EP2095751A1

EP2095751A1 - Personal hygiene apparatus

Info

Publication number: EP2095751A1
Application number: EP08102154A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Sandro Landi
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-02-29
Filing date: 2008-02-29
Publication date: 2009-09-02

Abstract

There is described an apparatus allowing an easy hygienisation and/or deodorisation of private parts.

Description

Field of the invention

The present invention relates to the field of personal hygiene apparatuses.

State of the art

Personal hygiene has considerably developed in the course of time; if in the past hygiene simply meant cleanness, nowadays this term includes any practice directed to avoid unpleasant odours or conditions which although not pathological may be a cause for discomfort both subjectively and in interpersonal relations.
In spite of the considerable development of products suitable for the hygienic treatment or simply for the deodorising treatment of private parts, there is no apparatus which allows a simple use every time it is required and is available in places intended for this purpose (especially bathrooms and toilets).

Brief description of the figures

Figure 1 shows a side view of an apparatus according to the invention.
Figure 2 shows a front view of the apparatus according to the invention in a specific embodiment.
Figure 3 (a and b) shows two details of the apparatus according to the invention.

Detailed description of the invention

The present invention allows to overcome the above said problems by providing an apparatus, which is easily installable anywhere required and allows a rapid hygienisation and/or deodorisation of private parts.
Figure 1 shows the apparatus according to the invention substantially consisting of an elastic container 10 that serves as a reservoir for the hygienising and/or deodorant substance and is placed between two rigid surfaces 11 and 12 one of which displays one or more holes 13.
The reservoir is provided with a sprayer 14 which protrudes from the hole 13 and is fed by a small tube 15 that plunges in the substance contained in the reservoir itself.
According to a specific embodiment of the invention the reservoir has a bellows shape.
Said surfaces 11 and 12 (or at least one of them) may be reciprocally free and integrally joined, on opposite sides, to the outer surface of the elastic container 10; alternatively, the side of a surface may be hinged on the other surface (as shown in figure 3(a) by reference numeral 16) and in this case, if preferred, the two surfaces 11 and 12 (or at least one of them) may not be integrally joined to the reservoir.
If both surfaces are free with respect to the reservoir 10, the latter will be provided on at least one of the two surfaces tangent to the surfaces 11 and 12 (or vice versa) with appropriate adhesion means (preferably removable) so as to be attached and replaced when it is empty.
One of the above said surfaces (11 in figure 1) displays points for the attachment to the wall on which the apparatus will be applied.
Said attachment points may be such as to directly adhere to the wall (for instance, adhesives, suction cups and the like) or such as to engage with a support in turn attached to the wall, for instance a ring attached to the surface 11 which is engaged with a hook attached to the wall (or vice versa).
The surface 12, which includes the hole 13, needs to be sufficiently broad to allow the comfortable resting of the glutei of the user and the hole 13 will preferably be arranged in the centre of the corresponding surface 12; in the case of two or more holes 13 these will be aligned, preferably one over the other.
According to a preferred version of the invention the surfaces 11 and 12 will reciprocally form an angle of about 45°.
According to a specific embodiment of the invention above the side of the surface containing the hole 13 two supports 17 are arranged slightly reciprocally spaced and parallel for toilet paper rolls 18 which will allow to protect the surface from the direct contact with the user, although leaving the space required not to interfere with the ejection of the product sprayed from the hole 13.
If preferred, only one single support and therefore only one roll of toilet paper may be used and in this case the paper will need to have a central hole so that by covering the surface 12 the hole 13 is not covered as well.
According to a further specific embodiment of the invention, the apparatus will consist of a rigid and hollow structure containing the reservoir therein, the reservoir being provided with a pump in turn connected to the sprayer and mechanically or electrically operated by means of a button that may be operated by the user when desired or which is automatically operated for instance by means of photoelectrical cells which operate the pump when the user approaches the sprayer.
According to this second embodiment of the invention, the apparatus will substantially consist of a solid, rigid and hollow body, having any shape with one or more holes 13 which house the sprayer/s arranged on its surface facing upwards or frontward towards the user.
The rigid and hollow body, as described, may be attached to the wall with a surface thereof as described above (or possibly incorporated therein) and so that the surface thereof which bears the hole/s protrudes from the wall and is parallel or perpendicular or inclined at a preferred angle (for instance 45°) with respect thereto, so that the user may use the apparatus standing in front or astride without even coming into direct contact therewith and thus maximising the hygiene of the operation.
For instance, said solid body may have a substantially prismatic or parallelepipedal shape, preferably with rounded edges, substantially cylindrical with an end consisting of a surface which is essentially hemispherical, ovoidal, etc. Obviously in the above said solid body appropriate apertures will be provided allowing to change or fill the reservoir when the disinfectant and/or deodorant substance is finished.
In all of the above described embodiments, the apparatus according to the invention will be made of any material suitable for the purpose such as for instance rigid and/or elastic plastic material, metal, resin, etc.

Claims

An apparatus for the fast hygienisation and/or deodorisation of private parts comprising an elastic container that serves as a reservoir for a hygienising and/or deodorant substance and is placed between two rigid surfaces.
An apparatus according to claim 1, including an elastic container (10) that serves as a reservoir for the hygienising and/or deodorising substance, two surfaces (11, 12) one of which features one or more holes (13).
An apparatus according to claims 1 and 2, wherein said reservoir is provided with a sprayer (14) which protrudes from the hole (13) and is fed by a small tube (15) that plunges in the substance contained in the reservoir itself.
An apparatus according to claims 1-3, wherein said reservoir has a bellows shape.
An apparatus according to claims 1-4, wherein said surfaces (11, 12), or at least one of them, are reciprocally free and integrally joined, on opposite sides, to the outer surface of the elastic container (10) or the side of one of said surfaces is hinged on the other surface.
An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein one of the above said surfaces features points for the attachment to the wall to which the apparatus will be applied.
An apparatus according to claims 1-6, wherein the surface that includes the hole (13) is sufficiently broad to allow the comfortable resting of the glutei of the user and the hole (13) is arranged in the centre of the corresponding surface.
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein at least two holes (13) aligned one over the other are present on the resting surface for the glutei.
An apparatus according to claims 1-8, wherein said surfaces (11, 12) reciprocally form an angle of about 45°.
An apparatus according to claims 1-9, wherein above the side of the surface containing the hole (13) one or two supports (17) for toilet paper rolls (18) are arranged slightly reciprocally spaced and parallel to protect the surface from direct contact with the user.
An apparatus according to claim 1, consisting of a rigid and hollow body containing therein a reservoir provided with a pump in turn connected to one or more sprayers, protruding from one or more holes obtained on the surface of said rigid and hollow body.
An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said pump is mechanically or electrically operated by means of a button that may be operated by the user at the desired time.
An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said pump is operated by means of photoelectric cells which operate the pump when the user approaches the sprayer.
An apparatus according to claims 11-13, wherein said rigid and hollow body may have a substantially cylindrical and substantially prismatic or parallelepipedal shape, with rounded edges, with an end consisting of a surface which is essentially hemispherical, ovoidal, etc.
An apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said holes are obtained in the upper part of said rigid and hollow body.
A method for the hygienisation/deodorisation of private parts wherein an apparatus according to claims 1-15 is used.
A method according to claim 16, wherein the user rests with his/her backside on the surface containing the hole so as to compress the reservoir and cause the hygienising/deodorising substance to be ejected through the sprayer.
A method according to claim 16, wherein the user stands astride of the apparatus and the hygienising/deodorising substance is sprayed through the sprayer by means of a pump operated by photoelectric cells.