Eyelids-turning and eye-washing fixture

• US 4,131,115 A
• Filed: 10/17/1977
• Issued: 12/26/1978
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sung S. Peng
• Original Assignee: Sung S. Peng
• Inventors: Peng, Sung S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Yasko, John D.
• Application Number:
  US05/842,969
• Time in Patent Office: 435 Days
• Field of Search: 128/248, 128/249
• US Class Current: 604/297
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 35/02 for the eyes

Abstract

A combined fixture for turning the eyelids and washing the eye is disclosed. This apparatus utilizes one bottle to contain the clean water and dirty water in separate parts. A pair of blades is attached with the bottle that can be utilized to clip the upper eyelid outwardly. A roller set which can be turned just into one direction enables the clipped upper eyelid to be turned inside out. By means of a air chamber, the clean water in the bottle can be flowed to spray into a washing basin which attaches together with the bottle as a whole body to wash the eye and eyelids. The lower eyelid is clipped by another element. A hole with a valve is opened on the bottle which enables the repeated pressing of the air chamber to flow the clean water to spray into the washing basin in continuously condition, not in the intermittent condition. The water after it is utilized will flow back into another part of the bottle and then be drained out. So that all the process of turning the eyelids inside out and washing the eye is completed without make the hand touching the eyelids. The strict sanitary principle can be kept therefore.

Claims

1. An eyelid-turning and eye-washing fixture comprising:

a bottle which is divided into a clean water container and a dirty water container;

a washing basin connected with said bottle;

spray means interconnecting said clean water container with said washing basin for causing the clean water in said container to spray out in said washing basin;

means for clipping and turning an eyelid affixed to said bottle and said washing basin.

2. The fixture of claim 1 where said means for clipping and turning an eyelid comprises clipping means slidably mounted on said washing basin, and means formed in a scissor arrangement for operating said clipping means mounted on said bottle.

3. The fixture of claim 2 wherein said means for clipping and turning an eyelid further comprises roller means secured to said washing basin operatively associated with said clipping means for rolling said eyelid when the same is clipped.

4. An eyelid-turning and eye-washing fixture comprising:

a bottle which is divided into the clean water container and dirty water container;

a washing basin which, by means of a flexible pipe, connects with said bottle;

an air chamber attached together with said bottle for causing the clean water in said container to spray out in said washing basin;

a hole with a valve just beyond the pipe connecting said air chamber with said bottle can be adapted with the pressing of said air chamber to be opened or closed, so that the clean water in said container flows into said washing basin in a continuously condition, not in an intermittent condition;

a clip which includes two blades pivoted together and connected with each other by a spring;

one end of first said blade inserts into a hole in said bottle, its other end is flatted with two protuberant sliders and with a soft material layer at its utmost front end to avoid any harm to the upper eyelid can be caused;

one end of second blade has a hoop which is manipulated by the index finger, the other end of this blade has a soft material layer also;

a roller set, which is installed on said washing basin and utilized as the upper eyelid-turning element, including a seat attached together with said bottle, a pivoted roller and a pivoted mirror which can reflect the image of the eye so that it will be seen clearly by the user, and a bar which can limit the turning direction of the support of said roller;

a lower eyelid clip attached on said washing basin at the opposite position against said roller set;

a holder attached on said bottle to be pushed by the thumb during use;

a flexible pipe connecting said washing basin and said dirty water container so that it enables the dirty water to flow back into said dirty water container and to be drained out through a hole opened in it;

said pair of blades can clip the upper eyelid outwardly and said roller set can can turn the upper eyelid inside out when the said bottle is moved forward, and pressing said air chamber by hand will cause the clean water to be sprayed into said washing basin to wash the eye.