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Method and apparatus for pedicure foot health protection

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  • Publication Date:
    April 17, 2012
  • معلومة اضافية
    • Patent Number:
      8,156,947
    • Appl. No:
      12/698493
    • Application Filed:
      February 02, 2010
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      A system for carrying out a pedicure wherein a conventional pedicure is closely simulated while protecting the foot from microbial infection and harsh chemicals. The foot is encased in a waterproof sock containing appropriate liquid conditioners for softening the skin. The encased foot is placed in a warm, recirculating water bath for a period of time. The foot is then removed from the bath, the sock is removed from the foot and discarded, and a conventional pedicure trimming process is carried out. The skin of the foot is thus protected from any contact with the water bath, while the soothing, stimulative, and otherwise pleasurable effects of the recirculating warm water are provided as in a conventional pedicure process.
    • Inventors:
      Viola, Deanne (Webster, NY, US); Golubkov, Lena (Pittsford, NY, US)
    • Claim:
      1. A pedicure method comprising the following steps: a) encasing a user's foot in a waterproof plastic sock; b) providing at least one conditioner in said sock in contact with at least those portions of said foot intended for subsequent pedicure processing; c) immersing said encased foot in a warm water bath for a period of time; d) removing said encased foot from said water bath; e) removing said foot from said waterproof plastic sock; and f) carrying out a least one conventional pedicure trimming process on said removed foot.
    • Claim:
      2. A method in accordance with claim 1 comprising the step of sealing said flexible waterproof sock to the leg of said user before said immersing step.
    • Claim:
      3. A method in accordance with claim 1 comprising the step of heating and recirculating said warm water bath at least during said immersing step.
    • Current U.S. Class:
      132/200
    • Patent References Cited:
      3896807 July 1975 Buchalter
      4562834 January 1986 Bates et al.
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      5761746 June 1998 Brown
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      6274154 August 2001 Chou
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      2005/0084649 April 2005 Patlakh
      2005/0246821 November 2005 Kopp et al.
      2006/0130216 June 2006 Allsebrook
      2009/0172867 July 2009 Kopp et al.
    • Primary Examiner:
      Steitz, Rachel
    • Attorney, Agent or Firm:
      Harris Beach PLLC
      Slifkin, Neal L.
    • الرقم المعرف:
      edspgr.08156947