Patent ID: 7657950

Claim:
A decontamination apparatus comprising: a fluid supply inlet configured for coupling to a fluid supply source and receiving a first fluid stream, a heat exchange assembly configured to heat the first fluid stream, a thermostatically-controlled mixing valve comprising a valve body including a first fluid inlet to receive the heated fluid, a second fluid inlet to receive a second fluid, and a mixed fluid outlet, a decontamination fixture coupled to the mixed fluid outlet configured to discharge the mixed fluid, a support interconnecting at least the heat exchange assembly, the mixing valve, and the decontamination fixture to permit movement of the apparatus as a unit, and a diffuser coupled to the first inlet of the mixing valve, the diffuser including a first fluid conduit and at least a second fluid conduit, a majority of the first fluid conduit being surrounded by the second fluid conduit, the first and second conduits being coupled together to cause fluid to flow into the first conduit, pass through the first conduit, and into fluid outside the first conduit and in the second conduit.