Patent ID: 6446635
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A45D,A61K,A61M,A61Q,B05B,Y02P

Abstract:
An apparatus for coating substantially the entire human body with a predetermined human skin self-tanning material comprising:structure defining a coating chamber for receiving the entire body of a person to be coated; a container for receiving the predetermined human skin tanning material in liquid form; a plurality of mist generating nozzles for receiving the predetermined human skin self-tanning liquid from the container and for misting the predetermined human skin self-tanning liquid onto the skin of the person in the coating chamber; apparatus for moving the mist generating nozzles back and forth within the coating chamber relative to the body of the person to be coated thereby assuring a uniform coating of the predetermined human skin tanning material over substantially the entire body of the person; the structure defining the coating chamber further comprising apparatus for containing at least part of the residual spray from the nozzle which is not received on the skin of the person; apparatus for circulating air independently of the liquid discharged from the nozzles and around the body of the person to be coated and thereby containing the remainder of the spray from the nozzle which is not received on the skin of the person; and apparatus for disposing of the contained spray.