Fingernail and hand cleaning appliance
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1. A fingernail and hand hygiene appliance comprising:
- a housing including a port through which the user'"'"'s hand may be inserted;
a hand rest mounted within the housing, said hand rest including a plurality of finger receptacles for receiving the fingers of the user'"'"'s hand;
fingernail nozzle means positioned within each one of said plurality of finger receptacles for directing a pulsating liquid jet toward each of the fingernails of the user'"'"'s hand;
a reservoir for storing a supply of liquid; and
pump means including an intake port coupled to said reservoir and a discharge port coupled to said fingernail nozzle means, said pump means being operative for withdrawing liquid from said reservoir and for discharing the liquid in pulsating jets for delivery to said fingernail nozzle means.
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Abstract
A fingernail and hand cleaning apparatus applies pulsating jets of liquid to the ends of the fingers of a user'"'"'s hand while the hand is positioned in a grooved hand rest within the apparatus. Additional pulsating jets of liquid are applied to other areas of the user'"'"'s hand to provide cleansing and massaging action.
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7 Claims
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1. A fingernail and hand hygiene appliance comprising:
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a housing including a port through which the user'"'"'s hand may be inserted; a hand rest mounted within the housing, said hand rest including a plurality of finger receptacles for receiving the fingers of the user'"'"'s hand; fingernail nozzle means positioned within each one of said plurality of finger receptacles for directing a pulsating liquid jet toward each of the fingernails of the user'"'"'s hand; a reservoir for storing a supply of liquid; and pump means including an intake port coupled to said reservoir and a discharge port coupled to said fingernail nozzle means, said pump means being operative for withdrawing liquid from said reservoir and for discharing the liquid in pulsating jets for delivery to said fingernail nozzle means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A fingernail and hand hygiene appliance comprising:
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a generally cylindrically shaped lower housing having a closed bottom end and an open top end; a generally hemispherically shaped transparent upper housing hingedly positioned over the open end of said lower housing, said upper housing including a port through which the user'"'"'s hand may be inserted; a generally hemispherically shaped palm ball mounted within said upper housing for receiving the user'"'"'s hand, said palm ball including a plurality of finger grooves positioned around the hemispherical surface thereof for receiving each of the fingers of the user'"'"'s hand; fingernail nozzle means positioned within each of said plurality of finger grooves for directing a liquid jet toward each of the fingernails of the user'"'"'s hand; a reservoir within said lower housing for storing a supply of liquid; and pump means mounted within said lower housing, said pump means including an intake port coupled to said reservoir and a discharge port coupled to said fingernail nozzle means, said pump means being operative for withdrawing liquid from said reservoir and for discharging the liquid in pulsating jets for delivery to said fingernail nozzle means. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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