# US 2022/0243444 A1 · Shower bidet > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0243444 A1 - Document ID: US20220243444A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/162,248 - Filed: 2021-01-29 - Published: 2022-08-04 - Earliest claimed: 2021-01-29 - Assignees: TMP Co., Ltd. - Applicants: TMP Inc. - Inventors: Curt V. Rapp - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220243444A1 ## CPC - E03D 9/085: {Hand-held spray heads for bidet use or for cleaning the bowl} - A47K 3/281: {Accessories for showers or bathing douches, e.g. cleaning devices for walls or floors of showers (A47K3/30, A47K3/38, A47K3/40 take precedence)} - E03B 7/071: {Arrangement of safety devices in domestic pipe systems, e.g. devices for automatic shut-off} - E03B 7/08: Arrangement of draining devices, {e.g. manual shut-off valves}(draining devices in general F16K, F16L) - A47K 7/08: Devices or hand implements for cleaning the buttocks - E03C 2001/1213: {Constructional features of bidet bowls; adapters for using other sanitary appliances as bidet} - E03D: WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR - A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES - E03B: INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER (drilling wells, obtaining fluids in general from wells E21B; pipe-line systems in general F17D) - E03C: DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER (not connected to either water-supply main or to waste pipe A47K; devices of the kind used in the ground E03B, E03F); SINKS ## Abstract A shower bidet is provided. The shower bidet includes a plastic device operable for a user to sit upon. The plastic device includes a first seating surface disposed atop a first seating column, a second seating surface disposed atop a second seating column, and a bridge portion connecting the first seating column and the second seating column. The first seating surface and the first seating column are separated from the second seating surface and the second seating column such that a spray nozzle may be disposed between the first seating column and the second seating column. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A shower bidet, comprising: a plastic device operable for a user to sit upon, including: a first seating column including a first interior vertical face; a second seating column distinct and separate from the first seating column and including a second interior vertical face; a first seating surface disposed atop the first seating column; a second seating surface disposed atop the second seating column; and a bridge portion connecting the first seating column and the second seating column; and wherein the first seating surface and the first seating column are separated from the second seating surface and the second seating column such that a spray nozzle may be disposed between the first seating column and the second seating column; and wherein the first interior vertical face and the second interior vertical face are configured to define a cavity therebetween enabling water from the spray nozzle and waste in the water to fall between the first interior vertical face and the second interior vertical face. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The shower bidet of claim 1, wherein the bridge portion includes a shower spray nozzle attachment feature. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The shower bidet of claim 2, wherein the shower spray nozzle attachment feature includes an arcuate profile spanning up to one hundred and eighty degrees. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The shower bidet of claim 2, wherein the shower spray nozzle attachment feature includes an arcuate profile spanning more than one hundred and eighty degrees. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The shower bidet of claim 1, wherein the bridge portion includes a first bridge portion; and wherein the plastic device further includes a second bridge portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The shower bidet of claim 1, wherein the first seating surface and the second seating surface are joined to form a U-shaped continuous seating surface. ### Claim 7 A system for utilizing a shower bidet, comprising: a plastic device operable for a user to sit upon, including: a first seating column including a first interior vertical face; a second seating column distinct and separate from the first seating column and including a second interior vertical face; a first seating surface disposed atop the first seating column; a second seating surface disposed atop the second seating column; and a bridge portion connecting the first seating column and the second seating column; and a shower spray nozzle attached to the plastic device, wherein the shower spray nozzle is operable to include a flow of water; and wherein the first seating surface and the first seating column are separated from the second seating surface and the second seating column such that the shower spray nozzle may be disposed between the first seating column and the second seating column; wherein the shower bidet is operable to direct the flow of water upward from below the first seating surface and the second seating surface; and wherein the first interior vertical face and the second interior vertical face are configured to define a cavity therebetween enabling water from the spray nozzle and waste in the water to fall between the first interior vertical face and the second interior vertical face. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the bridge portion includes a shower spray nozzle attachment feature. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the shower spray nozzle attachment feature includes an arcuate profile spanning up to one hundred and eighty degrees. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the shower spray nozzle attachment feature includes an arcuate profile spanning more than one hundred and eighty degrees. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the bridge portion includes a first bridge portion; and wherein the plastic device further includes a second bridge portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the first seating surface and the second seating surface are joined to form a U-shaped continuous seating surface. ### Claim 13 A method to utilize a shower bidet, comprising: placing the shower bidet in a location including one of over a shower drain or in an area such that water draining under the shower bidet has a direct path to the shower drain, wherein the shower bidet includes: a plastic device operable for a user to sit upon, including: a first seating column including a first interior vertical face; a second seating column distinct and separate from the first seating column and including a second interior vertical face; a first seating surface disposed atop the first seating column; a second seating surface disposed atop the second seating column; and a bridge portion connecting the first seating column and the second seating column, wherein the first seating surface and the first seating column are separated from the second seating surface and the second seating column such that a spray nozzle may be disposed between the first seating column and the second seating column and wherein the first interior vertical face and the second interior vertical face are configured to define a cavity therebetween enabling water from the spray nozzle and waste in the water to fall between the first interior vertical face and the second interior vertical face; affixing the shower spray nozzle attached to a flexible water supply hose to the shower bidet, wherein the spray nozzle oriented to enable a spray of water in an upward direction under a seating surface of the shower bidet; and activating a water flow through the shower spray nozzle.