US2161047A - Shower ring - Google Patents

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June 6, "1939. o. w. HOLDEN 2,161,047

' SHOWER RING Filed March 16, 195 8 P ated June 5, 1939 UNITED 517. 31E's PATENT OFFICE snowea RING Orloi! W. Holden, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Knickerbocker Rubber Company, Chicago, 111., a corporatioh of Illinois Application March 16, 1938, Serial No. 196,122

9 Claims.

splashing off away from the body of the user,

will allow a free unobstructed flow of the water" from the perforations at '.all points about the 15 ring, and will tend 'to remain in a flat condition without sagging when being handled and used while yielding readily, from a circular to'an oval shape under "lateral pressure. 0

While the foregoing statements are indicative in.a general way of the nature of the invention,

90 other more'specific objects and advantages will be apparent to those skilled in thevart upon a full understanding of the construction of the im--,

proved ring.

' A preferred embodiment of the invention is 25 presented herein for the purpose of exempliflcation, but it will of course be appreciated that the invention is susceptible of embodiment in other structurally-modified forms coming equally within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. l is a top plan view of a shower ring con structed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical diametric section through the ring, taken on the line 2- -2 of Fig.1;

35 Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side view of a portion .of the ring at the location of the hose connection, viewed from 'the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side view'of the ring at 'the location of the detachable connectlon between the two semi-circular sections, showing the sections detached; and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section through one side of the ring. The portable shower ring shown in the drawing is made of rubber tubing, in two semi-circm lar sections l0 and II. Thering' is of. such size as to slip easily over the head of the user and rest upon the shoulders. The sections II and ii are connected at one side of the ring to a T-- shaped metal fitting 1.2. which nttingis-adapted to be connected toa water faucet by means of a longrubber hose 13-. 'lhe"sections]arcrcoupled I together at the pposite side or the by 1 means of resiliently internttlngsnapimproved ring which will keep the water from (Cl. 4-157) and I5 which are attached to wooden members l6 plugged into the ends of the sections.

The tubing is of octagonal cross-y-section, as shown in Fig. 5, although it may be of any other desired cross-section, and is provided with a 6 -large number of small'jet-discharging' perforations ll, which perforations are all preferably located in'the same plane and are directed in-' wardly and downwardly at an angle of about 45.

'I'he tubing is provided at its bottom with an integrally formed downwardly extending flange- ]ikerib l8. This rib is'located outwardly of the perforations, with-its lower edge well below the level of the perforations. The inner and outer sides of the rib l8- are preferably provided with];

minute corrugations I9 which extend circum-. ferentially of the ring. While the rib'l8 is pref erably located in line with the center of the tub-.-- ing it could of course be located toward the outside of the tubing with measurably good. results. 'The rib I8 serves several purposes. It forms an anti-splash shield which prevents the jets of water from the perforations l'l splashing away from the body after striking it. It keeps the perforated portion of the tubing from having. to support the ring, thus allowing a free unobstructed flow of the water from the perforations at all points about the ring. It afl'ords' considerable rigidity to the ring in such a manner as to keep the latter from sagging from its 30 initially flat condition, while at the same time permitting the ring to yield readily from a circular to an oval shape upon lateral pressure. The. corrugations on the ring help to keep the latter on the shoulders. x

' The .snapbuttons I4 and I5 permit the two from slipping from any position in which placed a semi-circular sections Ill and II of the, ring to be easily separated or coupled together, with the result that after the water has been turned on and adjusted to the right temperature the ring can be easily placed about the neck without having to be slipped over the head, thereby all'owing'the hair to be kept dry and also permitting instant removal or the ring should an unexpected increase in the temperature of the water make removal necessary.

Iclaim: .7 1. A tubular shower-ring provided with a large I number of jet-discharging perforations, and' a i flange-like rib at the bottom of the ring outwardlyv or the perforations with the lower edge of the rib well below the level of the perforations-..

. ii. rubber shower ring provided with perforations with the lower edge of the rib well below the level of the perforations. e

3. A tubular rubber shower ring provided with a large number of inwardly and downwardly directed jet-discharging perforations, and an integrally formed flange-like riblocated at the 1 center of the bottom of the ring outwardly of the perforations with the lower edge of the rib well -side of the ring.

below thelevel of the perforations, said fibbeing V provided on its inner and outer surfaces with circumferentially extending corrugations.

4. A tubular rubber shower ring provided with a large number of inwardly and downwardly directed jet-discharging perforations, and an in-,

tegrally formed flange-like rib located at the center of the bottom of the ring outwardly of the perforations with the lower edge of the rib well below the level of the perforations, said ring 7 being composed of two semi-circular sections which are detachably coupled together at one 5. In a device of the class described, a tubular ring having a water inlet and a series of jet discharge openings about a wall thereof, said ring also having a fending rib extending downwardly exterior to and surrounding the jet openings, the

ring adapted to embrace the neck with the rib resting upon the shoulders of the bather.

' 6. In a device ,of the class described, a tubular ring having a water inlet and a series of closely adjacent jet discharge openings about. the wall thereof directed downwardly, said ring also having an integral rib extending terior to and surrounding the jet openings, the

ring adapted to embrace the neck with the rib resting upon the shoulders of the bather.

7. In a device of the class described, a tubular 5 rubber ring having a water inlet at one side and a series of minute jet discharge openings about a wall thereof directed inwardly and downwardly, said ring also having an integral cylindrical rib extending downwardly exterior to and surround- 1o jet openings, the ring adapted to'eming the brace the neck with the rib resting upon the shoulders of the bather.-

8. In a device of the class described, a tubular,'

rubber ring having a water inlet at one side and a series of closely adjacent minute jet discharge openings, about a wall thereof and directed inwardly and downwardly, said ring also having an integral cylindrical fending rib extending downwardly exterior to and surrounding'the jet openso ings and forming a downward projection of the ring, the ring adapted to embrace the neck with the rib resting upon the shoulders of the bather.

9. In a device of the class described, a tubular rubber ring having a water inlet at one side and 25 a series of closely adjacent minutejet discharge openings about the inner and lower wall thereof, said jets inwardly and downwardly directed,

said ring also having an integral cylindrical fending rib extending dowwardly exterior to and sur- 0 rounding the jet openings and forming a downward projection of the exterior wall of the ring,

the. ring adapted to embrace the neck with the rib resting upon the shoulders of the bather.

ORIDFF W. HOLDEN.

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