Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Reexamination Certificate
1999-05-03
2001-03-27
Kennedy, Sharon (Department: 3763)
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Reexamination Certificate
active
06206862
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention is in the field of Personal Hygiene Systems, and more particularly is a douching system that has the features of allowing continuous shower operation while also allowing controllable douching.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART
In the field of Personal Hygiene Systems, many different douching devices are available on the market. These devices typically consist of either a stand-alone device, or a shower attachment device for use in a shower. The typical shower attachment device is used by attaching a douche device in place of, or over, a shower nozzle and then diverting the water flow through the douching device. Examples of these douching devices include those such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,642,100 by Kabbaby, in which the full water flow is diverted from showering to douching, or such as the device in U.S. Pat. No. 5,102,387 by Jorde which attaches over the shower nozzle thus using the entire shower water flow for douching. While these types of douche devices do work, they have many drawbacks however. The diversion of the entire shower water flow through the douching device prevents the user from easily controlling the pressure or volume of the douching flow. Furthermore, the diversion of the entire shower water flow through the douching device prevents the user from easily controlling the water temperature from the douching device. Additionally, the diversion of the entire shower water flow prevents simultaneously showering while douching.
Therefore, a need existed for a system of easily controlling the pressure or volume of the douching flow. A further need existed for a system of easily controlling the water temperature from the douching device. Yet a further need existed for a system that will allow simultaneous showering and douching.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a system for easily controlling the pressure or volume of the douching flow.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a system for easily controlling the water temperature from the douching unit.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide for a system that allows simultaneous showering and douching.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a shower douching system is disclosed. The shower douching system comprises: a solution reservoir, a hollow passageway coupled to the solution reservoir, and a controllable shower douche coupled to the solution reservoir.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a shower douching system is disclosed. The shower douching system comprises: a solution reservoir, a shower passageway coupled to the solution reservoir, and a controllable shower douche coupled to the shower passageway and coupled to the solution reservoir for controlling a shower fluid flow diversion. The controllable shower douche comprises a valve coupled to a shower bypass channel for controlling the shower fluid flow diversion, and further comprises an eductor connected downstream of the shower bypass channel for creating a low pressure condition within the eductor. The eductor is coupled to a solution suction channel extending substantially within the solution reservoir, and a douche fluid outlet channel is coupled to the valve.
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patent: 3921635 (1975-11-01), Gauthier
patent: 4601709 (1986-07-01), Kabbaby
patent: 4642100 (1987-02-01), Kabbaby
patent: 4911704 (1990-03-01), Dixon
patent: 5102387 (1992-04-01), Jorde
patent: 5241714 (1993-09-01), Barry
patent: 5304116 (1994-04-01), Cornelius
Giamanco Joseph A.
Raines Roger D.
Kennedy Sharon
Serke Catherine
Weiss Harry M.
Weiss Jeffrey
Weiss & Moy P.C.
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