Moisture pad
AssigneeSahar Dawn Ojan
InventorsSahar Dawn Ojan, Craig Anthony Hidalgo
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Abstract
A moisture pad includes a porous pad, for example a sponge, and a container divided into a water reservoir and a compartment for securely supporting the porous pad. The reservoir has a filling opening provided with a closure. The closure includes a flexible dome that can be pressed to pressurize the contents of the reservoir. One-way valves regulate the flow of fluids between the reservoir and the porous pad compartment. Optionally, a lid may be provided as a closure for the container to reduce evaporation of the water. As another option, a strap can be provided for the container to allow the moisture pad to be worn on a person's body.
Claims18
A moisture pad comprising:
- a container divided into a reservoir and a porous pad compartment, said reservoir having a filling opening, said reservoir being capable of having a pressure therein, and said porous pad compartment being capable of having a pressure therein;
- a closure for said filling opening, said closure incorporating means for pressurizing said reservoir;
- a porous pad for holding a quantity of absorbed water, said porous pad being housed in said porous pad compartment, said porous pad wetting one or more of a user's fingers with a portion of a quantity of water absorbed therein when said porous pad having said quantity of water absorbed therein is pressed by the one or more of the user's fingers;
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- at least a first one-way valve that opens when the pressure in said reservoir is higher than the pressure within said porous pad compartment by at least some threshold amount and allows fluid flow from said reservoir to said porous pad compartment,
- wherein said reservoir is capable of holding a quantity of water, wherein water from said reservoir can be used for wetting said porous pad under the control of the user, wherein said porous pad compartment has a top opening for allowing access to said porous pad, and
- wherein said closure is flexible and resilient and can be pressed inward by the user to pressurize said reservoir such that water from said reservoir wets said porous pad when said closure is pressed inward by the user while said reservoir holds at least a predetermined quantity of water.
A moisture pad comprising:
- a container divided into a reservoir and a porous pad compartment, said reservoir having a filling opening;
- a closure for said filling opening, said closure incorporating means for pressurizing said reservoir;
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- a porous pad for holding a quantity of absorbed water, said porous pad being housed in said porous pad compartment, said porous pad wetting one or more of a user's fingers with a portion of a quantity of water absorbed therein when said porous pad having said quantity of water absorbed therein is pressed by the one or more of the user's fingers,
- wherein said reservoir is capable of holding a quantity of water, wherein water from said reservoir can be used for wetting said porous pad under the control of the user, wherein said porous pad compartment has a top opening for allowing access to said porous pad,
- wherein said closure is flexible and resilient and can be pressed inward by the user to pressurize said reservoir such that water from said reservoir wets said porous pad when said closure is pressed inward by the user while said reservoir holds at least a predetermined quantity of water, and wherein said closure has a portion for covering said filling opening, a cylindrical sleeve, and an annular protuberance, wherein said annular protuberance is attached to an end portion of said cylindrical sleeve that is distally located from said portion for covering said filling opening, and wherein when said closure is secured to said filling opening in the closed position, said cylindrical sleeve extends into said filling opening and said annular protuberance engages an inner edge of said filling opening to secure said closure to said filling opening in said closed position.
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