WO2015067918A1 - Pomme de douche - Google Patents

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WO2015067918A1
WO2015067918A1 PCT/GB2014/000458 GB2014000458W WO2015067918A1 WO 2015067918 A1 WO2015067918 A1 WO 2015067918A1 GB 2014000458 W GB2014000458 W GB 2014000458W WO 2015067918 A1 WO2015067918 A1 WO 2015067918A1
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shower head
container
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closure element
discharge end
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Timothy Paul JEFFREY
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Jeffrey Timothy Paul
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/14—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
    • B05B1/18—Roses; Shower heads
    • B05B1/185—Roses; Shower heads characterised by their outlet element; Mounting arrangements therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/14—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
    • B05B1/18—Roses; Shower heads
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M3/00—Medical syringes, e.g. enemata; Irrigators
    • A61M3/02—Enemata; Irrigators
    • A61M3/0233—Enemata; Irrigators characterised by liquid supply means, e.g. from pressurised reservoirs
    • A61M3/0241—Enemata; Irrigators characterised by liquid supply means, e.g. from pressurised reservoirs the liquid being supplied by gravity
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M3/00—Medical syringes, e.g. enemata; Irrigators
    • A61M3/02—Enemata; Irrigators
    • A61M3/0279—Cannula; Nozzles; Tips; their connection means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/04—Deformable containers producing the flow, e.g. squeeze bottles
    • B05B11/047—Deformable containers producing the flow, e.g. squeeze bottles characterised by the outlet or venting means

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a shower head adapted to be connected to mouths having a range of dimensions of containers for water or other liquids.
  • Known devices for allowing water from a container to be used efficiently are typically releasably attached, connected or screwed to the outer surface of the neck of the container.
  • known devices can be awkward to connect, in particular, in situations in which the container and device are kept sterile.
  • any air vents provided to equalise pressure between the interior and the exterior of the container are often overcomplicated or ineffective. Examples of this type of device will be described below.
  • JP2001037664 discloses a shower head attachable to a container, the shower head comprising main body which has a first end comprising an internal thread to allow the body to be rotatably fastened onto a threaded container neck and a second end comprising a surface provided with a plurality of orifices to allow liquid to be discharged therethrough.
  • the shower head further comprises, on the side of the main body, an air vent connected to a tube. In use, the shower head is fastened onto a container and then the arrangement is tilted to discharge liquid while the air vent and tube ensure air enters the container and pressure is equalised as water is discharged. Similar devices are disclosed in JPH1 1155400 and US2657951.
  • JPH09469 shows a device for turning a bottle into a sprinkler.
  • the device comprises a top plate arranged to close the opening of a bottle and having sprinkling apertures and a body arranged to be releasably fastened to the threaded external surface of the bottle neck.
  • Top plate also has an air introducing vent connected to a pipe for introducing air into the bottle when the device is in use.
  • US5779154 describes an adaptor for converting a bottle into a sprinkler.
  • the adaptor comprises an elongated hollow housing having an internally threaded end portion dimensioned to operatively engage the neck of the bottle.
  • the housing comprises on the other end a cap element having a plurality of apertures.
  • a short vent tube extends from the external surface of the housing into the interior of the housing.
  • G6 2508256 describes a shower head comprising a plurality of apertures for dispensing fluid and an air inlet.
  • the air inlet is sealable to prevent fluid from being dispensed when a vacuum is created.
  • the shower head further comprises a circular rubber opening having a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the bottle opening. The rubber opening is squeezable to increase diameter so that the shower head can be forced and twisted onto the bottle. In use, the circular opening acts as a connector having a pair of lips which seal the device around the outer bottle neck and rim.
  • US2001/0037095 discloses a wound irrigation device having a compressible reservoir and a cap including a plurality of opening to allow liquid to be discharged from the reservoir.
  • GB2508256 is only adapted to be used with bottles or other containers having a threaded neck and a mouth of a specific diameter. Accordingly, if the mouth of the container is of a different diameter, the neck is not threaded, the thread provided is worn or the thread provided is of a different thread type, the devices cannot be used properly.
  • GB2508256 is only usable with bottles having a protrusion on their neck portions and does not have an effective vent system.
  • a shower head having a discharge end with a plurality of discharge orifices and connection means by which the shower head is adapted to be connected to mouths of differing dimensions of containers for water, the arrangement being such that, in use, when the shower head is connected to a container, and the container is inverted, water is discharged through the discharge end in the form of a spray, the showerhead having a vent arrangement to enable air to enter the container as water is dispensed to equalise internal pressure with the external atmosphere.
  • connection means comprises a conically tapered closure element having an orifice extending therethrough and which is adapted to fit into bottle mouths of a range of diameters.
  • the shower head has a frusto-conical shaped passage between the connection means and the shower head, the conical shape widening towards the discharge end of the head.
  • the plurality of discharge orifices which may number 25 each with a diameter of 0.6mm, and which are arranged in two concentric circles, and the orifices may be equidistantly spaced from each other.
  • Figure 1 shows a side view of a shower head
  • Figure 2 shows an end view of the shower head in the direction A-A
  • Figure 3 shows an end view of the other end of the shower head in the direction B-B
  • Figure 4 shows a cross-sectional side view of the shower head of Figure 1.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a shower head having a discharge end 1 which, as shown in Figure 2, has a plurality of discharge orifices 2.
  • a discharge end 1 which, as shown in Figure 2, has a plurality of discharge orifices 2.
  • the shower head At its end 3 remote from the discharge orifices 2, the shower head has a frusto-conical tapered plug 4 having its smallest diameter at the outer end of the plug 4.
  • a discharge orifice 5 extends through the plug 4 and the remaining sections of the shower head to allow liquid to reach the discharge orifices 2 in use.
  • a vent 8 in the form of a plastic pipe which has an air inlet 9 in the peripheral wall of the tubular body section 6 and an outlet 10 projecting from the end of the tapered plug 4 opposite the discharge end.
  • This projecting outlet 10 of the tube is adapted to have a plastic tube (not shown) connected thereto, the tube being long enough to substantially reach to the bottom of a water bottle when the shower head is connected to the bottle.
  • bottles worldwide are generally manufactured to conform to a limited number of mouth diameters and neck heights. This is the case for externally threaded and externally smooth bottle necks.
  • a cap or device made to operably connect to a specific size of bottle mouth will be incompatible with a mouth having a different diameter.
  • the shower head of the present invention is connected to, that is inserted into, the mouth of a bottle of water, or other liquid, and pushed firmly home to seal the bottle mouth in an interference fit arrangement.
  • This feature is particularly advantageous because although bottles are typically manufactured with only a small number of standard mouth diameters, they do vary in configuration and capacity. Accordingly, a device which can be used with a number of different mouth diameters and different neck configurations is a clear improvement over known devices. This advantage is even more pronounced in remote areas and refugee zones as users in these type of areas need to cope with limited and/or inadequate supplies and cannot therefore be constricted to using a specific bottle mouth diameter and/or bottle configuration.
  • the bottle can then be inverted and its contents discharged as a fine spray through the orifices 2 at the discharge end 1.
  • the water is discharged by the intake of air breaking the vacuum and equalising the internal pressure with that of the outside atmospheric pressure with the result that it is not necessary to squeeze the bottle or have any form of pump nor any external assistance such as a power source or secondary equipment or to be hung at a height to provide a head of pressure using gravity.
  • Experimentation has indicated that whereas the water in a one litre bottle normally inverted is discharged through its mouth in about 8 seconds, it has been found with the use of the present invention that the water takes as much as 5-6 times as long, in excess of 40 seconds, before it is fully discharged.
  • a fine spray has the particular advantage that the water is discharged as a gentle spray which facilitates its use for gently washing wounds and burns, treating heat exhaustion and heatstroke and general comfort, particularly in emergency situations such as famine and disaster relief zones. It is also particularly useful in the leisure field such as camping or mountain climbing, cycling or similar energetic pursuits. Its light weight and reusability means that its cost is extremely low.
  • the tapered plug comprises at least one, preferably three, annular groove or grooves arranged to receive a rubber gasket or seal.
  • the shower head comprises at least one rib arranged circumferentially on the lower part of the tubular body and the upper part of the outer wall of the frusto-conical passage to allow a user to manipulate the shower head with more precision and to prevent over insertion of the shower head into a bottle or container.
  • the air vent is shown as having a protruding element which projects from the tubular body section, it should be clear that the air inlet may simply comprise an opening into the air inlet passage in the tubular body section.
  • the shower head may comprise a wall which incorporates the air inlet passage and the projecting outlet and also partitions the part of the discharge orifice into two halves.
  • the main body of the shower head is formed of a plastics material and the discharge end is removable from the main body of the shower head for cleaning etc.
  • the shower head of the present invention may be sterilised and provided as a pre-sterilised wrapped item. This feature is clearly advantageous for wound cleaning use in disaster zones.
  • the discharge end may be provided as a removable plate connectable to the lower part of the frusto-conical passage to allow a user to clean the shower head.
  • the discharge end with the orifices is moulded integrally with the remainder of the shower head.
  • vent passage is moulded integrally with the main body of the shower head, projecting from the end of the tapered plug as shown in dotted outline in Figure 4.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une pomme de douche ayant une extrémité de décharge dotée d'une pluralité d'orifices de décharge présentant un moyen de raccordement sous la forme d'un élément de fermeture se rétrécissant de manière conique qui est conçu pour s'ajuster fermement dans des goulots de bouteille d'une gamme de diamètres de récipients à eau, l'agencement étant tel que, lors de l'utilisation, lorsque la pomme de douche est raccordée à un récipient, et que le récipient est retourné, l'eau est déchargée à travers l'extrémité perforée sous la forme d'une pulvérisation. La pomme de douche est munie d'un agencement d'évents pour permettre à l'air d'entrer dans le récipient à mesure que l'eau est distribuée afin de casser le vide et d'égaliser la pression.
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US20230138818A1 (en) * 2021-11-04 2023-05-04 Kressa J. Peterson Container accessory

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US1863158A (en) * 1931-05-28 1932-06-14 Irving H Greene Spray stopper
JP2001037664A (ja) * 1999-07-29 2001-02-13 Toyoji Sasaki 携帯できる容器に着脱可能なシャワー放出口

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US2657951A (en) * 1949-10-18 1953-11-03 Jr Harold D North Spraying device
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JP2789316B2 (ja) * 1995-06-21 1998-08-20 敏明 丸山 空きボトルを利用する散水具
US5779154A (en) * 1996-10-23 1998-07-14 Martin; Blake T. Garden sprinkler adapter device
JPH11155400A (ja) * 1997-11-26 1999-06-15 Daiwa Kagaku Kyouzai Kenkyusho:Kk 如雨露口及び如雨露
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US20230138818A1 (en) * 2021-11-04 2023-05-04 Kressa J. Peterson Container accessory

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