Portable personal hygiene device
OwnerJoe H. Baileyinventor
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Abstract
A portable personal hygiene device is detachably secured to a toilet bowl rim via an integral mounting bracket. The hygiene device controllably directs liquid, water, or other solution to the posterior portions of a user's body through a nozzle assembly. The hygiene device includes a housing which encloses a power source, a motor and a pump. An adjustable brace is included to facilitate enhanced secured attachment of the hygiene device to the toilet rim. A replaceable, reusable reservoir provides the water supply for the pump. The nozzle assembly is movable between retracted and extended positions.
Claims17
A hygiene device comprising:
- a housing, the housing being detachably secured to a container, the housing comprises an integrally molded first interior chamber and an integrally molded second interior chamber;
- a power source, the power source is enclosed within the first interior chamber;
- a motor;
- a control switch;
- a pump, the pump and the motor are enclosed within the second interior chamber, the pump is driven by the motor, the motor is powered via the power source, activation of the motor is controlled by the control switch;
- a nozzle assembly;
- a flexible discharge conduit, the flexible discharge conduit interconnects the nozzle assembly with the pump, the nozzle assembly and the flexible discharge conduit being slidably extendable from and fully retractable into the housing;
- a flexible intake conduit, the flexible intake conduit interconnects the pump and a reservoir, the pump draws liquid from the reservoir via the flexible intake conduit, and wherein the pump transfers the drawn liquid into the flexible discharge conduit through which liquid is delivered to the nozzle assembly and discharged therefrom as a spray or stream;
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- a discharge control and adjustment mechanism, the discharge control and adjustment mechanism comprising a knob, the knob comprising a flanged fitting and a pin, wherein the knob is coupled to the flanged fitting via the pin, the knob operating to control the slidable extension and retraction of the nozzle assembly and the flexible discharge conduit about selectively-desired, retracted and extended setting positions, and wherein the knob operating to engage and disengage the control switch, thereby activating and deactivating the motor, respectively, and wherein the nozzle assembly and the flexible discharge conduit oscillate about a cubic plane curve in the extended setting position by toggling the knob.
A portable hygiene device comprising:
- a housing, the housing comprises:
- a two-piece unit, the unit comprising a first half section and a second half section, the first half section and the second half section are intimately connected securely via a plurality of fasteners, thereby forming the housing, and wherein the housing further comprises:
- an integrally molded first interior chamber;
- an integrally molded second interior chamber;
- a power source, the power source is enclosed within the first interior chamber;
- a motor;
- a control switch;
- a pump, the pump and motor are enclosed within the second interior chamber, the pump is driven by the motor, the motor is powered via the power source, activation of the motor is controlled by the control switch;
- a nozzle assembly;
- a flexible discharge conduit, the flexible discharge conduit interconnects the nozzle assembly with the pump;
- a flexible intake conduit, the flexible intake conduit interconnects the pump and a reservoir, the pump draws liquid from the reservoir via the flexible intake conduit, and wherein the pump transfers the drawn liquid into the flexible discharge conduit through which liquid is delivered to the nozzle assembly and discharged therefrom as a spray or stream;
- a discharge control and adjustment mechanism, the discharge control and adjustment mechanism comprising a knob, the knob comprising a flanged fitting and a pin, wherein the knob is coupled to the flanged fitting via the pin, the knob operating to control slidable extension and retraction of the nozzle assembly and the flexible discharge conduit about selectively-desired, retracted and extended setting positions, and wherein the nozzle assembly and the flexible discharge conduit oscillate about a cubic plane curve in the extended setting position by toggling the knob;
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- a portable remote control device for remotely controlling the operation of the hygiene device.
A personal hygiene device comprising:
- a housing being detachably secured to a container, the housing comprises:
- at least one integrally molded interior chamber;
- a power source, the power source is enclosed within the at least one interior chamber;
- an electric motor;
- a control switch;
- a pump, the pump and the motor are enclosed within the at least one interior chamber, the pump is driven by the motor, the motor is powered via the power source, activation of the motor is controlled by the control switch;
- a nozzle assembly;
- a flexible discharge conduit, the flexible discharge conduit interconnects the nozzle assembly with the pump;
- a spigot adapter;
- a water flow valve;
- a discharge control and adjustment mechanism, the discharge control and adjustment mechanism comprising a knob, the knob comprising a flanged fitting and a pin, wherein the knob is coupled to the flanged fitting via the pin, the knob operating to control the slidable extension and retraction of the nozzle assembly and the flexible discharge conduit about selectively-desired, retracted and extended setting positions, and wherein the knob operating to engage and disengage the control switch, thereby activating and deactivating the motor, respectively, and wherein the nozzle assembly and the flexible discharge conduit oscillate about a cubic plane curve in the extended setting position by toggling the knob;
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- a flexible intake conduit, the flexible intake conduit interconnects the pump and a water line of a residence or a commercial entity, the water flow valve is connected to the flexible intake conduit and in fluid communication therewith, the spigot adapter detachably connects the pump, via the flexible intake conduit, to a spigot of the water line, the spigot adapter allows fluid communication between the water line, the flexible intake conduit, and the pump, and wherein the pump draws liquid from the water line via the flexible intake conduit, the water flow valve controlling a flow of water between the water flow valve and the pump, where the water flow valve is in an open condition, the pump transfers the drawn water into the flexible discharge conduit through which the water is delivered to the nozzle assembly and discharged therefrom as a spray or stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.