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US 8,281,423 B2Granted
Multi-use portable hand held hygienic device
AssigneeMichael C. Taylor
InventorsMichael Cameron Taylor, Leonard Cameron Taylor
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Abstract
A multi-functional handheld hygienic device with a J-shaped nozzle and attachment options for alternate use externally on either the genital area as a bidet or the rectal area as a wash and for use internally in the genital area as a douche and the rectal area as an enema. A temperature controlled water tank or water diverter attached to a combined hot and cold faucet supplies temperature controlled water to the nozzle.
Claims13
A handheld multi-functional personal hygiene device comprising:
- a J-shaped liquid spray nozzle comprising a straight portion having a handle at a proximal end for grasping by a user seated on a toilet seat, the straight portion held by the user in a substantially vertically downward orientation with the handle above the toilet seat and the straight portion extending down below the user;
- a curved portion at a distal end extending from the straight portion and curving upwardly to position a distal end of the curved portion pointing in a substantially vertically upward orientation, the handle held above the toilet with the straight portion extending down below a crotch area of the user's body;
- the upwardly curved portion having a tip opening on the distal end to emit a narrow concentrated spray of liquid aimed vertically upward at a desired portion of the crotch area of the user's body;
- a trigger in proximity to the handle for manually controlling spray pressure, the trigger positioned on a side of the handle opposite to the upwardly curved distal end for ease of operation;
- the J-shaped liquid spray nozzle held by hand in a first position between the legs of a user seated on a toilet to spray a genital cleansing liquid from the nozzle externally to a genital area of the user functioning as a bidet spray, and alternately to spray a douching liquid internally in the genital area functioning as a douche spray without full insertion of the nozzle, and held by hand in a second position behind a user seated on a toilet to spray a cleansing liquid externally to a rectal area functioning as a rectal wash spray and alternately to spray an enema liquid internally in the rectal area functioning as an enema spray without full insertion of the nozzle;
- an external perimeter head around the tip opening and at least one spray nozzle receiving adaptor associated with the external perimeter head for receiving any of a variety of existing standard spray nozzle attachments to an external perimeter head around the tip opening for altering the spray for a variety of different uses;
- a flexible hose extending from the proximal end of the J-shaped liquid spray nozzle to a means for connecting to a liquid supply to provide a steady flow of liquid of a desired temperature to the J-shaped liquid spray nozzle, the hose being sufficiently long and flexible so that the liquid spray device can be moved between the first position and the second position;
- thereby providing a handheld multi-functional personal hygiene device.
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