Abstract:
A portable relaxation therapy massage device for administering spray fluid therapy to the head comprised of: 1) A helmet that fits over the head with multiple spray jets; 2) A reservoir for holding various therapeutic liquids and substances, such as water and ice; 3) A first pump for pumping the therapeutic liquids in the reservoir to the helmet to be sprayed onto the head and neck of the user; and, 4) A second pump for returning the expelled liquids back to the reservoir for subsequent reuse. The interior of the helmet also includes a multiplicity of sources of colored light to provide craniofacial chromotherapy. In combination, spray fluid therapy and chromotherapy provide a relaxing and refreshing stimulative experience for the head.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application takes benefit of U.S. Provisional App. 61/533496 dated Sep. 12, 2011 which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    The present invention comprises: A portable device for administering fluid therapy using pressurized water and/or other therapeutic fluids and/or substances to massage and relax the head and scalp of the user while simultaneously allowing the use of craniofacial chromotherapy thus providing a generally relaxing and refreshing stimulative experience for the head. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0003]    It is well known that merely standing in a shower with a stream of water directed at one&#39;s body results in a stimulating and relaxing effect in and about the area on which the water impinges. Many inventions for applying one or more streams of water to the body are well known in the prior art. Such devices range from mere handheld devices (e.g. a handheld shower massager) through more complex devices that subject the user&#39;s entire body to a multiplicity of streams of water and/or steam and/or entrained air (e.g. a therapeutic shower cabinet or whirlpool bath). Moreover, it is well known that variations in the temperature of the impinging water act to vary the stimulative or relaxing effect. Cold water causes one set of sensations, hot water causes another. 
         [0004]    These effects are equally effective when applied directly to the head, particularly as a means of decreasing or eliminating head and neck pain and discomfort. A stream of water naturally acts to decrease tension in the muscles of the head and face, thus lessening stress related headaches. Some people report that a hot or warm water spray applied to the head lessens headache. By the same token, a stream of cold water applied to a greater area of the scalp lowers the temperature of the scalp, thus causing the vasculature of the scalp to constrict slightly. Some people feel this helps alleviate headaches. Other therapeutic effects may be obtained by means of decreasing intra-cranial blood pressure thus preventing and/or treating some forms of stroke and/or facilitating more rapid recovery from cranial concussion. To achieve these effects water and/or other therapeutic fluids and/or substances may be sprayed or misted onto the scalp in a variety of temperatures, from cold to hot. Therapeutic fluids include, but are not limited to, carbonated water, tonic water, and astringent liquids. Therapeutic substances include, but are not limited to ice, bathing salts, and sea salt. 
         [0005]    However, no such device exists in the prior art to apply one or more jets of water and/or other therapeutic fluids and/or substances to the head, and only the head of the user. If one wishes to partake of such therapy using devices presently extant in the prior art, one must either take a shower or bath. The apparatus required by these existing techniques has the added disadvantage of being non-portable, essentially tying the user to a fixed location. Moreover, the necessity of disrobing to enjoy these existing therapies adds to their complexity and inconvenience. 
         [0006]    Similarly, the use of colored light (chromotherapy or light therapy) as a therapeutic regimen is well known in the prior art both to practitioners of Ayurvedic medicine and photobiology. Chromotherapy is variously believed to induce feelings of well-being or “balance” various “energies” in the body (i.e. physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental) and/or treat specific sleep, skin, and mood disorders. While various devices are known in the prior art that combine shower heads, full sized bathtubs, and full-sized shower cabinets with chromotherapeutic devices, none are known that allow selective chromotherapy in the region of the face and neck. Thus, to the extent phototherapy is effective solely when administered through the eyes and the skin of the head and scalp, a portable apparatus that administers such therapy either independently or in concert with the fluid therapy described above would be advantageous. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0007]    It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable device that can be used to administer fluid therapy by spraying a multiplicity of jets of water and/or other therapeutic fluids and/or substances, at varying pressures and in varying patterns onto the head, and only the head, of the user. These jets of water and/or other therapeutic fluids and/or substances may be deposited on the scalp in any one of a variety of temperatures ranging from hot to cold, or any combination in between. Therapeutic fluids include, but are not limited to, carbonated water, tonic water, and astringent liquids. Therapeutic substances include, but are not limited to, ice, bathing salts, and sea salt. It is a second object of the present invention to provide a portable device that can be used to administer chromotherapy to the head of the user. Such chromotherapy is administrable in a variety of colors and intensities—from individual single color therapy to variable color therapy, such colors being derived by varying the intensity of independent red, green, and blue light sources. It is a third object of the present invention to provide a portable device that can be used to simultaneously administer fluid therapy and chromotherapy to the head of the user. Other embodiments of the present invention allow the user to apply cooled and heated air or bottled gasses such as oxygen to the head simultaneously with therapeutic fluid and/or chromotherapy. Still another embodiment allows the user to enjoy aromatherapy simultaneously with therapeutic fluid and/or chromotherapy. 
         [0008]    The device is comprised of a helmet which loosely encircles the entire head with the exception of the anterior portion of the neck and the oronasal area of the face. The occipital area of the inside aspect of the helmet is equipped with a circular or ovoid cushion encircling a drain port with filter disc cover. The cushion is perforated about its bottom periphery to allow fluid that is sprayed on the head to subsequently drip to the back of the helmet to flow through the cushion, through the filter, and into the drain. The drain perforates the helmet to a tube attachment point which is attached to a suction drain line. A suction drain line attaches to the input port of a first pump. The inner aspect of the helmet is perforated around its roughly spherical inner surface by a number of spray ports. These spray ports communicate through the helmet to individual tube attachment points each one of which is attached to a pressurized spray line. Each pressurized spray line is in turn connected to a corresponding output port on a distribution manifold. The input port of the distribution manifold is in turn connected to a pressurized feed line which is in turn attached to the output of a second pump. 
         [0009]    Adjacent to the helmet is a fluid reservoir. This fluid reservoir has a capped drain port near its bottom to allow the user to drain the reservoir by means of gravity. On the top of the fluid reservoir is a hinged door or access port to allow the introduction of ice, water, and such into the fluid reservoir. Penetrating from the top of the reservoir and extending to the bottom of the reservoir are a suction pickup line and a drain discharge line. Each of these terminates on the outside surface of the reservoir at a tube connection point. A pressurized drain line connects the tube attachment point associated with the drain discharge line to the output port of the first pump. Optionally, all or part of this pressurized drain line is composed of some ultraviolet radiation resistant transparent material such as acrylic, glass, or Tygon® tubing and passes in close proximity to an ultraviolet light so as to sterilize the fluid before it is returned to the tank. A suction feed line connects the tube attachment point associated with the suction pickup line to the input port of the second pump. 
         [0010]    The first pump and the second pump are electrically wired in series to a power supply operated by means of a pump switch. When the user actuates the pump switch both pumps are energized and begin to pump. 
         [0011]    Attached to the roughly spherical inner aspect of the helmet in such a way as to not block any of the spray ports present on the inner aspect of the helmet are a multiplicity of LED light strips or equivalent sources of colored light. These LED light strips can be monochromatic (i.e. all constituent LEDs in the LED light strip are the same color) or multi-colored (i.e. each LED light strip contains a continuously alternating sequence of red, green, and blue LEDs). In either case, each LED of each color in each LED light strip is wired in parallel with every other LED of the same color in every other LED light strip. By this means, all LEDs of the same color in all LED light strips are connected to a light control unit that can independently vary the intensity of all LEDs of the same color in all LED light strips simultaneously. The light control unit is in turn wired to the aforementioned power supply and to two controls: 1) An intensity control; and, 2) A color control. In the case of monochromatic LED light strips, the user operates the intensity control to simultaneously vary the intensity of the light emitted by the LEDs in the LED light strips, thus varying the intensity of the monochromatic light generated inside the helmet. In the case of LED light strips with LEDs arranged in a continuously alternating sequence of red, green, and blue, the user operates the color control to cause the light control unit to independently vary the relative output of all of the LEDs of the same color in all of the LED light strips such that additively they generate a variable color inside the helmet ranging from black (no light) to red to green to violet to white. The user then operates the intensity control to vary the intensity of the light thus additively generated by the multiplicity of red, green and blue LEDs in the multiplicity of LED light strips. 
         [0012]    A decorative shroud fits down over the aforementioned components when they are assembled and covers them with the exception of previously described portion of the helmet and the top of the storage tank so as to allow the user to access the storage tank and place water and therapeutic substance in the tank. This decorative shroud contains a depression in the area adjacent to the user&#39;s forehead when the head is inserted into the helmet for the accurate placement of gemstones in the vicinity of the forehead Chakra (equidistant between the eyebrows). 
         [0013]    To operate the device to administer fluid therapy, the user pours water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or substances into the storage tank. The user places the device on the floor or on another suitable flat surface. The user then lies on the floor or other flat surface, and inserts his head, face up, into the helmet through the opening provided for the user&#39;s head and neck. The user then rests his head on the circular or ovoid cushion and activates the first and second pump via the pump switch and enjoys the stimulating and refreshing flow of the water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or other substances present in the storage tank as they are expelled under pressure onto the user&#39;s scalp and neck. The water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or substances then drain through the circular or ovoid cushion, through the filter, where they are collected by the second pump, returned to the storage tank, and the process repeats. 
         [0014]    To operate the device to administer chromotherapy, the user places the device on the floor or on another suitable flat surface. The user then lies on the floor or other flat surface, and inserts his head, face up, into the helmet through the opening provided for the user&#39;s head and neck. The user then rests his head on the circular or ovoid cushion and activates the light control unit by actuating the color control and the intensity control to create a colored light of the desired color and intensity. 
         [0015]    To enjoy fluid therapy and chromotherapy simultaneously, the user pours water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or substances into the storage tank. The user places the device on the floor or on another suitable flat surface. The user then lies on the floor or other flat surface, and inserts his head, face up, into the helmet through the opening provided for the user&#39;s head and neck. The user then rests his head on the circular or ovoid cushion and activates the first and second pumps via the pump switch and enjoys the stimulating and refreshing flow of the water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or other substances present in the storage tank as they are expelled under pressure onto the user&#39;s scalp and neck. The water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or substances then drain through the circular or ovoid cushion, through the filter, where they are collected by the second pump, returned to the storage tank, and the process repeats. Simultaneously, the user activates the light control unit by actuating the color control and the intensity control to create a colored light of the desired color and intensity. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0016]      FIG. 1  is a three-quarter view of the left-hand side of present invention with the decorative shroud that encloses the entire device removed. 
           [0017]      FIG. 2  is a three-quarter view of the right-hand side of present invention with the decorative shroud that encloses the entire device removed. 
           [0018]      FIG. 3  is a schematic diagram illustrating the fluid and electrical system of one embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0019]      FIG. 4  is a schematic diagram illustrating the fluid and electrical system of a second embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0020]      FIG. 5  is a schematic diagram illustrating the fluid and electrical system of a third embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0021]      FIG. 6  is a schematic diagram illustrating the fluid and electrical system of a fourth embodiment of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0022]    Turning now to  FIGS. 1 ,  2 , and  3  one embodiment of the present invention is comprised of support box  100 , helmet  101 , first pumping means  102 , second pumping means  103 , reservoir  104 , distribution manifold  105 , LED light strips  106 , light control unit  107 , power supply  108 , color control means  109 , intensity control means  110 , and switching means  111 . 
         [0023]    Support box  100  is in the general form of a shallow rectangular prism. Support box  100  provides a stable flat base for helmet  101 , reservoir  104 , and other components. A decorative shroud fits down over the assembled components and covers them with the exception of the open portion of helmet  101  and the top of reservoir  104 . This decorative shroud contains a depression in the area adjacent to the user&#39;s forehead when the head is inserted into the underlying helmet for the accurate placement of gemstones in the vicinity of the forehead Chakra (equidistant between the eyebrows). 
         [0024]    Helmet  101  is constructed of plastic, acrylic, or a similar substance and is preferably molded or vacuum formed. Helmet  101  is loose-fitting to the head and in the general form of an elongated sphere which encircles the entire head with the exception of the anterior portion of the neck and the oronasal area of the face thus allowing for the insertion of the user&#39;s head and neck. The occipital area of the inside aspect of the helmet  101  is equipped with a circular or ovoid cushion  130  encircling drain  131 . Cushion  130  is perforated about its bottom periphery to allow fluid sprayed on the head to subsequently drip to the back of the helmet to flow through cushion  130 , through filter disc  132 , and into drain  131 . Drain  131  perforates helmet  101  to provide tube attachment point which is attached to suction drain line  133 . The inner aspect of helmet  101  is perforated around its roughly spherical inner surface by a multiplicity of spray ports  134  and  135  (shown) and  136 ,  137 , and  138  (not shown). Spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  are positioned such that water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or substances pumped through them and sprayed on the head of the user fall in specific locations on the user&#39;s head. Specifically: 1) Spray ports  134  apply fluid to the occipital and cerebellar areas of the head and neck; 2) Spray ports  135  apply fluid to the temporal aspects of the head; 3) Spray ports  136  apply fluid to the parietal aspects of the head; 4) Spray ports  137  apply fluid to the frontal aspects of the head, particularly the forehead; and, 5) Spray ports  138  apply fluid to the ocular region of the head particularly the area around the eyes. While spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 , and  137  deliver the same, relatively higher volume of fluid to their respective regions of the head, spray ports  138  deliver a smaller volume of fluid to the ocular region of the head. Each of spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  communicate through helmet  101  to an individual tube attachment point. A partition  139  is provided along the posterior aspect of the bottom lip of helmet  101  that prevents fluid sprayed on the head of the user from flowing out of the helmet so that it might be returned to reservoir  104  by means of drain  131 . Helmet  101  is attached to support box  100  in such a way that the tube attachment point associated with drain  131  protrudes into support box  100 . When affixed this way, the opening in helmet  101  revealing the oronasal region of the face and neck of the user points directly, or nearly directly, up. Support box  100  is substantially greater in length than helmet  101  is in diameter, thus allowing support box  100  to extend below and above helmet  101  when viewed directly from above. 
         [0025]    First pumping means  102  is any of the usual kind of electrically powered centrifugal or positive displacement type pump well known in the art. First pumping means  102  is attached to the top of support box  100  adjacent to helmet  101 . 
         [0026]    Similarly, second pumping means  103  is any of the usual kind of electrically powered centrifugal or positive displacement type pump well known in the art. Second pumping means  103  is similarly attached to the top of support box  100  adjacent to helmet  101 . 
         [0027]    Reservoir  104  in the form of a rectangular prism is mounted on the upper surface of the upper protruding edge of support box  100  and serves to contain water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or substances. Reservoir  104  has an access port  140  in the general form of a rectangle molded or otherwise formed through the top surface of reservoir  104 . Access port  140  is covered by spring-loaded door or flap  141  or an equivalent means for covering and sealing access port  140 . Water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or substances are placed inside reservoir  104  though access port  140 . Penetrating from the top of reservoir  104  and extending to the bottom of reservoir  104  are a suction pickup line  142  and a drain discharge line  143 . Each of these lines terminates on the outside surface of reservoir  104  at a tube connection point. Suction pickup line  142  has pickup filter  144  attached at its distal end inside reservoir  104  to prevent solid materials from being draw into second pumping means  103  and thence clogging spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138 . When not in use, water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or substances may be drained from reservoir  104  by means of drain port  145 . 
         [0028]    Distribution manifold  105  is attached to reservoir  104  adjacent to helmet  101 . Distribution manifold  105  has at least one input port and, and a multiplicity of output ports coextensive in number with the number of spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  in helmet  101 . 
         [0029]    Power supply  108  is attached to the top surface of support box  100  between helmet  101  and reservoir  104 . Power supply  108  is preferably of the low voltage AC/DC type wherein a connection to mains power is reduced to low voltage DC current. 
         [0030]    Attached to the roughly spherical inner aspect of helmet  101  in such a way as to not block any of the aforementioned spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  present on the inner aspect of helmet  101  are a multiplicity LED light strips  106  or equivalent sources of colored light. LED light strips  106  can be multi-colored (i.e. each of LED light strips  106  contains a continuously alternating sequence of red, green, and blue LEDs)(as shown) or monochromatic (i.e. all constituent LEDs in each of LED light strips  106  is the same color)(not shown). In either case, each LED of each color in each of LED light strips  106  is wired in parallel with every other LED of the same color in every other of LED light strips  106 . By this means, all LEDs of the same color in all of LED light strips  106  are connected together to form independent color circuits. 
         [0031]    All LEDs of the same color in all of LED light strips  106  having been connected together into independent color circuits, these independent color circuits are connected to light control unit  107  mounted on the front side of reservoir  104 . Light control unit  107  provides a means of independently varying the intensity of each independent color circuit simultaneously. By this means, multi-colored LED light strips  106  are used to additively generate a variable color of light inside the helmet ranging from red to green to violet to white at any user desired intensity ranging from no light to bright light. Similarly, monochromatic LED light strips  106  are used to generate a single color inside the helmet at any user desired intensity ranging from no light to bright light. 
         [0032]    Light control unit  107  is in turn wired to power supply  108  and two control means, such as a switch, capacitive touch sensor, or resistive touch sensor: 1) An intensity control means  110 ; and, 2) A color control means  109 . Both intensity control means  110  and color control means  109  may be mounted in separate control housing or on the decorative shroud that encloses the entire device. In the case of multi-colored LED light strips  106  with each with LEDs arranged in a continuously alternating sequence of red, green, and blue, the user operates color control means  109  to cause the light control unit  107  to independently vary the relative output of all of the LEDs of the same color in all of LED light strips  106  such that additively they generate a variable color inside the helmet ranging from red to green to violet to white. Light control unit  107  does this by varying the relative intensity of each independent color circuit by applying pulse wave modulated (PWM) current to each independent color circuit to create a fixed length pulse period with continuously variable “on” and “off” states for the associated independent color circuit. By applying no current to a particular independent color circuit for the entire pulse period, (i.e. no “on” state) the independent color circuit is not illuminated. By applying current to a particular independent color circuit for the entire pulse period, (i.e. no “off” state) the independent color circuit is illuminated at maximal brightness. By applying current to a particular independent color circuit for half the pulse period, (i.e. half “on” state and half “off” state) the independent color circuit is illuminated at medium brightness, and so on. Thus, by varying the relative brightness of each independent color circuit independently of one another, it is possible to generate virtually any color light inside helmet  101 . The user may also operate intensity control means  110  to vary the overall intensity of the light thus additively generated by the multiplicity of red, green and blue LEDs in the multiplicity of LED light strips  106  to any user desired intensity ranging from no light to bright light. In the case of monochromatic LED light strips, the user operates intensity control means  110  to simultaneously vary the intensity of the light emitted by all of the LEDs in all of LED light strips  106  thus varying the intensity of the monochromatic light generated inside the helmet. 
         [0033]    It will be readily apparent to those having skill in the art that numerous alternative means of illuminating the interior of helmet  101  are readily conceivable. For example, it is possible that each of LED light strips  106  is of a completely different color: one red, one green, and one blue. In such an implementation, light control unit  107  varies the intensity of each different colored LED light strip  106  independently. By this means, virtually any color light can be generated inside helmet  101 . Similarly, in lieu of LED light strips  106 , acrylic or Plexiglas® light channels or guides may be installed in helmet  101  each of which is illuminated by red, green, or blue LEDs mounted outside of helmet  101 . As above, light control unit  107  varies the intensity of different colored LEDs independently. By this means, virtually any color of light can be generated inside helmet  101 . Finally, while various types of LEDs are preferred as sources of colored light, other sources of colored light, including without limitation, light emitting electrochemical cells, and electro luminescent sheets and wires are included within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Similarly, while light controller  107  is disclosed as a simple non-programmable means of: 1) Varying the intensity of light generated inside helmet  101  when the invention comprises a monochromatic source of colored light; or, 2) Varying the color and intensity of light generated inside helmet  101 , when the invention comprises a multi-colored source of colored light, light control unit  107  may alternately comprise a central processing unit and read-only memory pre-loaded with executable instructions operable on the central processing unit. In this embodiment, the user operates color control means  109  to cause the light control unit  107  to step through a series of alternating or random color output patterns that cycle from one color to the next and so on. 
         [0034]    As discussed earlier, suction drain line  133  is attached to the tube attachment point where drain  131  perforates helmet  101 . Suction drain line  133  is routed through the interior void of support box  100  and exits support box  100  adjacent to first pumping means  102  where it is attached to the input port of first pumping means  102 . Pressurized drain line  146  connects between the output port of first pumping means  102  and the tube attachment point on the outside of reservoir  104  associated with drain discharge line  143  inside reservoir  104 . Optionally, all or part of pressurized drain line  146  is comprised of some ultraviolet radiation resistant transparent material such as acrylic, glass, or Tygon® tubing and passes in close proximity to an ultraviolet light  147  so as to sterilize the fluid before it is returned to the reservoir  104 . 
         [0035]    Similarly, pressurized spray lines are attached to each tube attachment point present on the outer surface of helmet  101  where each spray port  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  perforates helmet  101 . Each pressurized spray line  151  is in turn connected to a corresponding output port on distribution manifold  105 . The input port of distribution manifold  105  is in turn connected to pressurized feed line  150  which is in turn attached to the output of second pumping means  103 . Suction feed line  152  connects between the input port of second pumping means  103  and the tube attachment point on the outside of reservoir  104  associated with suction pickup line  142  with pickup filter  144  attached at its distal end inside reservoir  104 . 
         [0036]    First pumping means  102  and second pumping means  103  are electrically connected with power supply  108  and switching means  111 , such as a switch, capacitive touch sensor, or resistive touch sensor, such that when the user activates switching means  111 , electrical current flows from power supply  108  through switching means  111  simultaneously activating first pumping means  102  and second pumping means  103 . Optionally, if ultraviolet light  147  is installed, switching means  111  simultaneously activates ultraviolet light  147  by connecting it to power supply  108 . Switching means  111  may be mounted in a separate control housing or on the decorative shroud that encloses the entire device. 
         [0037]    To operate the device to administer fluid therapy, the user pours water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or substances into reservoir  104 . Therapeutic fluids include, but are not limited to, carbonated water, tonic water, and astringent liquids. Therapeutic substances include, but are not limited to, ice, bathing salts, and sea salt. The user places the device on the floor or on another suitable flat surface. The user then lies on the floor or other flat surface, and inserts his head, face up, into helmet  101  through the opening provided for the user&#39;s head and neck. The user then rests his head on circular or ovoid cushion  130  and activates first pumping means  102 , second pumping means  103 , and, if equipped, ultraviolet light  147  via switching means  111 . Second pumping means  103  retrieves water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or other substances from reservoir  104  via suction pickup line  142  after first passing through pickup filter  144  attached at its distal end. Water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or other substances are thence pumped under pressure into distribution manifold  105  and thence to the multiplicity of spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  inside helmet  101  where the mixture is expelled under pressure onto the user&#39;s scalp and neck. The water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or other substances that are sprayed on the head subsequently drip to the back of helmet  101  to flow through perforations formed in the bottom periphery of cushion  130 , through filter disc  132 , and into drain  131  where they are evacuated by first pumping means  102 , returned to reservoir  104 , and the process repeats. 
         [0038]    To operate the device to administer chromotherapy, the user places the device on the floor or on another suitable flat surface. The user then lies on the floor or other flat surface, and inserts his head, face up, into helmet  101  through the opening provided for the user&#39;s head and neck. The user then rests his head on circular or ovoid cushion  130  and activates light control unit  107 . If LED light strips  106  are of the multi-colored variety, the user manipulates color control means  109  to create the color of light desired inside helmet  101  and the intensity control means  110  to adjust the colored light to the desired intensity. If LED light strips  106  are of the monochromatic variety, the user manipulates intensity control means  110  to adjust the colored light to the desired intensity. 
         [0039]    To operate the device to administer fluid therapy and chromotherapy simultaneously, the user pours water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or substances into reservoir  104 . Therapeutic fluids include, but are not limited to, carbonated water, tonic water, and astringent liquids. Therapeutic substances include, but are not limited to, ice, bathing salts, and sea salt. The user places the device on the floor or on another suitable flat surface. The user then lies on the floor or other flat surface, and inserts his head, face up, into helmet  101  through the opening provided for the user&#39;s head and neck. The user then rests his head on circular or ovoid cushion  130  and activates first pumping means  102 , second pumping means  103 , and, if equipped, ultraviolet light  147  via switching means  111 . Second pumping means  103  retrieves water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or other substances from reservoir  104  via suction pickup line  142  after first passing through pickup filter  144  attached at its distal end. Water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or other substances are pumped under pressure into distribution manifold  105  and thence to the multiplicity of spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  inside helmet  101  where the mixture is expelled under pressure onto the user&#39;s scalp and neck. The water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or other substances that are sprayed on the head subsequently drip to the back of helmet  101  to flow through perforations formed in the bottom periphery of cushion  130 , through filter disc  132 , and into drain  131  where they are evacuated by first pumping means  102 , returned to reservoir  104 , and the process repeats. To operate the device to simultaneously administer chromotherapy, the user activates light control unit  107 . If LED light strips  106  are of the multi-colored variety, the user manipulates color control means  109  to create the color of light desired inside helmet  101  and the intensity control means  110  to adjust the colored light to the desired intensity. If LED light strips  106  are of the monochromatic variety, the user manipulates intensity control means  110  to adjust the colored light to the desired intensity. 
         [0040]    It will be readily apparent to those having skill in the art that numerous alternative means of interconnecting the output port of second pumping means  103  and the multiplicity of spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  are readily conceivable. For example, it is possible that the tube connection point of all of the multiplicity of spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  except one could be in the form of a “T” whereby the output port of second pumping means  103  is connected directly to a first spray port with a “T” connection, which is in turn connected to the next spray port with a “T” connection, and so on, until the spray port without a “T” connection is last connected to the penultimate spray port in the chain with a “T” connection. By this means, it is possible to eliminate the need for distribution manifold  105 . 
         [0041]    A second embodiment of the present invention is disclosed in  FIG. 4 . Briefly comparing  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , attention is drawn to the fact that all of components  101  through  104  and  106  through  150  identified on  FIG. 3  are portrayed in  FIG. 4  and operate as described in the first embodiment. In lieu of distribution manifold  105  on  FIG. 3  however, two-way fluid valve  160 , left distribution manifold  162 , right distribution manifold  161 , spray sequence controller  165 , and spray sequence selector means  166 , such as a switch, capacitive touch sensor, or resistive touch sensor are provided. Also in lieu of pressurized spray lines  151  on  FIG. 3 , left pressurized spray lines  164  and right pressurized spray lines  163  are substituted in this second embodiment. 
         [0042]    Turning now to  FIG. 4 , in this embodiment left distribution manifold  162  and right distribution manifold  161  have, in total, a number of output ports coextensive with the number of spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  on the left and right sides of helmet  101 , respectively. Two-way fluid valve  160  is an electrically operated “Y” valve that controls the flow of pressurized water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or substances delivered by second pumping means  103  to its input port delivering them to one, or both, of its output ports. In this embodiment, one output port of two-way fluid valve  160  is connected to the input port of left distribution manifold  162  and the other is connected to the input port of right distribution manifold  161 . The output ports of left distribution manifold  162  are thence connected via left pressurized spray lines  164  to spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  on the left side of helmet  101  and the output ports of right distribution manifold  161  are thence connected via right pressurized spray lines  163  connected to spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  on the right side of helmet  101 . Spray sequence controller  165  contains a central processing unit, read-only memory pre-loaded with executable instructions operable on the central processing unit, and at least two digitally activated analog switches. Spray sequence controller  165  is connected to power supply  108 , spray sequence selector means  166 , such as a switch, capacitive touch sensor, or resistive touch sensor, and two-way fluid valve  160  such that one digitally activated analog switch causes two-way fluid valve  160  to emit fluid from its first output port and a second digitally activated analog switch causes two-way fluid valve  160  to emit fluid from its second output port. Spray sequence selector means  166  may be mounted in a separate control housing or on the decorative shroud that encloses the entire device. 
         [0043]    This embodiment of the present invention operates like the first embodiment, except as follows: When the user applies power to the device, spray sequence controller  165  is energized and assumes its base state, specifically forcing both ports of two-way fluid valve  160  to open so that fluid pumped via second pumping means  103  passes through two-way fluid valve  160  into both left distribution manifold  162  and right distribution manifold  161  and fluid is discharged through spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  on both sides of helmet  101 . Subsequently, the user actuates spray sequence selector means  166  to sequentially step through various preprogrammed spray sequences wherein, for example, two-way spray sequence controller  165  might allow fluid to be expelled from: 1) spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  on the left side of helmet  101 ; 2) Spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  on the right side of helmet  101 ; 3) Spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  in both regions of helmet  101 ; or, 4) Rhythmically or arrhythmically expel fluid from: i) spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  on the left side of helmet  101 ; and, ii) Spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  on the right side of helmet  101 ; in a continuous repeating sequence, and so on. 
         [0044]    It will be readily apparent to those having skill in the art that numerous alternative means of interconnecting the output ports of two-way fluid valve  160  to the multiplicity of spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  are readily conceivable. For example, it is possible that the tube connection point of all of the multiplicity of spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  on the right side of helmet  101  except one should be in the form of a “T” whereby one output port of two-way fluid valve  160  is connected directly to a first right-hand side spray port with a “T” connection, which is in turn connected to the next right-hand side spray port with a “T” connection, and so on, until the right-hand side spray port without a “T” connection is last connected to the penultimate right-hand side spray port in the chain with a “T” connection. By this means, it is possible to eliminate the need for right distribution manifold  161 . Similarly, it is possible that the tube connection point of all of the multiplicity of spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  on the left side of helmet  101  except one should be in the form of a “T” whereby the other output port of two-way fluid valve  160  is connected directly to a first left-hand side spray port with a “T” connection, which is in turn connected to the next left-hand side spray port with a “T” connection, and so on, until the left-hand side spray port without a “T” connection is last connected to the penultimate left-hand side spray port in the chain with a “T” connection. By this means, it is possible to eliminate the need for left distribution manifold  162 . 
         [0045]    A third embodiment of the present invention is disclosed in  FIG. 5 . Briefly comparing  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 5 , attention is drawn to the fact that all of components  101  through  104  and  106  through  150  identified on  FIG. 3  are portrayed in  FIG. 5  and operate as described in the first embodiment. In lieu of distribution manifold  105  on  FIG. 3  however, three-way fluid valve  170 , left side distribution manifold  171 , front distribution manifold  172 , right side distribution manifold  173 , three-way spray sequence controller  174 , and spray sequence selector means  166 , such as a switch, capacitive touch sensor, or resistive touch sensor are provided. Also in lieu of pressurized spray lines  151  on  FIG. 3 , left side pressurized spray lines  175 , front pressurized spray lines  176 , and right side pressurized spray lines  177  are substituted in this third embodiment. 
         [0046]    Turning now to  FIG. 5 , in this embodiment, left side distribution manifold  171  and right side distribution manifold  173  have, in total, a number of output ports coextensive with the number of spray ports  134 ,  135 , and  136  on the left and right sides of helmet  101 , while front distribution manifold  172  has a number of output ports coextensive in number with the number of spray ports  137  and  138  associated with those regions of helmet  101  adjacent to the frontal and ocular aspect of the front-central portion of the user&#39;s head and face. Three-way fluid valve  170  is an electrically operated “three-way” valve that controls the flow of pressurized water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or substances delivered by second pumping means  103  to its input port delivering them to the first, second, third, any two output ports simultaneously, or all three of its output ports simultaneously. In this embodiment, one output port of the three-way fluid valve is connected to the input port of left side distribution manifold  171 , the second is connected to front distribution manifold  172 , and the third is connected to the input port of right distribution manifold  173 . The output ports of left side distribution manifold  171  are thence connected via left side pressurized spray lines  175  to spray ports  134 ,  135 , and  136  on the left side of helmet  101  and the output ports of right side distribution manifold  173  are thence connected via right side pressurized spray lines  177  to spray ports  134 ,  135 , and  136  on the right side of helmet  101 . The output ports of front distribution manifold  172  are thence connected via front pressurized spray lines  176  to spray ports  137  and  138  associated with those regions of helmet  101  adjacent to the frontal and ocular aspect of the front-central portion of the user&#39;s head and face. Three-way spray sequence controller  174  contains a central processing unit, read-only memory pre-loaded with executable instructions operable on the central processing unit, and at least three digitally activated analog switches. Three-way spray sequence controller  174  is connected to power supply  108 , spray sequence selector means  166 , such as a switch, capacitive touch sensor, or resistive touch sensor, and three-way fluid valve  170  such that one digitally activated analog switch causes three-way fluid valve  170  to emit fluid from its first output port, the second digitally activated analog switch causes three-way fluid valve  170  to emit fluid from its second output port, and the third digitally activated analog switch causes three-way fluid valve  170  to emit fluid from its third output port. Spray sequence selector means  166  may be mounted in a separate control housing or on the decorative shroud that encloses the entire device. 
         [0047]    This embodiment of the present invention operates like the first embodiment, except as follows: When the user applies power to the device, three-way spray sequence controller  174  is energized and assumes its base state, specifically forcing all three ports of three-way fluid valve  170  to open so that fluid pumped via second pumping means  103  passes through three-way fluid valve  170  into left side distribution manifold  171 , front distribution manifold  172 , and right side distribution manifold  173  and fluid is discharged through all of spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138 . Subsequently, the user actuates spray sequence selector means  166  to sequentially step through various preprogrammed spray sequences wherein, for example, three-way spray sequence controller  174  might allow fluid to be expelled from: 1) spray ports  134 ,  135 , and  136  on the left side of helmet  101 ; 2) Spray ports  137  and  138  on the front of helmet  101 ; 3) Spray ports  134 ,  135 , and  136  on the right side of helmet  101 ; 4) Spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  in all regions of helmet  101 ; or, 5) Rhythmically or arrhythmically expel fluid from: i) spray ports  134 ,  135 , and  136  on the left side of helmet  101 ; ii) Spray ports  137  and  138  on the front of helmet  101 ; and, iii) Spray ports  134 ,  135 , and  136  on the right side of helmet  101  in a continuous repeating sequence, and so on. 
         [0048]    It will be readily apparent to those having skill in the art that numerous alternative means of interconnecting the output ports of three-way fluid valve  170  to the multiplicity of spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  are readily conceivable. For example, it is possible that the tube connection point of all of the multiplicity of spray ports  134 ,  135 , and  136  on the right-hand side of helmet  101  except one should be in the form of a “T” whereby the first output port of three-way fluid valve  170  is connected directly to a first right-hand side spray port with a “T” connection, which is in turn connected to the next right-hand side spray port with a “T” connection, and so on, until the right-hand side spray port without a “T” connection is last connected to the penultimate right-hand side spray port in the chain with a “T” connection. By this means, it is possible to eliminate the need for right-side distribution manifold  173 . Similarly, it is possible that the tube connection point of all of the multiplicity of spray ports  134 ,  135 , and  136  on the left-hand side of helmet  101  except one should be in the form of a “T” whereby the second output port of three-way fluid valve  170  is connected directly to a first left-hand side spray port with a “T” connection, which is in turn connected to the next left-hand side spray port with a “T” connection, and so on, until the left-hand side spray port without a “T” connection is last connected to the penultimate left-hand side spray port in the chain with a “T” connection. By this means, it is possible to eliminate the need for left-side distribution manifold  171 . By the same token, it is possible that the tube connection point of all of the multiplicity of spray ports  137  and  138  on the front of helmet  101  except one should be in the form of a “T” whereby the third output port of three-way fluid valve  170  is connected directly to a first front spray port with a “T” connection, which is in turn connected to the next front spray port with a “T” connection, and so on, until the front spray port without a “T” connection is last connected to the penultimate front side spray port in the chain with a “T” connection. By this means, it is possible to eliminate the need for front distribution manifold  172 . 
         [0049]    A fourth embodiment of the present invention is disclosed in  FIG. 6 . Briefly comparing  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 6 , attention is drawn to the fact that all of components  101  through  104  and  106  through  151  identified on  FIG. 3  are portrayed in  FIG. 6  and operate as described in the first embodiment. In lieu of distribution manifold  105  on  FIG. 3  however, multi-port fluid valve  180 , multi-port spray sequence controller  181 , and spray sequence selector means  166 , such as a switch, capacitive touch sensor, or resistive touch sensor are provided. 
         [0050]    Turning now to  FIG. 6 , multi-port fluid valve  180  is an electrically operated “multi-way” valve with a number of output ports coextensive in number with the number of spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  in helmet  101 . Multi-port fluid valve  180  controls the flow of pressurized water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or substances from its input port to one or any multiplicity of its output ports. Multi-port fluid valve  180  is equipped with a digital signaling and power interface interconnectable with a similar digital signaling and power interface on multi-port spray sequence controller  181 . In this embodiment, each output port of multi-port fluid valve  180  is connected to each of the tube attachment points present on the outer surface of helmet  101  where spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  perforate helmet  101 . Multi-port spray sequence controller  181  contains a central processing unit, read-only memory pre-loaded with executable instructions operable on the central processing unit, and a digital signaling and power interface interconnectable with a similar digital signaling and power interface on multi-port fluid valve  180  thus providing a means for multi-port spray sequence controller  181  to power and control multi-port fluid valve  180 . Multi-port spray sequence controller  181  is connected to power supply  108  and spray sequence selector means  166 , such as a switch, capacitive touch sensor, or resistive touch sensor, and multi-port fluid valve  180  via the aforementioned digital signaling and power interface such that multi-port spray sequence controller  181  causes multi-port fluid valve  180  to emit fluid from one, all, or any arbitrary subset, of its output ports. Spray sequence selector means  166  may be mounted in a separate control housing or on the decorative shroud that encloses the entire device. 
         [0051]    This embodiment of the present invention operates like the first embodiment, except as follows: When the user applies power to the device, multi-port spray sequence controller  181  is energized and assumes its base state, specifically forcing all ports of multi-port fluid valve  180  to open so that fluid pumped via second pumping means  103  passes through multi-port fluid valve  180  to be discharged through all of spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138 . Subsequently, the user actuates spray sequence selector means  166  to sequentially step through various preprogrammed spray sequences wherein multi-port spray sequence controller  181  directs multi-port fluid valve  180  to rhythmically or arrhythmically allow fluid to be expelled from spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  or any arbitrary subset of spray ports  134 ,  135 ,  136 ,  137 , and  138  on helmet  101 . By this means, a, infinite number of pleasing and stimulating spray actuation patterns and timing sequences may be created and enjoyed by the user. For example, patterns emulating those generated by the first, second, and third embodiments of the present invention (i.e. whole head spray, left-side/front right-side/front head spray, and left-side, front, and right-side spray, respectively) are easily implemented. Also, new spray patterns are easily conceivable. One example, without limitation, would be a pattern that sequentially stimulates the occipital/parietal region of the user&#39;s head followed in sequence by the parietal, temporal, frontal, and ocular regions of the user&#39;s head, respectively. Patterns that apply varying types of stimulation to a particular region, or regions, are readily conceivable. For example, a pattern that uses individual spray ports to trace out a rotating path on the user&#39;s left and right temporal areas, or alternates between the user&#39;s left and right temporal areas, or alternates between the user&#39;s left and right temporal areas several times before applying fluid to frontal and ocular areas, and so on, are easily created. 
         [0052]    Referring now to  FIGS. 1 ,  2 ,  3 , and  4 , in another embodiment, an optional pump pressure controller  190  and a pump pressure selector means  191 , such as a switch, capacitive touch sensor, or resistive touch sensor are provided to vary the output pressure of fluid delivered by second pumping means  103 . While pump pressure controller  190  is preferably implemented as a conventional analog control circuit capable of varying the power supplied to first pumping means  102  and second pumping means  103  to vary the speed, and thus pressure, at which they operate, pump pressure controller  190  may alternately contain a central processing unit, a read-only memory pre-loaded with executable instructions operable on the central processing unit, and a digital to analog control interface capable of varying the power supplied to first pumping means  102  and second pumping means  103  to continuously vary the speed, and thus pressure, at which they operate. Pump pressure selector means  191  may be mounted in a separate control housing or on the decorative shroud that encloses the entire device and is connected to the pump pressure controller  190 , power supply  108 , first pumping means  102 , and second pumping means  103 . This embodiment of the present invention operates like the first embodiment, except as follows: If pump pressure controller  190  comprises a conventional analog control circuit capable of varying the power supplied to first pumping means  102  and second pumping means  103 , when the user applies power to the device pump pressure controller  190  sets first pumping means  102  and second pumping means  103  in operation at their lowest speed and pressure. The user then actuates pump pressure selector means  191  to cause pump pressure controller  190  to increase pressure levels in a stepped sequence. Alternately, if pump pressure controller  190  comprises a central processing unit, a read-only memory pre-loaded with executable instructions operable on the central processing unit, and a digital to analog control interface capable of varying the power supplied to first pumping means  102  and second pumping means  103 , when the user applies power to the device, pump pressure controller  190  is energized and assumes its base state, setting first pumping means  102  and second pumping means  103  in operation at their lowest speed and pressure. The user then actuates pump pressure selector means  191  to cause the pump pressure controller  190  to increase pressure levels in preprogrammed stepped sequences or to operate in one of a number of preprogrammed sequences providing a repeating, rhythmic pattern of physical stimulation. 
         [0053]    In another embodiment, a plastic or rubber curtain or dam is attached to the decorative shroud that encloses the entire device such that when the shroud is installed and a user&#39;s head and neck is inserted, the user&#39;s face, chin, and neck with the exception of the oronasal area of the face is covered. This curtain or dam is provided to limit the amount of fluid inadvertently sprayed outside the device when operating the invention at higher pump pressures. 
         [0054]    In another embodiment, that portion of helmet  101  in which ocular spray jets  138  are located may take the form of an opaque or translucent face shield hingedly attached to helmet  101 . This face shield flips up and over to allow the user to insert his head and flips down to cover the eyes. 
         [0055]    In another embodiment, ocular spray jets  138  may be omitted from the aforementioned face shield. In lieu, a means for containing and applying therapeutic gel, such as a pad or sponge, to the facial area around the user&#39;s eyes is removably affixed to the inner side of the aforementioned face shield. 
         [0056]    In another embodiment, ocular spray jets  138  may be omitted from the aforementioned face shield. Instead, a display device such as an LCD or LED display with an appropriate optical system: 1) Capable of displaying digital or computer generated images and/or light patterns focused at infinity; or, 2) Equipped with an optical or electronic (e.g. nematic) lens system capable of focusing generated images for particular users. Such a display is affixed to the inner aspect of the face shield in such a manner that sprayed fluid is prevented from being deposited on the display or supporting optical systems. In this embodiment the face shield flips up to allow the user to insert his or her head and flips down to cover the eyes. Digital images and/or light patterns generated by a computer may be displayed on the display for the user to perceive and enjoy. 
         [0057]    In another embodiment reservoir  104  may be externally removed from the device and interconnected with the remaining parts of the device by means of extended-length pressurized drain line  146  and suction feed line  152 . Indeed, reservoir  104  may be completely absent from the device with extended-length pressurized drain line  146  and suction feed line  152  terminating in a nearby sink or basin. 
         [0058]    In another embodiment an electrical device to heat and/or cool the water and/or therapeutic fluids and/or substances in reservoir  104  may be installed in reservoir  104  or suction feed line  152 . 
         [0059]    In another embodiment, speakers for reproducing sound and music may be mounted in sealed cavities between helmet  101  and the decorative shroud enclosing the entire device such that the speakers are acoustically exposed to the inside of helmet  101  and directed at the user&#39;s ears such that relaxing and pleasing music or sound may be reproduced so that the user may hear and enjoy it. 
         [0060]    In another embodiment, a ventilation port for admitting air or other gasses into helmet  101  is provided. Air may be provided by any of the conventional means, i.e. by a fan or blower and may be warmed by an electrical heating element or cooled by a refrigerated air system. Further, ventilating air may be admixed with oxygen or other compressed gasses to provide an altered atmospheric environment inside helmet  101 . 
         [0061]    In another embodiment, a port for admitting concentrated odoriferous vapors into helmet  101  is provided. The port is located on one of the exposed outside surfaces of helmet  101  and comprises, in order from the outside of helmet  101 : 1) An exposed outside cover; 2) An underlying diffuser chamber; 3) One or more fabric or synthetic diffuser pads inside the diffuser chamber; and, 4) A perforated diffuser screen segregating the diffuser chamber and diffuser pads away from the interior of helmet  101  yet allowing the passage of odoriferous vapors from diffuser pad(s) contained in the diffuser chamber into the interior of helmet  101 . The user may enjoy aromatherapy, in concert with fluid and/or chromotherapy by: 1) Temporarily removing the exposed outside cover; 2) Applying one or more concentrated odoriferous oil(s) to the enclosed diffuser pad; and, 3) Replacing the exposed outside cover to seal the diffuser chamber. By this means, odoriferous vapors diffuse from the diffuser pad and through the perforated diffuser screen to the interior of helmet  101 . 
         [0062]    While the invention has been described in connection with what are considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments, variants, and sub-variants, but on the contrary is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the disclosure.