US20060180183A1

US20060180183A1 - Personal cleanser

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Publication number: US20060180183A1
Application number: US11/060,883
Authority: US
Inventors: Shih-Kuei Yu
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2005-02-17
Filing date: 2005-02-17
Publication date: 2006-08-17

Abstract

A personal cleanser has a water bottle, and a pipe which connects to the water bottle. A head, which has spouts and a finger with an arcuate top end, is connected to an end of the pipe. A front valve with a single flow direction is mounted between the pipe and the water bottle, and a rear valve with a single flow direction is mounted on lower end of the water bottle. It is easy for a user to use the finger and the spouts to wash an anus and/or vulva. Additionally, with the front valve preventing the water from backwashing and the rear valve enabling the water bottle to resume its pre-squeezed condition, the present invention has practicability.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a personal cleanser, and more particularly to a personal cleanser with which it is easy to clean an anus or a vulva of a human body, and which is easy to carry.
2. Description of Related Art
All people throughout time have had to pass stools and various problems have always arisen in efficiently cleaning the anus so that it is clean and without strong odor. Likewise, menstruating women have experienced certain cleaning problems. People in many countries have cleaned their anuses by using toilet paper to wipe off fecal streaks in the exterior anus area. However, with the toilet paper, it is difficult to clean up the area completely, especially when someone experiences diarrhea. Furthermore, people have a pain in anuses when overexerting the anus, and more particularly the person with hemorrhoids, anal fissure or inflammation around the anus. Hence, a toilet, which has device to spout water to clean up the anal area is produced on the market. However, the toilet is the traditional ceramic bowl with cistern that must be positioned in a stationary location and needs a water source such that it is not possible for person to use the toilet when travelling. Furthermore, the water is spouted out as a water column such that the remaining fecal waste can not be wiped off completely.
Therefore, the invention provides a personal cleanser to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the present invention is to provide a personal cleanser which can clean away fecal streaks around the anus and menstruation around the vulva, and the personal cleanser is easy to carry.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a personal cleanser in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the personal cleanser in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the personal cleanser in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a top view of a head of the personal cleanser in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the head of the personal cleanser in accordance with the present invention; and
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the personal cleanser in accordance with the present invention in usage.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIGS. 1-3 and 6, a personal cleanser comprises a water bottle (10), a rear valve (20), a front valve (30), a pipe (40) and a head (50).
The water bottle (10), which is made from soft materials, has a room for receiving water, a grip portion (11) formed around a middle periphery thereof, multiple evenly-spaced ridges (12) provided on the grip portion (1) and along an axial direction thereof, and a hollow stub (13) with a male thread (14) and an opening in communication with the room.
The rear valve (20) is provided on a rear end of the water bottle (10) and the front valve (30) abuts the hollow stub (13) at the front end of water bottle (10). With reference to FIGS. 3 and 6, the rear valve (20) has a chamber (21) in a middle portion thereof, and two opening ends defined in two opposed ends thereof. A conical end of the chamber (21), which directs to the water bottle (10), is provided on the rear end of the water bottle (10) and a conical valve cap (22), which is slightly smaller than the chamber (21), is detachably engaged with the chamber (21). The front valve (30), which is made from resilient materials in the preferred embodiment, has a nipple (31), and a ring (33) perpendicularly formed to the nipple (31) and with a diameter slightly bigger than a diameter of the hollow stub (13) thereby sealing a periphery of the hollow stub (13). A seam (32) is defined in a middle portion of the nipple (31). Additionally, the front valve (30) has an opening end adjacent to the hollow stub (13).
The pipe (40) has a tapered tube (42), a clamp (41) formed on a first end of the tube (42), and an elbow (44) formed on a second end of the tube (42). A diameter of the clamp (41) is slightly bigger than a maximum diameter of the tube (42). The clamp (41) defines a passage leading to an exit hole in the elbow (44) via an interior of the tube (42), and further has a female thread (43) to mate with the male thread (14) of the hollow stub (13). Hence, the nipple (31) is inserted into the pipe (40) and the ring (33) is engaged with the clamp (41) and the hollow stub (13). With reference to FIG. 3, the elbow (44) is inclined to the pipe (40) at an angle of 60 degrees in the preferred embodiment.
With reference to FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, the head (50) has a seat (52) and a cap (51). An opening (521) is defined in an internal end of the seat (52) and the elbow (44) can be inserted into the opening (521). A first collar (522) is formed on a top periphery of the seat (52), and a second collar (511) is formed on a lower periphery of the cap (51) and corresponds to the first collar (522). A cavity (53) is defined in the head (50), and a finger (512), which extends along an axial direction of the cap (51) and is mounted on a top end of the cap (51). An end face of the finger (512) has an arcuate cross section, and multiple spouts (513) are defined in an inner edge of the cap (51) and correspond to the cavity (53).
With the water bottle full of water, a user can hold the grip portion (11) to enable the head (50) to be directed to the desired portion of the human body with the water bottle (10), and the finger (512) is substantially perpendicular to the anus or the vulva. Then, the water bottle (10) is squeezed by the user to enable the water to eject from the hollow stub (13). With reference to FIG. 6, the conical valve cap (22) is compressed against the chamber (21) thereby sealing the chamber (21) so that the rear valve (20) is air-tight in usage. When the water travels to the front valve (30), the seam (32) expands to form a passage due to the pressure of the water so that the water flows along the pipe (40) to eject out of the spouts (513) to meet the requirement of cleaning the anus or the vulva. Furthermore, the finger (512) can softly wipe fecal matter away from around the anus or the menstruation around the vulva to gain an excellent efficiency of cleansing.
After completing the operation, the user need not compress the water bottle (10) as the seam (32) is closed to prevent the water from backwashing to the water bottle (10). Meanwhile, the conical valve cap (22) is not inserted into the chamber (21) without pressure of the user's hand and air can enter the water bottle (10) through the rear valve (20) so that the water bottle (10) can resume its pre-squeezed shape. Additionally, the personal cleanser can be stood upright on a shelf or similar surface such that the rear valve (20) abuts the surface whereby the conical valve cap (22) is engaged with the chamber (21) due to gravity. Thus, water is prevented from flowing out of the water bottle (10).
The advantages of the personal cleanser are described as follows:
1. It is easy for the user to use the finger (512) and the spouts (513) to wash the anus and the vulva.
2. The construction of the elbow (44) corresponds to the human body so that it is easy to use the personal cleanser, even when the user is sitting on the toilet.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

Claims

1. A personal cleanser comprising:

a water bottle (10) having a hollow stub (13) and connecting to a rear valve (20);

a front valve (30) adjacent to the hollow stub (13) whereby the front valve (30) can seal the hollow stub (13);

a pipe (40), a first end of which is engaged with the hollow stub (13) and a second end of which is formed as an elbow (44); and

a head (50) engaged with the elbow (44) and having a finger (512) on a top end thereof and multiple evenly-spaced spouts (513) defined on a top inner edge of the head, and the finger (512) having an arcuate top end.

2. The personal cleanser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elbow (44) is inclined to the pipe (40) at an angle of 60 degrees.

3. The personal cleanser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rear valve (20) has a conical chamber (21) in a middle portion of the rear valve and two opening ends on two opposed ends of the rear valve, and a conical valve cap (22) detachably engaged with the conical chamber (21).

4. The personal cleanser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front valve (30) has a nipple (31), a ring (33) perpendicular to the nipple (31) and formed on an opening end of the nipple (31), and a seam (32) defined in a middle portion of the nipple (31), wherein the ring (33) is slightly bigger than the opening end which is adjacent to the water bottle (10).

5. The personal cleanser as claimed in claim 4, wherein the front valve (30) is made from a resilient material.

6. The personal cleanser as claimed in claim 4, wherein a male thread (14) is formed on a periphery of the stub (13), and a clamp (41) with a diameter slightly bigger than a diameter of the pipe (40) is mounted on a first end of the pipe (40) and has a female thread (43) mating with the male thread (14) of the hollow stub (13), whereby the nipple (31) is inserted into the pipe (40) and the ring (33) is engaged with the clamp (41) and the hollow stub (13).

7. The personal cleanser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the head (50) has a seat (52) and a cap (51), an opening (521) is defined in an internal end of the seat (52) and the elbow (44) is inserted into the opening (521), and a cavity (53) is defined in the head (50) and corresponds to the opening (521) and the multiple spouts (513).