HAND SHOWER GLOVE WITH BELT

Description

[0001] By definition - see the previous patent FR1800462 - we call "shower glove" A "toilet utensil used in cleaning the human epidermis , composed of a rubbing glove on which is fixed , by mechanical connection and / or chemical , a flexible shower head "-; the terms "plateau", "pommel", "ring", "buttonhole" have the same meaning here as in the said patent FR1800462.

[0002] In this model, called "belt", the connection used to attach the shower to the glove and the user's hand is made by two belts outside the glove: One, the "digital belt", which connects the scanner to the fingers of the glove and those of the user; The other, the "bracelet belt", which connects the scanner plate to the user's wrist.

[0003] The shower glove with belts has, over the previous model described in patent FR1800462, published under reference FR 3 080 758 A1, 'at least three advantages: The shower head can be installed on a bare hand, held in the hand, or fixed to any support; it can, if necessary, replace a conventional shower head; The shower heads are movable laterally on the plate and are held between the user's fingers by means of a digital belt which straddles an appendage of the lower part of the shower head, called here the "tail of the shower head"; To adjust, to the nearest mm, the height of the shower heads in relation to the plane rubbed by his fingers, the user can insert "adjustment joints" on a threaded rod which rises in the center of the rings; finally, a nut screwed onto said threaded rod allows the user to totally or partially secure the ring to the plate. Statement of the invention

[0004] The device includes at least the features of claim 1 and comprises: A plate (1) on which the two knobs (2) rest; the said plate is provided with three buttonholes (5) where the threaded rods (6) of the rings (7) will be inserted, four lateral eyelets (8) where two loops (3) - thin elastic ribbons - will be fixed where the digital belt (4) will pass, and two central eyelets (9) where the loop - thin elastic ribbon - of the bracelet belt (10) will be fixed; thickness of the plate: 1.5mm; width: 24mm; length: 86mm; The digital belt (4), composed of a ribbon, partly elastic, one of the two ends of which is provided with a buckle (11) and the other end (12), can be secured by the said buckle (11); width of the belt: 20mm; The bracelet belt (10), one end of which has the loop -sewn- (13) of the slip knot into which the user's wrist will be inserted, and the other end of which will be looped -Velcro connection- around the central loop of the tray;Three rings (7) equipped with their threaded rods (6), three nuts (14), and six adjustment joints (15), three of which are 2mm and three of 4mm thick; Two knobs (2) whose lower part, fitted with holes, is extended by a "tail", an appendage comprising a part not bearing holes, terminated by an eyelet (17), and a lace (16), one end of which is to be fixed to the eyelet (17) and the other end to the inlet pipe of the knob by a knot (18); the tip of the knob is raised so that it does not scratch in the event of the knob tipping forward; thickness of the knob: approximately 6mm in the lower part; external diameter of the inlet of the knob: 6mm; Two short pipes (20) - length approximately 10cm - diameters 6 and 8mm; A three-way connector (21); Another short pipe (22) - about 20 cm - one end of which is connected to the inlet of the three-way connector and the other to a simple connector (23) for, if necessary, changes of users of the same source of liquid;Finally a long pipe (24) - approximately 100 cm - connecting the connector (23) to the common source of cleaning liquid - tap, tank, etc.; Description of an embodiment

[0005] The elements of the "belted shower glove" described above, supplied by the manufacturer, will be assembled as follows by the user: Fix the two knobs to the plate; to do this, insert, halfway along, one of the ends of the lace (16) of the "tail of the knob", into the eyelet (17); bring together the two ends of the lace, twist it and pass it under the plate then rise vertically while tightening the edge of the plate; then separate the two ends of the lace and knot them at the top of the inlet pipe of the knob, -knot (18)-; the part of the knobs which is provided with holes is extended by an appendage, called "tail of the knob", formed of a tapered part, not provided with holes, and which, in the entire device, continues horizontally under the plate (1), rises vertically while tightening the edge of the plate, and is fixed, by reversible mechanical connection, -(18)- to the inlet pipe of the knob, said knob thus forming a closed loop around the plate; do not pull the laces (16) too hard because the knobs must be able to slide laterally, without too much friction, on the board;install the two side loops (3) of the digital belt and the central loop of the bracelet belt in the same way; Place the rings (7) under the plate (1) by inserting the threaded rods (6) into their slots (5), then screw the nuts (14) onto the threaded rods above the plate, leaving some play so that the rings can slide and turn under the plate. Then place the assembly thus obtained on the first phalanges of the fingers (i) (a) and (m) -index, ring and middle fingers- of the user and note the distance of the holes of the pommels in relation to the plane rubbed by the fingers, taking into account the thickness of the glove: if this distance is between 0 and 6mm, then the adjustment joints, 2mm and 4mm thick, can be used by inserting these joints on the threaded rods of the rings, under the plate, to bring the said altitude to an ideal value close to 6mm, to within 1mm;by inserting a seal (15) under the tray, on at least two of the threaded rods, the tray and therefore the knobs are raised accordingly, relative to the plane rubbed by the fingers; otherwise, - knobs too high or too low - choose another size of knobs and if necessary another size of tray; the characteristics of the elements of the device will, a priori, be adapted to the morphology of the typical users of each country; the pre-adjustment is done when purchasing the device; finally, secure the rings to the tray, in fixed mode or in mobile mode - recommended mode - by tightening the nuts (14) more or less strongly. Position the digital belt correctly so that it can be buckled without twisting above the tray, the buckle being on the ring finger side; grasp the rounded end (12) of the said belt and make it follow the path (19): first downwards, between the two ribbons of the loop (3) on the ring side (a);then, continuing under the tray, above the tails of the two knobs, and finally upwards in the loop (3) on the index finger side (i); Then pull on the rounded end of the digital belt to bring the loop (11) close to (a), leaving three large loops of ribbon (25) under the rings of (i) (m) and (a) to facilitate the passage of the user's fingers, then buckle the belt above the tray; the shower head has a belt (4) part of which passes under the tray by making -path (19)- from right to left of the tray, successively: a loop (25) under the right ring, a loop above the tail (16) of the right knob, a loop under the middle ring, a loop above the tail of the left knob, finally a loop under the left ring, the loops (25) under the rings being reserved for the user's fingers; Connect the supply pipes of the device: short pipes, long pipe and three-way connector;Install the wrist belt; place the slip knot correctly without forgetting the short tube (22) or the long tube (24); the wrist belt limits both the sliding of the shower head forward and the tilting of the shower head upwards; Put on the glove - if necessary -; insert the hand, thumb folded, into the said slip knot of the wrist belt, then, at choice, the three fingers (i) (m) and (a) - index, middle and ring finger - or only the fingers (i) and (a), into the ribbon loops (25) of the digital belt; in the second case, the finger (m) must be placed under the ring of (m) so that the digital belt is well straddling the tails of the knobs; Finally, adjust the length of the belts so that the shower head can float and slide - about 1 cm - but without coming out of the fingers during use of the device;to do this, hook the wrist belt to the central loop of the tray, then gradually reduce the tension, initially non-zero, of the two belts, until the shower head begins to float, like a watch on the wrist; the shower head should not be felt by the user, unless, - but this is not recommended - the user has their fingers clenched on the knobs; during future uses, the belt settings will be retained. ; How the device works

[0006] First, under normal conditions of use, with the holes in the knobs at the correct height, about 6mm, the belts adjusted, the user's hand relaxed, fingers placed flat on a surface, the knobs are ideally located between the user's phalanges; the ring (m) is fixed and the length of the side buttonholes of the tray is such that the minimum distance between two neighboring rings is about 1cm, that is to say about the width of the knobs on the tray; under these conditions, when the hand is relaxed, the fingers (i) (a) and (m) are placed under their respective rings and are therefore sufficiently spaced apart - about 7mm at the level of the first phalanges - so that the liquid outlets from the knobs are clear and the shower works correctly;moreover, the shower heads can only slide laterally on the tray because they are blocked in all their other possible movements - from bottom to top, from front to back, pivoting on the tray... - by the two belts and by the tray; in these conditions, when the inlet of the long pipe (24) is connected to a source of liquid, under positive pressure, whatever the position of the user's hand in space, the said liquid spurts from his hand as in the attached figure which represents a real prototype of the device in operation; the device is therefore usable, either by direct contact with the epidermis, or remotely; moreover, the belts being only placed on the glove, but not linked to it, the shower head can be installed, if necessary, directly on the fingers of the bare hand, -index, ring and middle finger or middle, ring and little finger if the index is not available- or be used as a removable shower head;Then, with the digital belt unbuckled, or moved aside, the user can, with his free hand, move aside a loop (3) and tighten or loosen a nut, -whose "ears" are profiled so that they do not touch the pipe of the knobs- change an adjustment joint...; but we remind you that this device is designed a priori for individual use.;

[0007] Finally, the user can, still with his free hand, change the adjustment of the belts as he would with the bracelet of a watch; the advantages of the "belt shower glove" mentioned above are therefore verified; conversely, experience shows that this new device also has the advantages of the previous model, - continuity of the rubbing glove... - as long as the part of the ribbon which comes into contact with the epidermis is of the same material as the rest of the glove - rubbing fabrics with or without elastics - and that the elastic part of the ribbon is above the plate.

[0008] To remove the shower, it is sufficient not to unbuckle the belts, which are at least partly elastic, but to simultaneously remove the hand, thumb bent, from the slip knot of the wrist belt with the help of the other hand, and the fingers (i) (a) (m) from the loops (25) of the digital belt.

[0009] The device is recommended in case of water shortage, or to avoid the transmission of microbes between users of shared shower heads; the minimum water consumption, for a complete shower, with soaping in "drop by drop" mode and rinsing at a moderate flow rate, is less than five liters, compared to fifty liters with a conventional shower head. Industrial application and feasibility

[0010] All the elements of this new device, including the two belts, nuts, seals, etc., can be manufactured and / or sewn in series; all the rigid parts - rings, plate, three-way connector, etc. - will be, for example, made of low-density nylon, the pipes of flexible PVC; the knobs must be smooth, rounded at the corners, relatively flexible on the lateral faces, more rigid in the bent part; for this, they can be made by blowing, in a thin layer - about 0.7 mm - in the lower part - to allow, if necessary, compression of the knob between the fingers -, and thicker - about 1.5 mm - in the bend to avoid bending of the knob; thickness of the knob at rest: about 6 mm near the first phalanges; the final assembly of the parts can be done manually as indicated above, by the user himself. Presentation of the attached drawings

[0011] [ Fig. 1]: figure for the summary, the shower glove in operation (photo drawing); [ Fig.2 ]: the shower head seen from below (photo drawing); [ Fig.3 ]: some parts of the device: the plate with its three loops, a knob with its lace, a ring, a nut (14), an adjustment joint (15), the three-way connector (21); [ Fig.4 ]: the assembly of the digital belt. Definition nomenclature

[0012] (i), (a), (m): index finger, ring finger, middle finger; (1): the plate; (2): the two pommels; (3): the side loops of the plate; (4): the digital belt; (5): the three buttonholes of the plate; (6): the threaded rods of the rings; (7): the three rings; (8): the four side eyelets of the plate; (9): the two central eyelets of the plate; (10): the wrist belt; (11): the closing buckle of the digital belt; (12): the rounded end of the digital belt; (13): the loop of the slip knot of the wrist belt; (14): the three nuts; (15): the adjustment joints of 2mm and 4mm thickness; (16): the two laces of the pommel tails; (17): the eyelets at the back of the pommels; (18): the knots of the laces of the pommel tails; (19): the path of the digital belt; (20): the two small pipes; (21): the three-way connector; (22): the short pipe between the three-way connector and the user change connector (23); (23): the user change connector;(24): the long tube; (25): the loops of ribbon around the first phalanges of the fingers (i), (a) and (m) of the glove;

Claims

1. Toilet utensil of the shower-glove type consisting of a rubbing glove on which is held a flexible hand shower which comprises: • a tray (1) provided with three buttonholes (5), • two shower-heads (2), • three rings (7), characterized in that the part of the shower-heads which is provided with holes is extended by an appendix, called "tail of the shower-head", formed of a tapered part, not lined with holes, and which, in the whole device, continues horizontally under the tray (1), rises vertically by tightening the edge of the tray, and is fixed, by a reversible mechanical connection, (18) to the inlet pipe of the shower-head, said shower-head (2) thus forming a closed loop around the tray.

2. The toilet utensil according to claim [1], characterized in that the hand shower comprises a belt (4) part of which passes under the tray by carrying out from right to left of the tray, successively: • a loop (25) under the ring (7) on the right, • a loop above the tail (16) of the shower-head (2) on the right, • a loop under the middle ring, • a loop above the tail of the left shower-head, • finally a loop under the left ring, the loops (25) under the rings being reserved for the user's fingers.

3. The toilet utensil according to claim [1] and claim [2], characterized in that the three rings (7) of the hand shower are provided with threaded rods (6) which, during assembly of the hand shower, are inserted from bottom to top into the slots (5) of the tray, and on which the user can insert, under the tray, seals (15) with which he can adjust the height of the liquid outlet holes of the shower-heads with respect to the plane rubbed by fingers of the user.