Eyes-bathing faucet-mateable structure

• US 4,627,845 A
• Filed: 12/04/1984
• Issued: 12/09/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Frank E. Demotte
• Original Assignee: Frank E. Demotte
• Inventors: DeMotte, Frank E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rosenbaum, C. Fred
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kaechele, Karen L.
• Application Number:
  US06/678,052
• Time in Patent Office: 735 Days
• Field of Search: 604/294-301, 604/43, 604/150, 604/94, 604/150, 604/302, 4/620, 4/624, 239/31, 239/587
• US Class Current: 604/295
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 35/02 for the eyes

Abstract

This invention is directed to a device which in a preferred embodiment thereof includes a pair of spaced-apart eye-bathable water-outlets adjustable of both the distance spaced-apart and the positioning between vertical and horizontal of the pair, with the water-outlets being of diverging conical shape having outer circumscribing walls thereof of substantially oval shape, water-conducting conduit structure, being of polyvinyl chloride plastic to a major extent, and the water-inlet thereof being mateable on any one of faucets of diverse shapes and structures by virtue of the water-inlet end being or including a flexible multi-purpose mating structure.

Claims

1. An eye-bathing device for mating with a faucet, comprising in combination:

portable tubular structure separate from non-portable water faucet structure, and having a water-inlet end and having water-outlet ends interconnected by tubular through space therebetween adapted for continuous flow of water into and from said water-inlet end to and out-of said water-outlet ends said tubular through space including means for slidable adjustment to lesser or greater distances of space between said water-outlet ends and said water-inlet end comprising a water-faucet flexible-attaching means adapted for detachably intermittently mounting and mating said water-inlet end on a rigid spigot-outlet structure of a conventional water-faucet for continuous passage of water from the conventional water-faucet through the water-inlet end into said tubular space, and said water-outlet ends being substantially oval in shape of circumscribing walls of outlet space of the water-outlet ends and being of a predetermined size such that the water-outlet ends are comfortably substantially fitable against or adjacent the eyes of a person while bathing water is continuously exiting the water-outlet ends, said water-outlet ends having circumscribing walls substantially flared, and there being two of said water-outlet ends spaced-apart a predetermined distance such that the two spaced-apart water-outlets are substantially alignable with paired eyes of an individual concurrently washing both eyes with water continuously flowing from the two spaced-apart water-outlet ends, and the water-faucet attaching means including alternate-faucet-attaching structure of flexible composition adapted to be mateable on faucet structures of the different conventional shapes and structures.

2. An eye-bathing device of claim 1, in which said tubular structure comprises a thermoplastic composition.

3. An eye-bathing device of claim 2, in which said tubular structure comprises a major portion thereof being polyvinyl chloride plastic.

4. An eye-bathing device of claim 1, including pivot means positioned in juxtaposition to and substantially between the two spaced-apart water-outlet ends, for adjusting angularly said water-outlet ends relative to said water-inlet end to any desired position between vertical or upright position and horizontal position.

5. An eye-bathing device for mating with a faucet, comprising in combination portable tubular structure having a water-inlet end and having at-least two water-outlet ends interconnected by a tubular through space therebetween, said at-least two water outlet ends being angularly disposed with regard to said water inlet end, said water-inlet end comprising a water-faucet flexible-attaching meams detachably intermittently mounting and mating said water-inlet end on a rigid spigot-outlet structure of a conventional water-faucet, said water-outlet ends each being substantially oval in shape with circumscribing walls defining outlet space of the water-outlet end and being of a predetermined size such that the water-outlet end is comfortably sustantially fitable against or adjacent an eye of a person while water is continuously exiting the water-outlet ends, said tubular structure including adjustment means located in said tubular through space between said water-inlet end and at least one of said water outlet ends providing adjustment of said water-outlet end to the eyes of a person, said adjustment means comprising at-least one short tubular element frictionally fixed inside said tubular through space between said water-inlet end and at-least one of said water outlet ends providing both axial extension and rotational movement of said water-outlet end relative to said water-inlet end.