Shower for individual with hand dysfunction
OwnerGregory V. Kinderinventor
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Abstract
A shower unit including an upper rotating disk pad, a lower oscillating brush assembly, two liquid soap spray nozzles, a constant temperature water valve and a shower head. The shower unit mounts to the wall of an existing shower stall, and may be constructed to suit the needs of particular individuals.
Claims18
A shower unit for use by individuals with hand dysfunction, the shower unit comprising:
- frame support means having a face portion in front of which a user stands;
- a shower head for supplying the water under pressure onto a user;
- water valve means capable of being opened and closed by the user for supplying water to the shower head;
- rotary brush means mounted on the face portion of the frame support means for rotating and making contact with the user;
- reciprocating brush means mounted on the face portion of the frame support means for reciprocating and making contact with the user;
- soap spray nozzles provided on the frame support means for spraying soap onto the user;
- pump means for supplying soap to the soap spray nozzles;
- electric motor means for driving the rotary brush means and for driving the reciprocating brush means;
- switch means for controlling the pump means and for controlling the motor means, and capable of being actuated by the user.
In a shower unit including a shower head, water supply means and control valve means controlling flow of water from the supply means to the shower head, the improvement comprising brush means, means movably supporting said brush means in a position for engagement by anatomical surfaces of a shower user, power means connected to said brush means for moving said brush means in relation to the anatomical surfaces of a user to clean the anatomical surfaces engaged with said brush means, said brush means includes a rotary brush means and oscillatable brush means oriented in spaced relation to the rotary brush means to engage different anatomical surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.