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The disclosure and prior art relates to sink accessorizing devices and more particularly pertains to a new sink accessorizing device for washing and drying a user's face.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a spray head that is configured to fluidically couple to a mixing valve of a sink. The spray head is configured to convert water that flows from the mixing valve to a mist and to emit the mist from a front of the spray head. A blower assembly is fluidically coupled to the spray head. The blower assembly is configured to operationally couple to an electrical circuit. The blower assembly is configured to heat and force air through the front of the spray head. A selector is operationally coupled to the spray head and the blower assembly. The selector is positioned to selectively compel the spray head to emit the mist to moisten a face of a user and to force the air through the front of the spray head to dry the face of the user.
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
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A handle 16 is coupled to the spray head 12. The handle 16 is configured to be grasped in a hand of the user to position the spray head 12 proximate to the face of the user. In one embodiment, the handle 16 is cylindrically shaped.
A plate 18 is reversibly couplable to the front 14 of the spray head 12. The plate 18 is selectively removable from the spray head 12 to be cleaned and replaced. In one embodiment, the plate 18 comprises stainless steel. A plurality of holes 20 is positioned through the plate 18. The holes 20 are configured to convert the water that flows from the mixing valve to the spray head 12 to the mist and to emit the mist from the plate 18.
Each of a plurality of attachments 22 is selectively couplable to the front 14 of the spray head 12. Each attachment 22 has a respective function so that the plurality of attachments 22 has a variety of functions, such as brushing, buffing and massaging. In one embodiment, the plurality of attachments 22 comprises at least one brush 24, at least one buffer 56, and at least one massager 26.
A hose 28 is coupled to and extends from the handle 16. The hose 28 is configured to couple to a top of the sink. In one embodiment, the hose 28 is configured to be selectively extended from the sink.
A first tube 30 is fluidically coupled to the spray head 12 and the mixing valve of the sink. The first tube 30 is positioned through the hose 28. The first tube 30 is configured to allow the water to flow from the mixing valve to the spray head 12. A filter assembly 32 is positioned in-line with the first tube 30. The filter assembly 32 is configured to filter the water that flows from the mixing valve to the spray head 12.
A blower assembly 34 is fluidically coupled to the spray head 12. The blower assembly 34 is configured to operationally couple to an electrical circuit and to couple to the sink. The blower assembly 34 is configured to heat air and to force the air through the front 14 of the spray head 12 to dry the face of the user.
In one embodiment, the blower assembly 34 comprises a housing 36 that is configured to couple to an underside of the sink. The housing 36 defines an interior space 38. In one embodiment, the housing 36 is substantially rectangularly box shaped. A plurality of slits 40 is positioned through a face 42 of the housing 36. The slits 40 are configured to allow the air to flow into the housing 36. A second tube 44 is fluidically coupled to and extends between the housing 36 and the spray head 12. The second tube 44 is positioned in the hose 28.
A heater 46 is coupled to the housing 36 and is positioned in the interior space 38. The heater 46 is configured to warm the air that enters the interior space 38 through the slits 40. A fan 48 is coupled to the housing 36 and is positioned in the interior space 38. The fan 48 is configured to motivate the air that is warmed by the heater 46 through the second tube 44 to the spray head 12.
A selector 50 is operationally coupled to the spray head 12 and the blower assembly 34. The selector 50 is positioned to selectively compel the spray head 12 to emit the mist to moisten the face of the user and to force the air through the front 14 of the spray head 12 to dry the face of the user.
In one embodiment, the selector 50 comprises a first button 52 a second button 54. The first button 52 is positioned on the handle 16 and is operationally coupled to the spray head 12. The first button 52 is configured to be depressed to selectively compel the spray head 12 to emit the mist to moisten the face of the user. The second button 54 is configured to couple to the sink. The second button 54 is operationally coupled to the blower assembly 34. The second button 54 is configured to be depressed to compel the blower assembly 34 to force the air through the front 14 of the spray head 12 to dry the face of the user.
In use, the handle 16 configured to be grasped in the hand of the user to position the spray head 12 proximate to the face of the user. The plate 18 that is positioned on the spray head 12 is selectively removable from the spray head 12 to be cleaned and replaced. The holes 20 that are positioned in the plate 18 are configured to convert the water that flows from the mixing valve to the spray head 12 to the mist and to emit the mist from the plate 18. The first tube 30 is configured to allow the water to flow of from the mixing valve to the spray head 12. The filter assembly 32 is configured to filter the water that flows from the mixing valve to the spray head 12. The slits 40 that are positioned in through the face 42 of the housing 36 are configured to allow the air to flow into the housing 36. The heater 46 is configured to warm the air that enters the interior space 38 through the slits 40. The fan 48 is configured to motivate the air that is warmed by the heater 46 through the second tube 44 to the spray head 12. The first button 52 that is positioned on the handle 16 is configured to be depressed to selectively compel the spray head 12 to emit the mist to moisten the face of the user. The second button 54 that is positioned on the sink is configured to be depressed to compel the blower assembly 34 to force the air through the front 14 of the spray head 12 to dry the face of the user.
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 element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
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