Patent Application
20210329885
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The disclosure relates to brush devices and more particularly pertains to a new brush device for use in bathing an animal.
The prior art relates to brush device. Prior art brush devices may comprise a brush head that is engaged to a soap introduction means. The brush head may have holes positioned therein, and through which soap and water may flow. Other prior art brushes may comprise brush heads having a plurality of tubes coupled thereto through which water can flow.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a shell that defines an interior space. A pipe is coupled to and extends from a first end of the shell. The pipe is in fluidic communication with the interior space. The pipe is configured to engage a water inlet hose and thus for water to flow into the interior space.
A plurality of tubes is coupled to and extends from a second end of the shell. The tubes are open ended so that the tubes are in fluidic communication with the interior space. The tubes are configured to comb hair of an animal and to direct the water onto the hair and skin of the animal.
A panel is coupled to the shell and defines a reservoir within the interior space. The reservoir is configured to position a liquid soap solution, and to selectively dispense the liquid soap solution into the water that is flowing through the interior space, to lather the animal.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
A pipe 28 is coupled to and extends from the first end 20 of the shell 12. The pipe 28 is in fluidic communication with the interior space 14, as shown in
A plurality of tubes 36 is coupled to and extends from the second end 22 of the shell 12. The tubes 36 are open ended and are in fluidic communication with the interior space 14. The tubes 36 are configured to comb hair of an animal and to direct the water onto the hair and skin of the animal. The tubes 36 also can be used to massage the animal while it is being bathed.
Each tube 36 tapers from the shell 12 to a limit 38 of the tube 36 that is distal from the shell 12. The tube 36 has a lower surface 40 and an upper surface 42. The lower surface 40 is substantially planar, and the upper surface 42 is arcuate, as shown in
A panel 46 is coupled to the shell 12 and defines a reservoir 48 within the interior space 14, as shown in
The shell 12 has an orifice 52 positioned therein, which opens into the reservoir 48. The orifice 52 is configured for addition of the liquid soap solution 50 to the reservoir 48. A cap 54 is selectively couplable to the shell 12 to close the orifice 52.
A wall 56 is coupled to the shell 12 to define a chamber 58 within the interior space 14. A pump 60 and a battery 62 are positioned in the chamber 58. The pump 60 is operationally coupled to the reservoir 48 and the battery 62. The pump 60 is configured to pump the liquid soap solution 50 from the reservoir 48 into the water flowing through the interior space 14, to lather the animal.
A switch 64 is engaged to the pipe 28 and operationally coupled to the pump 60 and the battery 62. The switch 64 is configured to be switched to selectively couple the pump 60 to the battery 62 to power the pump 60.
The shell 12 has a cutout 66 positioned therein, which opens into the chamber 58. The cutout 66 is configured to allow access to the chamber 58 for replacement of the battery 62. A lid 68 is selectively couplable to the shell 12 to close the cutout 66. The present invention also anticipates the battery 62 being rechargeable by means of a port (not shown), which is coupled to the shell 12, operationally coupled to the battery 62, and configured to be couplable to a charging cord (not shown) to charge the battery 62.
A valve 70 is positioned in the pipe 28 and is configured to selectively control the flow of the water through the pipe 28. A stem 72 of the valve 70 is operationally engaged to a handle 74 that is positioned externally to the pipe 28. The handle 74 is configured to be turned to control the flow of the water through the pipe 28.
In use, the liquid soap solution 50 is positioned in the reservoir 48 and the pipe 28 is coupled to the water inlet hose 30. After turning on a water supply to the water inlet hose 30, a user can utilize the handle 74 to initiate and control flow of water through the tubes 36 onto the animal being bathed. As needed, the switch 64 is used to actuate the pump 60 to dispense the liquid soap solution 50 into the water flowing through the interior space 14 to lather the animal. The device 10 allows the user to wet and lather the animal using a single hand, and to massage the animal without using fingers of the hand. The tubes 36 direct the water onto the animal, while the valve 70 allows for flow optimization and easy stoppage of flow, thereby reducing wastage of water.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the elements is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
