System and method for fluid handling in a shower or bath
OwnerAlan BACKUSinventor
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Abstract
Showerhead devices incorporate sensors to control bath fill levels. Showerheads have interchangeable attachments, including bristle attachments. Oral care devices are attachable to standard shower arms. Pump devices allow various lotions and fluids to be used in conjunction with showers. Shower organizing devices provide for ordered storage and access to accessories. Bathtub spouts including sensors and valves to control bathtub filled levels.
Claims48
A device to fill a bathtub to a desired fill level, comprising:
- a valve configured to turn off and turn on water flowing through a shower arm and into an associated bathtub disposed below the shower arm, wherein the valve is operative with a sensor configured to measure the amount of water in an associated bathtub, and wherein the sensor is configured to accept user input of a desired bathtub fill level, and wherein the sensor is further configured to direct the valve to turn off water flowing through the shower arm when a user inputted desired bathtub fill level has been reached.
A device to promote oral hygiene comprising:
- a water outlet configured to project into an oral cavity,
- a handle fixedly coupled to the water outlet and configured to be disposed outside of an oral cavity when the water outlet is disposed inside the oral cavity,
- a tube coupled on a first end to the water outlet and coupled on a second end to a shower arm, such that water flows from the shower arm to the water outlet, passing through the tube.
A device to cleanse a human body comprising:
- a showerhead coupled to a first end of a flexible tube and a shower arm coupled to a second end of the tube,
- the showerhead configured with an outlet face with plural water exit orifices,
- a first friction surface cleaner configured to be removably secured in front of the exit orifices,
- a second friction surface cleaner configured to be removably secured in front of the exit orifices, and the second friction surface cleaner being interchangeable with the first friction surface cleaner.
A device to shower and bathe an individual, comprising:
- a flexible tube having a first end coupled to a bathtub shower arm and a second end coupled to a showerhead,
- a sensor coupled to the showerhead, the sensor configured to detect a water level below the showerhead and control flow of water from the shower arm to the showerhead in response to a sensor detection,
- a mounting member configured to be affixed to a vertical surface within a bathtub environment, the mounting member configured to couple along portions of the flexible tube such that the showerhead is positionable at various distances away from the mounting member when the mounting member is affixed to an associated vertical surface proximate to a bathtub.
A device to set the fill level of a bathtub, comprising:
- a bathtub fill spout, including a valve configured to control flow of water through the fill spout,
- a sensor in communication with the valve, the sensor configure to accept user input of a desired bathtub fill level, and the sensor further configured to direct the valve to turn off the flow of water through the fill spout when user directed fill level is reached,
A device to dispense liquids within a bathing environment, comprising:
- a liquid reservoir including a pump configured to pump liquids out of the reservoir,
- a tube having a first end coupled to the output of the pump and a second end coupled to a showerhead.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.