Patent ID: 7320438

Claim:
An apparatus removably attachable to a water supply source for allowing a user to receive a stream of water mixed with at least one bathing gel, said apparatus comprising: a inlet conduit having a threaded coupling attached to a top end portion thereof and being removably attachable to the water supply source, said inlet conduit extending along a rigid path wherein a selected volume of water flows downstream therethrough; a housing integrally connected to said inlet conduit and including a plurality of spaced compartments for storing alternate bathing gels, said housing further having a centrally disposed longitudinal axis bisecting said inlet conduit wherein said compartments are equidistantly spaced laterally away from the axis to thereby allow a stream of water to flow medially between said compartments prior to exiting said housing; an outlet conduit attached to a lower portion of said housing, said outlet conduit receiving a mixed solution of water and bathing gels such that the solution becomes generally homogenized upstream said outlet conduit; means for regulating a quantity of the bathing gels such that the user may selectively adjust a bathing gel:water ratio within said housing; and means for displaying a remaining quantity of the bathing gels such that the user can readily identify whether said compartments require an additional supply of the bathing gels; wherein said regulating means comprises: a pair of rotatable knobs protruding outwardly from said compartments and being selectively rotatable between on and off positions; a pair of flow valves operably connected to said knobs wherein each said valve is provided with an axial bore passing therethrough such that said valves define a continuous travel path downwardly through said compartments when the user rotates said knobs to the open position, said axial bores being disposed horizontally and thereby restricting the flow of the bathing gels downwardly through said compartments when the user rotates said knob to the off position; and a plurality of chamfered gates disposed subjacent said valves wherein each said chamfered gate can be selectively positioned along a pair of vertical planes extending substantially parallel to the axis such that a discharge rate of the bathing gels can be controlled within said compartments and selectively introduced into the water stream prior to exiting said housing.