Patent ID: 6303910
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A paraffin bath apparatus for melting paraffin comprising:a housing having a base wall and a side wall defining an upper opening;a polymeric inner tub that is generally cup shaped having a bottom wall and an upstanding wall defining an open top, the inner tub being received within upper opening of the housing with the bottom wall overlying the base wall, the inner tub being adapted to contain melted paraffin;a heating element is disposed between the inner tub and the housing, the heating element providing heat through the inner tub sufficient to melt the paraffin but below the temperature that would adversely effect the polymeric material forming the inner tub, the heating element comprising a wire at least partially retained in a series of loops between paired flanges that are integrally molded of the same polymeric material forming the inner tub walls, the paired flanges being spaced apart to receive portions of the wire; anda thermostat electrically connected to the heating element to control the heat provided to the inner tub.