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A skin tanning fixture which may be in the form of a couch with an adjustable cover makes use of a battery of light emitting tubes on the lower side over which is a translucent body supporting sheet. A comparable battery of light emitting tubes are arcuately disposed beneath a reflector on the under

A skin tanning fixture which may be in the form of a couch with an adjustable cover makes use of a battery of light emitting tubes on the lower side over which is a translucent body supporting sheet. A comparable battery of light emitting tubes are arcuately disposed beneath a reflector on the underside of the cover and also protected by a translucent sheet. There is a greater number of tubes used on the cover than on the lower side and tubes on both sides are arranged in a compact relationship sufficient to generate an energy density of ultraviolet A light rays sufficient to build up a tanning effect in the skin in substantially greater proportion than the proportionate increase in the amount of energy density present due to an increase in the number of tubes.

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A fixture for skin tanning of a user by a selective light source of substantially optimum energy density comprising a supporting structure for engagement with a supporting surface, a frame for containment of said light source, an adjustable connection between said supporting structure and said frame

A fixture for skin tanning of a user by a selective light source of substantially optimum energy density comprising a supporting structure for engagement with a supporting surface, a frame for containment of said light source, an adjustable connection between said supporting structure and said frame comprising means enabling simultaneous adjustment of vertical location and tilt of said frame relative to the skin surface of a user, said light source comprising a multiple number of light emitting tubes forming a bank of tubes, said bank having when energized a light emitting capability of about 99% UVA and from about 0.7% to 1% UVB, said frame comprising a tube housing having opposite ends spaced from each other at a distance in excess of the length of a tube and a rear wall, a set of tube holders at each end in substantially contiguous relationship for reception of said tubes in relatively snug juxtaposition, reflecting means facing inwardly relative to said rear wall and a transparent sheet of synthetic plastic resin material extending over the forward side of said bank of tubes, there being a space between said tubes and said rear wall and vent means in communication between said space and the exterior, a second bank of tubes, the second bank of tubes including a substantially flat sheet member in substantially horizontal position for supporting the body of the user and adapted to engage one side of said body, the other of said banks including a corresponding sheet member adapted to be moved into a substantially horizontal position at selected levels for tanning the other side of the body, there being a greater number of tube mountings and tubes in said other of said banks, said other of said banks having a substantially flat intermediate section, a set of tube mountings and tubes adjacent opposite side edges of said other of said banks having a width less than the width of said intermediate section and being in planes obliquely disposed relative to the plane of said intermediate section for tanning side portions of the user\s body.