Patent ID: 6676687
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An apparatus for tanning feet and ankles, comprising:a) a housing, said housing having a top, a bottom, a rear, a pair of vertical side walls, and a front, said bottom comprising a screen member adapted to receive and support bottoms of said feet, said screen member being mounted within said housing so as to be above any floor on which said housing sits; b) said top of said housing having a pair of apertures therein for receiving the feet; c) means comprising an ultraviolet light source disposed internal to said housing whereby each foot and ankle are tanned, said light source comprising a plurality of extended bulbs in parallel relationship with each other horizontally disposed along each side wall of said housing and another plurality of extended bulbs in parallel relationship with each other horizontally disposed in a vertical column adapted to be between the feet and ankles of a user, said bulbs extending from the front to the rear of said housing; d) means for sealing around each ankle whereby ultraviolet light is retained internal said housing; e) means for ventilating said housing whereby the interior is cooled; f) means for controlling the apparatus whereby a user can control the apparatus; and, g) means for connection to a power source for the apparatus.