Hands and arms cleaning apparatus

• US 5,611,099 A
• Filed: 02/02/1996
• Issued: 03/18/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Philip C. Kelly
• Original Assignee: Philip C. Kelly
• Inventors: Kelly, Philip C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Scherbel, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chin, Randall E.
• Application Number:
  US08/595,651
• Time in Patent Office: 410 Days
• Field of Search: 15/3, 15/21.1, 15/104.92, 422/292
• US Class Current: 15/21.1
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 13/06 with brush driven by the supplied medium
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 7/04 Mechanical washing or cleaning devices, hand or mechanically, i.e. power operated
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 7/046 water-flow operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/80 Implements for cleaning or washing the skin of surgeons or patients

Abstract

A hands and arms cleaning apparatus comprised of a housing receiving a water supply line therein and having a water drain secured thereto. A pair of hand receiving holes are disposed within a front surface of the housing. A plurality of water sprayers are secured to an interior of an upper surface of the housing. The plurality of water sprayers are each coupled with the water supply line. A plurality of brushing members are rotatably positioned within a hollow interior of the housing.

Claims

1. A hands and arms cleaning apparatus for automatically cleaning hands and arms of a user comprising, in combination:

a housing having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface, a rear surface, two side surfaces, and a hollow interior, the upper surface having an aperture therethrough adjacent the rear surface, the aperture receiving a water supply line therein, the lower surface having an aperture therethrough adjacent the rear surface, the aperture of the lower surface having a water drain secured thereto, the housing having an interior housing secured to an interior of the rear surface, the interior housing having a water channel extending therethrough, the water channel having an upper end coupled with the aperture of the upper surface for connection with the water supply line, the water channel having a lower end aligned with the aperture of the lower surface for fluid communication with the water drain secured thereto;

a pair of hand receiving holes disposed within the front surface of the housing, the holes each having flexible sealing members radially arranged therein;

a plurality of water sprayers secured to an interior of the upper surface of the housing, the plurality of water sprayers each connected to a central water line, the central water line extending through the aperture in the upper surface of the housing to couple with the water supply line;

a plurality of brushing members positioned within the hollow interior of the housing, each of the brushing members having a rod extending inwardly of the

interior housing into the water channel, each rod having a propeller secured to an end portion thereof within the water channel, each of the rods having bristles extending radially therefrom.

2. A hands and arms cleaning apparatus comprising:

a housing having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front surface, a rear surface, two side surfaces, and a hollow interior, the housing receiving a water supply line therein and having a water drain secured thereto;

a pair of hand receiving holes disposed within the front surface of the housing;

a plurality of water sprayers secured to an interior of the upper surface of the housing, the sprayers disposed above the pair of hand receiving holes, the plurality of water sprayers each coupled with the water supply line;

a plurality of elongated brushing members positioned within the hollow interior of the housing, each of the brushing members having a rotation means wherein the housing has an interior housing secured to an interior of the rear surface, the interior housing having a water channel extending therethrough, the water channel having an upper end coupled with the water supply line, the water channel having a lower end coupled with the water drain.

3. The apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein the rotation means of the plurality of brushing members comprises a rod extending inwardly of the interior housing into the water channel from each brushing member, each rod having a propeller secured to an end portion thereof within the water channel, each of the rods having bristles extending radially therefrom.

4. The apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein each of the hand receiving holes has flexible sealing members radially arranged therein.