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Bed employed for light bathing

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-06-04
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Granted: 1989-01-31
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Expires: 2007-06-04
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Abstract

Abstract A bed employed for use in light bathing. The bed comprises a transparent cloth stretched thereon and optical conductors arranged on the underside of the cloth. The optical conductors are arranged in such a manner that the light rays transmitted therethrough are radiated outside of the optical conductors and pass through the transparent cloth.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kei Mori

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 20:33
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; A; A61; A61N; A61N5/00; A61N5/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 254 words
A bed employed for light bathing, comprising a bed frame having a first end and a second end along with a first side and a second side, a first elongated roller disposed along said first side of said bed frame and extending between said first and said second ends, a transparent cloth having a width greater than said bed frame, said cloth having a first end connected to said first roller, at least a first portion rolled around said first roller, a second stretched portion stretched across said bed frame, and a second end connected to said second roller, means for winding said second roller such that said second portion of said cloth is wound around said second roller as said first portion is unwound from said first roller and stretched across said bed frame, a plurality of elongated optical conductors on said bed frame and extending between said first and second ends of said bed frame, said optical conductors being arranged beneath the stretched portion of said transparent cloth for conducting one of the visible light rays component of solar rays and artificial light rays, said visible light rays component being devoid of ultraviolet and infrared rays and radiating the conducted visible light rays out of said optical conductors and through said transparent cloth, a reinforcing material stretched across said frame for preventing said transparent cloth from ripping and stretching, and a reflecting plate beneath said optical conductors for reflecting visible light rays radiated out of said optical conductors towards said transparent cloth.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 254 words
A bed employed for light bathing, comprising a bed frame having a first end and a second end along with a first side and a second side, a first elongated roller disposed along said first side of said bed frame and extending between said first and said second ends, a transparent cloth having a width greater than said bed frame, said cloth having a first end connected to said first roller, at least a first portion rolled around said first roller, a second stretched portion stretched across said bed frame, and a second end connected to said second roller, means for winding said second roller such that said second portion of said cloth is wound around said second roller as said first portion is unwound from said first roller and stretched across said bed frame, a plurality of elongated optical conductors on said bed frame and extending between said first and second ends of said bed frame, said optical conductors being arranged beneath the stretched portion of said transparent cloth for conducting one of the visible light rays component of solar rays and artificial light rays, said visible light rays component being devoid of ultraviolet and infrared rays and radiating the conducted visible light rays out of said optical conductors and through said transparent cloth, a reinforcing material stretched across said frame for preventing said transparent cloth from ripping and stretching, and a reflecting plate beneath said optical conductors for reflecting visible light rays radiated out of said optical conductors towards said transparent cloth.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 138 words
A light-bathing bed as in claim 1, further comprising a transparent air bag stretched across said frame, said transparent air bag comprising a first plurality of chambers arranged sequentially from a position corresponding to a head position to a position corresponding to a mid-body position, and a second plurality of chambers arranged sequentially from a position corresponding to a foot position to a position corresponding to the mid-body position, the air pressure in each of said first plurality of chambers differing sequentially from said head position to said mid-body position, and the air pressure in each of said second plurality of chambers differing sequentially from said foot position to said mid-body position, whereby when a person lies on the bed, blood in the body circulates from the head to the heart and from the feet to the heart.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1992-01-31 1992-08-01 1993-01-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1996-01-31 1996-08-01 1997-01-31 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2000-01-31 2000-08-01 2001-01-31 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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