Patent ID: 9161882
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A47K,A61H,A61N

Abstract:
1. A therapeutic shower assembly for weight reduction, said assembly consisting of: a horizontal supporting including a plurality of openings to allow water to pass therethrough and for supporting an individual's body in a horizontal position, a shower enclosure with a width of at least 72 inches (183 cms), a depth of at least 30 inches (76 cms) for accommodating said support with an individual lying thereon; a water heater for heating a mass of pressurized water to a temperature of about 25° C. to 30° C., a source of water pressure and a horizontal serpentine pipe including a plurality of parallel portions and a plurality of upwardly directed small openings on each of said parallel portions for directing a stream of heated water upwardly at an angle of about 45° above horizontal and said serpentine pipe disposed over and across an individual's body; a first valve disposed in said serpentine pipe for stopping a flow of heated water to a portion of said pipe to thereby avoid directing water onto the head of an individual, a second valve disposed in said pipe for stopping the stream of heated water, a second heater for heating a mass of air to a temperature of about 30° C. to about 35° and a blower for directing the heated air onto and over the individual's body; a mechanism for raising said horizontal serpentine pipe to provide access to said support and for lowering said serpentine pipe to a distance of about 12 to 18 inches (30 cms to about 61 cms) above an individual's body; and a timer and an audio alarm to indicate that the time for a treatment has lapsed.