Patent ID: 7308723
Filing Date: 2007-12-18
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A hot bath facility comprising: a bathroom formed by a floor and a plurality of walls extending upwardly from said floor, at least one of said plurality of walls having a plurality of water sprinkling nozzles associated therewith, the floor further comprising: a walking surface formed by a plurality of slat members positioned such that water vapor may pass therethrough; a water sprinkling path formed below said walking surface, portions of said water sprinkling path forming gutters having a downward slope extending from at least one of the plurality of walls, wherein water may flow from said plurality of nozzles to portions of said water sprinkling path along at least one of said gutters; at least one training wave surface positioned between at least a pair of said plurality of gutters, said training wave surface having a rough stone plate embedded therein, said rough stone plate having a substantially similar slope to said gutters and dimensioned to substantially fit a human body lying in a supine position; and a concrete layer below said training wave surface and said water sprinkling path, said concrete layer having first and second stage pipes embedded therein; the hot bath facility further comprising a boiler configured to supply a hot fluid to said first and second stage pipes for heating said concrete layer and said rough stone plate and for evaporating the water flowing from said plurality of nozzles to increase the humidity in said bathroom.