Patent ID: 7287287

Claim:
A shower tanning device for use in a shower having a shower head, a floor and at least one fixed wall, said device comprising: a pre-wall adapted to be mounted inside the shower in front of a fixed wall in a position wherein the shower head is located outside of a first space defined between said fixed wall and said pre-wall when said pre-wall is mounted within said shower, said pre-wall including an opening having a periphery; a frame dimensioned to fit around the periphery of said opening; a housing positioned within said first space; a plurality of reflectors supported within said housing; at least one tanning lamp associated with and supported adjacent each of said reflectors, said reflectors positioned and arranged to direct light from said lamps through said opening; an inner filter positioned within said first space and associated with said lamps to filter some of the radiation being emitted by said lamps, said inner filter comprising a plurality of filter plates; an outer filter attached an outer filter frame and associated with said lamps to filter some of the radiation being emitted by said lamps, said outer filter mounted within said opening and spaced from said inner filter to thereby form a second space therebetween wherein said outer filter is cooler than said inner filter; and a watertight seal defined between said outer filter frame and said frame such that water from the shower head is prevented by said outer filter frame, said outer filter, and said watertight seal from entering into said first space and impinging said at least one tanning lamp and said reflectors.