Patent Application
20210077348
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The disclosure relates to steaming devices and more particularly pertains to a new steaming device for applying steam therapy to a user's genitalia.
The prior art relates to steaming devices.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a heating unit that is positionable on a support surface. A canister is removably coupled to the heating unit such that the canister is in thermal communication with the heating unit. Fluid is poured into the canister such that the heating unit can heat the fluid into a steam. A box is provided and the box is positionable over the heating unit for has a user to sit upon the box. The box has a steam opening therein to direct the steam onto the user's genitalia for therapeutic purposes. The box is collapsible between a deployed position and a collapsed position. Moreover, the box completely surrounds the heating unit to capture the steam for directing onto the user's genitalia.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A control circuit 26 is coupled to the housing 16 and an electronic timer 28 is coupled to the housing 16. The electronic timer 28 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 26. A heating element 30 is positioned in the housing 16. The heating element 30 is spaced downwardly from the top end 18 of the housing 16 and the heating element 30 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 26. The heating element 30 is heated when the heating element 30 is turned on. Additionally, the heating element 30 may comprise an electric heating element that has an operational temperature sufficient to heat water to the point of producing steam 56.
A temperature increase button 32 is coupled to the outer wall 22 of the housing 16 and the temperature increase button 32 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 26. The temperature increase button 32 increases the temperature of the heating element 30 toward the maximum temperature. A temperature decrease button 34 is coupled to the outer wall 22 of the housing 16 and the temperature decrease button 34 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 26. The temperature decrease button 34 decreases the temperature of the heating element 30 toward the minimum temperature. A temperature display 36 is coupled to the outer wall 22 of the housing 16 and the temperature display 36 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 26. The temperature display 36 displays temperature indicia comprising numbers indicating the temperature to which the heating element 30 has been set. The temperature display 36 may comprise an LCD or other type of electronic display.
A time increase button 38 is coupled to the outer wall 22 of the housing 16 and the time increase button 38 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 26. The time increase button 38 increases the time that the heating element 30 is turned on toward the maximum time. A time decrease button 40 is coupled to the outer wall 22 of the housing 16 and the time decrease button 40 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 26. The time decrease button 40 decreases the time that the heating element 30 is turned on toward the minimum time. Additionally, the electronic timer 28 turns the heating element 30 off when the electronic timer 28 counts down the time set by the time increase button 38 or the time decrease button 40. A time display 42 is coupled to the outer wall 22 of the housing 16 and the time display 42 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 26. The time display 42 displays time indicia comprising numbers indicating the time to which the heating element 30 has been set. The time display 42 may comprise an LCD or other type of electronic display.
A power cord 44 is coupled to and extends outwardly from the housing 16. The power cord 44 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 26. The power cord 44 has a distal end 46 with respect to the housing 16 and a male plug 48 is electrically coupled to the distal end 46. The male plug 48 is electrically coupled to a power source 50 comprising a female electrical outlet.
A canister 52 is removably coupled to the heating unit 12 such that the canister 52 is in thermal communication with the heating unit 12. A fluid 54, such as water or other non-toxic fluid, is poured into the canister 52. Thus, the heating unit 12 can heat the fluid 54 into a steam 56 when the heating unit 12 is turned on. The canister 52 has a bottom wall 58 and an outside wall 60 extending upwardly therefrom. The outside wall 60 has an outer surface 62 and the outer surface 62 is threaded adjacent to the bottom wall 58. The outer surface 62 threadably engages the inside surface 24 of the outer wall 22 of the housing 16 having the bottom wall 58 engaging the heating element 30. The canister 52 is comprised of a heat resistant, non-porous material such as ceramic, stainless steel or other medical grade material thereby facilitating the canister 52 to be effectively sterilized
A box 64 is provided and the box 64 is positionable over the heating unit 12 for having a user sitting upon the box 64. The box 64 has a steam opening 66 therein to direct the steam 56 onto the user's genitalia for therapeutic purposes. The box 64 is collapsible between a deployed position and a collapsed position. Additionally, the box 64 substantially surrounds the heating unit 12 to capture the steam 56 for directing onto the user's genitalia. The box 64 is comprised of a heat resistant, non porous material such as ceramic, stainless steel or other medical grade material thereby facilitating the box 64 to be effectively sterilized. Additionally, the box 64 can support the weight of an average human being.
The box 64 has an upper wall 67, an outside wall 68 and a hinge 69. The outside wall 68 of the box 64 has a first lateral side 70, a second lateral side 72, a front side 74 and a back side 76. The steam opening 66 extends through the upper wall 67 and the hinge 69 coupled to a bottom surface 78 of the upper wall 67. Each of the first lateral side 70 and the second lateral side 72 comprise a first half 80 that is hingedly coupled to a second half 82. A top edge of the first half 80 of each of the first lateral side 70 and the second lateral side 72 of the outside wall 68 is coupled to the hinge 69.
Each of the first half 80 and the second half 82 is positionable in a folded position having the back side 76 being positioned adjacent to the front side 74. In this way the box 64 is positioned in the collapsed position. Each of the first half 80 and the second half 82 is positionable in an unfolded position having the back side 76 being spaced from the front side 74. In this way the box is positioned in the deployed position. The outside wall 60 of the box 64 is positionable around the heating unit 12 and the canister 52. Additionally, the steam opening 66 is aligned with the canister 52 and the user sits upon the upper wall 67 of the box 64.
In use, the canister 52 is filled with water, or a mixture of water and herbs, depending on the user's preference. The canister 52 is positioned on the heating unit 12 and the heating unit 12 is turned on. The box 64 is positioned around the heating unit 12 and the user sits upon the upper wall 67 of the box 64. Thus, the user's genitalia are aligned with the steam opening 66 to receive the steam 56 produced by the heating unit 12. In this way the user can apply genital steam 56 therapy in the comfort of their own home or other private location.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
