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US 6,973,679 B1Granted
Personal cleansing spray device
AssigneeJahan N. Schad
InventorJahan N. Schad
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Abstract
A personal cleansing device that is low in cost, simple to manufacture from standard components, that provides cleaning capabilities with water, and can provide a cleaning and antiseptic spray using a fluid-dispensing attachment. A water branch off valve is installed in flowable relation with the water supply line of a standard toilet. This valve supplies water to a flexible hose that may be retractable. This hose is connected to a manually operated sprayer nozzle having a trigger mechanism that may be used to turn the delivery of water on or off.
Claims10
A personal cleansing system comprising:
- a personal cleansing device, the device comprising a sprayer handle element having an integrated trigger mechanism,
- a flexible tube having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is directly connected to the sprayer handle element, and
- a T-conjunction fitting having one inlet and two outlets, the inlet connected to a water supply pipe, a branch-off valve integrally formed at one of the outlets, the branch-off valve having an open position and a closed position, wherein the branch-off valve is directly connected to the proximal end of the flexible tube, wherein, when the branch-off valve is in the open position, a fluid pathway is present between the water supply pipe, the branch-off valve, the flexible tube and the sprayer handle element,
- a reservoir located exterior to the sprayer handle element and a delivery tube, the delivery tube having two ends, wherein one end of the delivery tube is directly connected to the interior of the reservoir and the other end of the delivery tube is directly connected to the sprayer handle element, and
- a pressure-creating means for creating pressure within the reservoir, wherein the pressure-creating means comprises a pressurized gas cylinder, or a pump.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.