Claims
- 1. An apparatus for treating a surface of a foot with a treatment substance, the apparatus comprising:
- a floor;
- at least one sidewall having an upstanding peripheral rim and extending upward from the floor to define a basin;
- a support defining an impervious deformable support surface spaced from the floor by a distance such that the impervious deformable surface forms a localized well about the foot when subjected to loading by the foot, and such that the localized well has a depth sufficient for containing the treatment substance in contact with the surface of the foot to be treated; and
- a flange extending inwardly from the peripheral rim to partially overlie the support surface, wherein the flange slopes inwardly and downwardly from said at least one sidewall.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1 including:
- resiliently deformable layer between the floor and the support surface.
- 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the layer includes a resilient layer of foamed plastics.
- 4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the layer has an upstanding peripheral edge.
- 5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the support comprises a flexible impervious sheet which envelopes the layer.
- 6. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the support includes:
- a flexible impervious sheet defining the support surface and overlying and supported by the layer, wherein the flexible impervious sheet extends up the upstanding peripheral rim.
- 7. The apparatus of claim 6 including:
- means for retaining the sheet in engagement with the upstanding peripheral rim.
- 8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the means for retaining includes:
- a peripheral frame having a channel section fitting over the rim to capture the sheet between the frame and the rim.
- 9. A foot bath comprising an impervious deformable liquid collection surface bounded by an upstanding peripheral rim for retention of a liquid on the impervious deformable liquid collection surface within the upstanding peripheral rim, wherein the foot bath includes a resilient supporting layer; and a flexible and impervious sheet overlying and supported by the supporting layer, the supporting layer defining the collection surface, wherein the flexible impervious sheet extends up the upstanding peripheral rim, wherein the foot bath includes a peripheral frame having a channel section fitting over the rim to capture the sheet between the frame and the rim, and wherein the deformable liquid collection surface is deformed when subjected to a load of a hoof or foot thereon so as to form a localized well around the hoof/foot into which well the treatment liquid flows so providing a sufficient depth of liquid for treatment.
- 10. The foot bath of claim 7 wherein the supporting layer includes a resilient layer of foamed plastics.
- 11. The foot bath of claim 9 including:
- a flange extending inwardly from the peripheral rim to partially overlie the liquid collection surface.
- 12. The foot bath of claim 11 wherein the flange slopes inwardly and downwardly from the peripheral rim.
- 13. An apparatus for treating a surface of a foot with a treatment substance, the apparatus comprising:
- a floor;
- at least one sidewall having an upstanding peripheral rim and extending upward form the floor to define a basin;
- a resiliently deformable supporting layer with in the basin;
- a flexible impervious sheet overlying the supporting layer and extending over the peripheral rim, wherein the flexible impervious sheet defines an impervious deformable support surface spaced from the floor by a distance such that the impervious deformable support surface forms a localized well about the foot when subjected to loading by the foot, and such that the localized well has a depth sufficient for containing the treatment substance in contact with the surface of the foot to be treated; and
- a peripheral frame having a channel section fitting over the rim to capture the sheet beteen the frame and the rim.
- 14. The apparatus of claim 13 including:
- a flange extending inwardly from the frame to partially overlie the support surface.
- 15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the flange slopes inwardly and downwardly from said at least one sidewall.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/564,897 filed Nov. 29, 1995, abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/232,252, filed Sep. 19, 1994, abandoned, which is a 371 of PCT/GB92/02040 filed Nov. 4, 1992.
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Continuations (2)
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