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US 4,046,289 AGranted
Lathering device
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Teranishi Denki Seisaku-Sho
InventorAkihiko Teranishi
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Abstract
A lathering device for providing shaving foam from liquid soap, wherein liquid is stored in a lower portion and forced upward by a vertical screw to an upper portion whereat the liquid is agitated into foam and ejected.
Claims16
A lathering device comprising
- an outer casing;
- a first chamber disposed within said outer casing, for storage of liquid soap;
- one or more second chambers disposed within said outer casing and above said first chamber;
- heater means for heating said liquid soap;
- an elongated hollow means having two ends, one end being closed with an opening near the end and the other end being open, said hollow means disposed to connect said first chamber and said second chamber with said one end disposed with the closed end toward the bottom of said first chamber thereby providing a path for passage of said liquid soap through said opening at the closed end, through said hollow means and into said second chamber;
- outlet means located at said second chamber;
- motor means having a shaft, disposed above said second chamber;
- agitating means disposed within said second chamber;
- screw means disposed within said hollow means and extending through a substantial portion thereof;
- joining means connecting said motor shaft, to said agitating means and to said screw means;
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- air passage means for enabling air to controlledly travel into said first and second chambers from outside of said outer casing, whereby operation of said motor turns concurrently both said agitating means and said screw means to cause said screw means to lift up said liquid soap through said hollow means from said first chamber into said second chamber to cause said agitating means to effect foaming of said liquid soap and ejection of said foamed liquid soap through said outlet means.
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