abuts a resilient, cushion-lined, half-circular leg of the other pivoting top panel such that two full circular leg passages are formed.
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Breaux Joseph N.
Dvorak Linda C. M.
Kearney R.
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