Patent ID: 6417495
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
A paraffin bath apparatus for melting paraffin comprising:a housing having a base, a side wall and an upper opening; an inner tub being formed of a polypropylene polymeric material that is selected for high temperature performance and is generally cup shaped having a bottom wall, an upstanding wall and an open top, the inner tub being received within upper opening of the housing with the bottom wall overlying the base, paraffin is supplied to the inner tub; a heating element 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 polypropylene polymeric material forming the inner tub; and an adjustable thermostat disposed between the inner tub and the housing that is electrically connected to the heating element to control the heat provided to the inner tub wherein the thermostat includes a thermostatic sensor remotely mounted relative to the inner tub and is connected to a thermally conductive element that directly contacts an outer surface of the inner tub bottom wall.