SHOWER BATH ATTACHMENT

• US 3,614,244 A
• Filed: 10/21/1969
• Issued: 10/19/1971
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ignaz Eck
• Original Assignee: Ignaz Eck
• Inventors: Eck, Ignaz
• Primary Examiner(s): Charles, Lawrence
• Application Number:
  US04/868,136
• Time in Patent Office: 728 Days
• Field of Search: 239/318,310,272,354,271-272,309,310,314,318,73,36 401/40-44,28 272/85,86,345 417/74
• US Class Current: 401/248
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/046 Adding soap, disinfectant, or the like in the supply line or at the water outletpreventing contamination of drinking-water pipes E03C1/10

Abstract

A device provided at the pipe conducting a liquid to the rose of a shower bath permits easy and quick attachment of a pierceable container containing the bath additive such as liquid soap, detergent, bath oil, or the like, to the pipe and causing said bath additive to comingle with the liquid flowing in said pipe to the rose. A hole is provided in said pipe in the direction of flow in advance of the device which causes air to enter the liquid flowing in the pipe, the air facilitating foam formation and intimate mixing of bath additive and liquid.

Claims

1. A shower bath comprising a pipe through which a liquid flows, a rose part attached to said pipe, massaging bristles provided at said rose part, and a pierceable closed container containing a bath additive the pipe having at least one tube adapted to puncture the container with the bath additive when placed thereon, and thus permitting the bath additive to enter the pipe and to be mixed with the liquid flowing therein towards the rose of the shower bath.

2. The shower bath according to claim 1, wherein two tubes are provided in said pipe, said tubes being spaced from each other in the direction of flow of the liquid in the pipe,

3. The shower bath according to claim 1, wherein the end of the tube extending from the pipe is beveled to form a pointed end for readily puncturing the container.

4. The shower bath according to claim 2, wherein the ends of the hollow tubes extending from the pipe are beveled to form pointed ends for readily puncturing the container.

5. The shower bath according to claim 1, wherein additionally an opening is provided in said pipe in advance of the tube, said opening permitting air to enter the liquid flowing through the pipe.

6. The shower bath according to claim 5, wherein additionally a sleeve is provided, said sleeve at least partly enveloping the pipe and supporting the container inserted therein.

7. The shower bath according to claim 1, wherein additionally a sleeve is attached to said pipe, said sleeve at least partly enveloping the pipe and supporting the container inserted therein.

8. The shower bath according to claim 1 wherein additionally a support for the container is provided at said pipe.

9. A pipe conducting liquid to a shower bath rose, said pipe being provided with two tubes adapted to puncture a container containing a bath additive, when placed on said tubes and pipe, said tubes being spaced from each other in the direction of flow of the liquid in the pipe.

10. The pipe according to claim 9, wherein additionally an opening is provided in said pipe in advance of the tubes, said opening permitting air to enter the liquid flowing through the pipe.

11. The shower bath according to claim 9, wherein additionally a support for the container is provided at said pipe.

12. The pipe according to claim 11, wherein additionally a sleeve is attached to said pipe said sleeve at least partly enveloping the pipe and supporting the container inserted therein.