Patent ID: 6272697
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A lie-down personal sauna comprising:a) a base plate having a substantially middle portion;b) a first cover having a front edge and a bottom edge, wherein the bottom edge is attached to the base plate so that the first cover partially covers the base plate;c) a second cover having a lower edge, a rear edge and a cutout, wherein a portion of a user's body can be extended out through the cutout;d) a means for hingedly attaching the second cover to either the first cover or the substantially middle portion of the base plate, wherein the second cover can be moved from an open position to a closed position through the hingedly attaching means, wherein the second cover rotates substantially over the first cover by the hingedly attaching means, wherein the base plate, the first cover and the second cover form a substantially enclosed cavity when the second cover is at the closed position, and wherein the user is received into the cavity at the open position of the second cover and maintained within the personal sauna under the closed position of the second cover; ande) a means for heating the cavity.