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WO2008008942A3 - Spa basin with impeller enclosure - Google Patents

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WO2008008942A3
WO2008008942A3 PCT/US2007/073442 US2007073442W WO2008008942A3 WO 2008008942 A3 WO2008008942 A3 WO 2008008942A3 US 2007073442 W US2007073442 W US 2007073442W WO 2008008942 A3 WO2008008942 A3 WO 2008008942A3
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basin
enclosure
impeller
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channels
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James Patterson
Matthew Kopp
Yin Qian
Norman R Fugate
Edward Wellner
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Europ Touch Holdings Inc
James Patterson
Matthew Kopp
Yin Qian
Norman R Fugate
Edward Wellner
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Priority to EP07799554A priority Critical patent/EP2040661A2/en
Publication of WO2008008942A2 publication Critical patent/WO2008008942A2/en
Priority to US12/011,488 priority patent/US20080184481A1/en
Publication of WO2008008942A3 publication Critical patent/WO2008008942A3/en

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H35/00—Baths for specific parts of the body
    • A61H35/006—Baths for specific parts of the body for the feet

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Pain & Pain Management (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
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  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
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Abstract

A pedicure spa (10), including a fluid retaining basin (12) including a plurality of channels (62, 64, 66) defined in a lower portion of the basin. There is also provided an impeller (14) having an integral baffle disk (54), the impeller operatively coupled to the basin and an enclosure (20) removably coupled to the basin. The enclosure includes an upper region (27) and a lower region (29), and defines a plurality of orifices (49) in the upper region and the lower region, with the enclosure configured to enclose the impeller and direct fluid flow through the plurality of channels (62, 64, 66) towards a foot region (15) of the basin (12) defined between a wall (13) of the basin and the lower region of the enclosure.
PCT/US2007/073442 2006-07-14 2007-07-13 Spa basin with impeller enclosure WO2008008942A2 (en)

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EP07799554A EP2040661A2 (en) 2006-07-14 2007-07-13 Spa basin with impeller enclosure
US12/011,488 US20080184481A1 (en) 2006-07-14 2008-01-25 Contour spa basin with impeller enclosure

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US83107106P 2006-07-14 2006-07-14
US60/831,071 2006-07-14

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PCT/US2007/070736 Continuation-In-Part WO2007146788A1 (en) 2006-06-13 2007-06-08 Impeller enclosure

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