Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Shower – Plural spray heads
Reexamination Certificate
1999-05-17
2001-05-22
Huson, Gregory L. (Department: 3751)
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Shower
Plural spray heads
C004S567000, C004S570000, C004S615000, C239S312000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06233756
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to the field of accessories for shower bathing. The dispensing of various soaps and liquids, medicinal and cosmetic as well as ordinary water spray shower may be accomplished by this method utilizing three shower spray outlets with two dispensing reservoirs controlled individually or simultaneously, in addition to a forth new unique bottle shaped reservoir outlet attached to bottom of assembly accommodating the use of a variety of hoses, spraying a mixture of medicinal or cosmetic solutions placed in described reservoir
2. Description of the Related Art
The use of a multitude of showering fixtures is known in related art. The application of certain cosmetic and medicinal liquids to the entire body or parts thereof along with the normal showering process, using fixtures heretofore devised and utilized of known or basic familiar, obvious configurations. Whereas the incalculable number of designs encompassed by the innumerable prior art which have been developed in the culmination of countless objectives and requirements.
Known related art includes. U.S. Pat. No. 6,079,060 by Walker: U.S. Pat. No. 5,148,556 by Bottoms, Jr. et. al: U.S. Pat. No. 3,174,691 by Haviland: U.S. Pat. No. 2,624,619 by Fletcher. et al U.S. Pat. No. 2,228,626 by Hetherington While these contrivances fulfill their respective peculiarities and requirements, the above stated patents do not incorporate the embodiments of the triple head shower systems diverse simplicity of design and performance.
The inventive system consists of piping in a fork shaped configuration aligned horizontally connected thereto by a cross shaped fitting, forming three equally spaced apart fluid piping spray outlets allowing the coupling of standard spray heads. Each spray head positioned in standard outward water flow alignment Each piping outlet includes separate valves controlling the flow of fluid therethrough. Threaded adjacent inlet cup adapters, allowing the connection of standard flexible plastic bottles, or incorporated in piping on either side of center piping allowing the selective injection of various soaps and bathing liquids therefrom. The center piping which extends parallel and equidistant from outside piping, connected to cross fitting, completing the fork shape of assembly, incorporates the third dispensing outlet of system. Tee shaped fitting connected to center piping in a downward position, directs the flow of liquid into removable reusable container being controlled by way of Shut-off valve. Reusable container, bottle, canister, reservoir, designed with molded threaded male outlet at top side allows the attachment of various size flexible hoses, for the purpose of spraying pre-mixed solutions, medicinal or cosmetic soaps. All the feats of triple head shower are accomplished in simple workable design enabling its manufacture and installation at low cost and assures reliable operation.
Triple head shower may be used in conjunction with new and modern lines of Bathing soaps, lotions, shampoos and medicinal products.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Triple head shower system being an amelioration to the time proven common shower fixture, and its limited use of providing only a shower of water from the customary single spray outlet, as may be observed in general use today. A typical modern stall-shower or tub-shower installation may perhaps consist of a common single spray head utilizing a variety of adjustable spray openings controlling the intensity of water only. The general design, intention and object of the present invention is to facilitate a new multiple added convenience of not only shower bathing but being able to achieve the desired accomplishment of controlling the application of soaps, lotions, premixed solutions and medicinal liquids in one easy to use showering system. The present invention substantially departs from the disadvantages of the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, in that it provides an apparatus capable of providing the embodiments utilized by a user in bathing consolidated into one fixture.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises piping spaced apart in a three prong fork designed configuration positioned at typical shower height, being connected to supply-pipe water-outlet extending from the wall. The configuration evolves into three separate shower outlets parallel, equidistant and horizontally connected being controlled by way of separate selective open and close valves. Said shower outlets being adapted for the threaded connection of ordinary spray heads. Three prong fork design of fixture entails center piping outlet in parallel alinement, connecting two outside elongated piping outlets of design, constituting the triple shower system. Each outside piping outlet incorporates corresponding vertical Cup shaped threaded adapters allowing the coupling of common bottled solutions used in bathing. A fluidly connected removable reusable container attached at lower periphery of center piping outlet constituting a reservoir, having sufficient capacity to accommodate a supply of soaps, medicinal mixes and various bating solutions. Integrated in design of removable reusable container, in tangential alinement to apex of container is incorporated a threaded dispensing outlet allowing the attachment of various flexible hoses used in the spraying of bathing solutions.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new showering spray system fixture and procedure which succeeds in capturing many of the advantages of the showering fixtures alluded to previously and many innovative features that result in a new showering system apparatus which is not anticipated, interpreted obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art showering fixtures, either alone or in any combination thereof
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new showering spray system fixture which is capable of providing the devices and methods of the prior art and some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming several of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new showering spray system fixture which reduces the need to apply soaps and lotions from individual bottles and the use of separate spray hoses used in applying various bathing solutions, all of these applications being preformed and accomplished in the use of triple shower system.
These objects of the invention, along with various features which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims eluded to and forming a part of this disclosure.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1616514 (1927-02-01), Swimmer
patent: 2228626 (1941-01-01), Hetherington
patent: 2624619 (1953-01-01), Fletcher et al.
patent: 3174691 (1965-03-01), Haviland
patent: 3971074 (1976-07-01), Yxfeldt
patent: 4933080 (1990-06-01), Rundzaitis et al.
patent: 5148556 (1992-09-01), Bottoms, Jr. et al.
patent: 6079060 (2000-06-01), Walker
Huson Gregory L.
Nguyen Tuan
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