Multifeature foot spa
A foot spa and a method for controlling the foot spa is provided. The foot spa has a housing defining a reservoir for retaining a volume of fluid, and a lid selectively covering a portion of the reservoir. The foot spa can have any combination of a remote control unit for generating a signal for controlling a plurality of functions of the foot spa, a receiver for receiving the control signal, a retractable cord, an infrared heater, an in-line fluid heater, adjustable fluid jets, a spinning massage attachment function, and a control assembly operable by the foot of the user.
1 . A foot spa comprising:
a housing having a foot supporting bottom wall with sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom to form a reservoir for receiving and retaining a fluid;
a fluid transport assembly disposed in said housing and being operatively connected to a fluid inlet disposed in said reservoir and a fluid outlet spaced a distance from said bottom wall of said reservoir, whereby fluid exiting said fluid outlet flows into said reservoir;
one or more heaters associated with said housing; and
a retractable power cord for safe transport and/or storage of the foot spa.
2 . A foot spa according to claim 1 , wherein
said retractable power cord further comprises a wound spring to bias said cord toward a retracted position.
3 . A foot spa according to claim 2 , further comprising
a pawl and a notch member to enable said cord to be temporarily prevent the backward motion of the cord toward the retracted position.
4 . A foot spa according to claim 2 , further comprising
a cord roller guide to guide said cord as it is retracted or extended.
5 . A foot spa according to claim 2 , further comprising
a cord reel housing to protect said cord from wearing.
6 . A foot spa according to claim 3 , further comprising
a button to release said pawl from said notch member to enable said cord to move toward the fully retracted position.
7 . A foot spa according to claim 1 , further comprising
an ion and/or ozone emitter for emitting ions into said fluid.
8 . A foot spa according to claim 1 , further comprising
a controller for controlling any of a variety of operative functions associated with said foot spa, wherein said variety of operative functions can be selected from a group consisting of a heating action, a jetting action, a vibratory action, or any combination thereof.