Venturi line operated soap brush

• US 4,998,836 A
• Filed: 04/28/1989
• Issued: 03/12/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mark Scripnick
• Original Assignee: Mark Scripnick
• Inventors: Scripnick, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, Richard J.
• Application Number:
  US07/344,661
• Time in Patent Office: 683 Days
• Field of Search: 239/317, 239/318, 239/310, 239/445, 239/574, 239/588, 401/40, 401/42, 401/43, 401/44-46, 401/289, 137/878
• US Class Current: 401/42
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 7/30 the first liquid or other fluent material being fed by gravity, or sucked into the carrying fluid
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/0408 Water installations especially for showers E03C1/06 takes precedence; shower heads B05B1/18
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/87837 Spring bias

Abstract

The present invention provides a shower brush and liquid soap dispenser combination for use in a shower. The soap dispenser has an inlet end which is connectable to the main water supply of the shower and an outlet end which is connectable to the brush. The inlet end of the dispenser includes a venturi feed to a liquid soap container in the dispenser such that water flowing through the water supply and into the soap dispenser draws liquid soap by suction through the venturi feed from the liquid soap container. The liquid soap is mixed with the water to form a soap and water mixture which is then fed by the water supply through the dispenser to the brush.

Claims

1. A shower stall arrangement comprising a shower stall wall, a standard threaded shower arm, a liquid soap dispenser mounted to said shower stall wall, a connector member on said shower arm, a first hose from said connector member to said liquid soap dispenser, a wash brush, and a second hose from said liquid soap dispenser to said wash brush, said connector member being threadably secured without permanent modification to said shower arm, said liquid soap dispenser having a venturi feed including a valve which is responsive to a preset water flow rate for operation of said valve and venturi feed, the arrangement being such that water flowing through said first hose to said dispenser at and above said predetermined flow rate opens said valve to operate said venturi and draw liquid soap from said dispenser to form a soap and water mixture which is fed through said second hose to said wash brush, said valve in said venturi feed remaining closed when the water flowing through said dispenser is below said predetermined rate to provide water only to said brush.

2. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1 including a shower head and wherein said connector comprises a diverter valve located between said shower head and said shower arm, said diverter valve being settable to direct water flow to said dispenser and brush or to said shower head.

3. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said connector includes a brush mount for removably securing said brush in a shower head position to said shower arm.

4. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein sid liquid soap dispenser includes suction cups removably mounting said dispenser to said shower stall wall.