Portable, locally washing hygienic device

• US 6,190,366 B1
• Filed: 08/30/1999
• Issued: 02/20/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kanari Tani
• Original Assignee: Kanari Tani
• Inventors: Tani, Kanari
• Primary Examiner(s): Seidel, Richard K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HAYES, MICHAEL J
• Application Number:
  US09/386,022
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• Field of Search: 604/36, 604/37, 604/39, 604/246, 604/257, 604/262, 604/275, 604/279, 604/185, 604/514, 604/515, 604/75, 222/148, 222/149, 222/151, 222/211, 222/566-568, 222/630-633, 222/92, 222/95
• US Class Current: 604/279
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0153 hand-held
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/086 Buttocks
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/087 Genitals
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 35/00 Baths for specific parts of the body electric circuits therefor A61H33/005; specific components therefor A61H33/60

Abstract

The portable, locally washing hygienic device has a water container of a flexible synthetic resin film member, a water supply tube mounted on the water container and acting as a water passage, a spray nozzle mounted on an upper portion of the water supply tube, and a valve assembly interposed between the spray nozzle and the water supply tube, in which a lower portion of the water supply tube located within the water container is joined together through a connecting member with an inner surface portion of the water container by thermally fusing or otherwise.

Claims

1. A portable, locally washing hygienic device, comprising:

a water container of a flexible synthetic resin film member having an opening on a top thereof; and

a combination including a water supply tube, a spray nozzle section and a valve assembly, said combination being mounted in the opening of said water container;

said water supply tube having an opening formed on one side thereof and a connecting portion at another, lower side thereof, washing water received within said water container being forced into said spray nozzle section through said opening of said water supply tube upon pressing said water container, said water supply tube being connected to an inner side wall surface portion of said water container via said connection portion;

said spray nozzle section being mounted on an upper portion of said water supply tube and being located outside of said water container, washing water being sprayed through said spray nozzle section onto a target part of an object to be washed;

said valve assembly being interposed between said spray nozzle section and said water supply tube, through which washing water transferred from said water container via said water supply tube is forced into said spray nozzle section;

the connecting portion of said water supply tube being located within said water container and joined securely together with an inner surface portion of said water container, said connecting portion extending over at least a portion of a region of said water container to be gripped by a hand of a user, and pressed thereby to force the washing water onto the target part to be washed.

2. The portable, locally washing hygienic device, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said connecting portion comprises a plate-shaped connection thermally fusible with said inner surface portion of said water container.

3. The portable, locally washing hygienic device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said valve assembly comprises a one-way valve assembly configured to allow the washing water to flow from said water supply tube into said spray nozzle section upon pressing said water container, and to terminate flow from said water supply tube into said spray nozzle section and prevent back-flow from said spray nozzle section into said water supply tube upon releasing a force pressing said water container.

4. The portable, locally washing hygienic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said one-way valve assembly comprises a casing with a water passage hole, a valve section made of an elastic material, and a pressing member pressing said valve section onto said casing so as to inhibit water from passing from said water container through said water supply tube into said spray nozzle section without pressing said water container.

5. The portable, locally washing hygienic device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said water supply tube is provided at an upper portion with a curved section through which said water supply tube in turn is connected to said spray nozzle section.

6. The portable, locally washing hygienic device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, further comprising a nozzle head detachably received at a top end portion of said spray nozzle section through which water is sprayed onto the target part of the object.

7. The portable, locally washing hygienic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said nozzle head is rotatably mounted on said spray nozzle section.

8. The portable, locally washing hygienic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said nozzle head has a spray outlet for spraying water in a direction in which said spray nozzle extends.

9. The portable, locally washing hygienic device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said nozzle head includes at least one spray outlet.

10. The portable, locally washing hygienic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said nozzle head has a spray outlet for spraying water in one of a direction generally orthogonal and perpendicular to the direction in which said spray nozzle extends.

11. The portable, locally washing hygienic device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein an outer edge of said water container includes a wave-shaped fringe.

12. The portable, locally washing hygienic device, as claimed in claim 11, wherein said connecting portion comprises a plate-shaped connection thermally fusible with said inner surface portion of said water container.

13. A portable, locally washing hygienic device, comprising:

a water container of a flexible synthetic resin film member including a joined edge portion, an outer edge portion of said water container outside said joined edge portion thereof remains non-joined;

a connecting member;

a water supply tube mounted on said water container and acting as a water passage, a lower portion of said water supply tube being located within said water container and joined securely together with an inner surface portion of said water container through said connecting member;

a spray nozzle mounted on an upper portion of said water supply tube; and

a valve assembly interposed between said spray nozzle and said water supply tube.

14. The portable, locally washing hygienic device, as claimed in claim 13, wherein said connecting member comprises a plate-shaped connection thermally fusible with said inner surface portion of said water container.

15. The portable, locally washing hygienic device, as claimed in claim 13, wherein said non-joined outer edge portion thereof is provided with a wave-shaped fringe.