| CPC A61H 33/6047 (2013.01) [A61H 33/6042 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1207 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1215 (2013.01)] |
| AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT: |
| Claims 1, 16 and 30 are determined to be patentable as amended. |
| Claims 2-15 and 17-29, dependent on an amended claim, are determined to be patentable. |
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1. A jet assembly of a magnetic coupling-type pump used for dispensing a fluid to an environment in manicure and pedicure industries, said jet assembly comprising:
a jet assembly housing comprising an outer surface, a back cover, a front cover, an impeller-receiving chamber, at least one inlet aperture, and at least one outlet aperture,
wherein said back cover comprises an inner surface and an outer surface,
wherein said front cover comprises an inner surface and an outer surface,
wherein said impeller-receiving chamber is defined by said back cover and said front cover when said back cover and said front cover are secured to one another,
wherein said at least one inlet aperture has an outer diameter,
wherein said at least one outlet aperture is formed on said outer surface of said jet assembly housing, and
wherein said outer surface of said jet assembly housing results from said outer surface of said front cover combining with said outer surface of said back cover when said back cover and said front cover are secured to one another; said magnetic impeller comprising a front side, a rear side, a sidewall, an outer diameter, and at least one impeller arm member;
a mounting housing member comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a shoulder dimensioned and configured to mount to a wall of a basin in the manicure and pedicure industries,
wherein said jet assembly is magnetically coupled to said top surface of said mounting housing member;
a pair of friction-reducing members,
wherein a first friction-reducing member of said pair of friction-reducing members is secured to said inner surface of said back cover of said jet assembly housing, and wherein a second friction-reducing member of said pair of friction-reducing members is positioned between said rear side of said magnetic impeller and said first friction-reducing member; [ and
wherein said during operation, the impeller is rotatable within the impeller-receiving chamber without any shaft extending through said inner surface of said base of jet assembly.]
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16. A magnetic coupling-type fluid pump used for dispensing a fluid to an environment in manicure and pedicure industries, said fluid pump comprising:
a jet assembly comprising a jet assembly housing, a magnetic impeller, and a pair of friction-reducing members,
wherein said jet assembly housing comprises a back cover, a front cover, an impeller-receiving chamber, at least one inlet aperture, and at least one outlet aperture,
wherein said impeller-receiving chamber is defined by said back cover and said front cover when said back cover and said front cover are secured to one another,
wherein said at least one inlet aperture has an outer diameter,
wherein said magnetic impeller comprises a front side, a rear side, a sidewall, an outer diameter, and at least one impeller arm member,
wherein a first friction-reducing member of said pair of friction-reducing members is secured to said inner surface of said back cover of said jet assembly housing, and wherein a second friction-reducing member of said pair of friction-reducing members is positioned between said rear side of said magnetic impeller and said first friction-reducing member; and
[ wherein during operation, the impeller is rotatable within the impeller-receiving chamber without any shaft extending through said inner surface of said base of jet assembly]
a motor assembly comprising a motor, a driven magnetic disc assembly, and a motor shaft member; and
a mounting housing member comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and
a shoulder dimensioned and configured to mount to a wall of a basin in the manicure and pedicure industries,
wherein said jet assembly is magnetically coupled to said top surface of said mounting housing member.
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30. A method for dispensing a fluid to an environment in manicure and pedicure industries using a jet assembly of a magnetic coupling-type pump, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a jet assembly housing comprising an outer surface, a back cover, a front cover, an impeller-receiving chamber, at least one inlet aperture, and at least one outlet aperture,
wherein said back cover comprises an inner surface, and an outer surface,
wherein said impeller-receiving chamber is defined by said back cover and said front cover when said back cover and said front cover are secured to one another;
providing a magnetic impeller comprising a front side, a rear side, a sidewall, an outer diameter, and at least one impeller arm member;
wherein, during operation, said magnetic impeller is positioned within said impeller-receiving chamber and is dimensioned and configured to rotate within said impeller-receiving chamber whereby rotation of said magnetic impeller causes the fluid to flow through said at least one inlet aperture and enter into said impeller-receiving chamber of said jet assembly housing and causes the stream of fluid to be dispensed through each of said at least one outlet aperture to the environment in the manicure and pedicure industries;
providing a mounting housing member comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a shoulder dimensioned and configured to mount to a wall of a basin in the manicure and pedicure industries,
wherein said jet assembly is magnetically coupled to said top surface of said mounting housing member; and
securing a pair of friction-reducing members between said magnetic impeller and said inner surface of said back cover of said jet assembly housing such that said pair friction-reducing members will reduce friction of contact made by said magnetic impeller against said inner surface of said back cover as said magnetic impeller rotates within said jet assembly housing [ without any shaft extending through said inner surface of said base of jet assembly ] during operation;
causing rotation of said magnetic impeller positioned within said impeller-receiving chamber;
receiving the fluid through said at least one inlet aperture;
disturbing the fluid with said magnetic impeller that is rotating; and
dispensing the stream of fluid through each of said at least one outlet aperture and to the environment in the manicure and pedicure industries.
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