Patent Publication Number: US-7707664-B1

Title: Bathroom cleansing apparatus

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
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     INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISK 
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention concerns that of a new and improved bathroom cleansing apparatus for use by individuals to use when taking a shower. 
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART 
     U.S. Pat. No. 6,470,510 B2, issued to Nasr et al., discloses a shower assembly for use as a stationary shower or a hand-held shower and includes a housing, hose, and a shower head. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,966,752, issued to Abugideiri., discloses a baby bath that includes a tub and a showerhead. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 4,926,511, issued to Coll, discloses a movable shower assembly that has an automatically retracting hose and a shower head capable of taking up multiple positions. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 3,110,038, issued to Dornbierer, discloses a sink or tub mixing-faucet assembly with a flexible supply hose for particular use for toilet and bathrooms. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 824,454, issued to Vanderman, discloses a bathtub that has means for admitting water thereto which are located appurtenant to or secured to the tub. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention concerns that of a new and improved bathroom cleansing apparatus for use by individuals when taking a shower. The bathroom cleansing apparatus is an improved showerhead which is attached to a length of flex hose. The flex hose itself is not normally visible when the shower head is not in use, but rather, is attached to a spool that is axially mounted behind a shower wall. The flex hose winds around the spool a few times before being attached to an incoming water line. The spool itself is attached to a torsion spring, which will cause the apparatus to slowly pull any extra length of flex hose not being used back onto the spool for later use. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of a bathroom cleansing apparatus 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, of course, additional features of the bathroom cleansing apparatus that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the bathroom cleansing apparatus in detail, it is to be understood that the bathroom cleansing apparatus is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The bathroom cleansing apparatus is capable of other embodiments and being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting. 
     As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present bathroom cleansing apparatus. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention. 
     It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a bathroom cleansing apparatus which has all of the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages. 
     It is another object of the present invention to provide a bathroom cleansing apparatus which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed. 
     It is another object of the present invention to provide a bathroom cleansing apparatus which is of durable and reliable construction. 
     It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a bathroom cleansing apparatus which is economically affordable and available for relevant market segment of the purchasing public. 
     Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment when considered with the attached drawings and appended claims. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows a front perspective view of the bathroom cleansing apparatus. 
         FIG. 2  shows a close-up front perspective view of the shower head and shower head mount of the bathroom cleansing apparatus. 
         FIG. 3  shows a close-up front perspective view of the shower head mount and the attachment means used to mount the shower head mount to a shower wall. 
         FIG. 4  shows a side view of the bathroom cleansing apparatus. 
         FIG. 5  shows a top view of the spool used with the bathroom cleansing apparatus. 
         FIG. 6  shows a side view of the spool used with the bathroom cleansing apparatus and its attachment to the incoming water line. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 6  thereof, a new bathroom cleansing apparatus embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral  2  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 6 , a bathroom cleansing apparatus  2  comprises a shower head  3  which comprises an outflow pipe  6  and a water dispenser  4 . The outflow pipe  6  has two ends comprising an inner end and an outer end, with the water dispenser  4  being attached to the outer end of the outflow pipe  6 . The outflow pipe  6  preferably has a small elbow bend  7  in it. 
     The bathroom cleansing apparatus  2  further comprises a flex hose  12  that has a length between four to six feet. The flex hose  12  has two ends, a first end and a second end, with the first end of the flex hose  12  being connected to the inner end of the outflow pipe  6 . The flex hose  12  is preferably extended through a hole  11  that is located in a shower wall  14 . 
     Behind the shower wall  14 , the bathroom cleansing apparatus  2  further comprises a spool  30  that is axially mounted. The spool  30  includes an internal torsion spring  18  that continually provides continual force in one particular direction. Most of the length of the flex hose  12  is wound around the spool  30 , with the internal torsion spring  18  continually providing an inward pulling direction on the flex hose  12 , thereby causing the length of flex hose  12  to normally be wound around the spool  30  when it is not in use. A hose guide  16  provides boundary wall protection that keeps the flex hose  12  in an orderly, stacked fashion when it is wound around the spool  30 . 
     The second end of the flex hose  12  is connected to a rotating hose connector  24 , which in turn is connected to a centrally located water line  22 . The water line  22  and the rotating hose connector  24  are connected through a centrally located spindle  20 . The water line  22  is eventually connected to a water source  32  and is stationary when the spool  30  rotates around when the flex hose  12  is being pulled away or placed back onto the spool  30 . However, the rotating hose connector  24  rotates when the spool  30  rotates. The rotating hose connector  24  can do this because they are mounted on a rubber gasket  26  and a spacer  28  which allow rotatability for the rotating hose connector  24 , while at the same time, provide a sealed continuum for the water  34  from the water source  32  to flow through until it reaches the shower head  3  of the bathroom cleansing apparatus  2 . 
     The bathroom cleansing apparatus  2  further comprises a shower head mount  8 , which can be mounted on the shower wall  14  by attachment means  9 , with the attachment means  9  preferably being a plurality of screws  9 . A bracket  10  can be attached to the outflow pipe  6  of the shower head  3 , with the bracket  10  capable of being placed within the shower head mount  8 . This way, the shower head  3  can be properly mounted against the bathroom wall  14 , while at the same time, be ready for immediate use by an individual when needed. The shower head mount  8  includes a base  60  having a U-shaped notch  62  therein and a corresponding U-shaped holder member  64 . The U-shaped notch  62  and the U-shaped holder member  64  slidably receive bracket  10 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, 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 the present invention. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention 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 invention.