Personal hygiene device

Abstract

The invention described as the personal cleansing device is designed to provide means for both external and internal personal cleansing in a way that is effective, safe, easy to manufacture, low in cost, and comfortable to use. The device consists in its most basic form of a water supply adapter which would fit inline with standard water connections, a flexible hose, a variable flow trigger, and a curved rigid end from which the water emerges. It is designed for use by men, women, and children and has several different embodiments which make it safer and more comfortable.

1 . A personal cleansing device which consists of the following parts:
 a water supply adapter with one inlet and two outlets which is connected at one of the outlets to one end of a hose fabricated from a flexible and non-porous material   whereby the inlet and one outlet are designed to connect inline with a water supply and the other outlet diverts some of the water to flow through it   at the opposite length of the hose, a valve with one inlet and one outlet that it capable of being opened to varying degrees to permit the flow of liquid at varying flow rates and permits the flow to be completely cut off at a particular position of the valve   whereby, connected at the outlet of the valve, which would also be the end not connected to the hose is a shaft which consists of straight and curved sections, somewhat in a hook shape, and is made of a rigid and non-porous material   whereby the shaft is open through the center such that liquid is contained within the outer walls but is able to flow freely from one end of the shaft to the other   whereby the end of the shaft opposite from where it connects to the valve is slightly tapered but open such that liquid can flow freely in a single stream from the inlet of the connector through the hose, through the valve when it is open sufficiently, through the shaft, and out of the distal end of the shaft.   
   
   
       2 . A personal cleansing device which consists of the following parts:
 a water supply adapter with one inlet and at least three outlets, whereby one inlet and one outlet are designed to connect inline with a water supply and the other outlets divert some of the water to flow through them   whereby, connected to each of the other outlets is the end of a hose fabricated from a flexible and non-porous material   whereby at the opposite length of each hose is a valve with one inlet and one outlet that is capable of being opened to varying degrees to permit the flow of liquid at varying flow rates and permits the flow to be completely cut off at a particular position of the valve   whereby, connected at the outlet of each valve, which would also be the ends not connected to the hoses is a shaft which consists of straight and curved sections, somewhat in a hook shape   whereby each shaft is open through the center such that liquid is contained within the outer walls but is able to flow freely from one end of the shaft to the other   whereby the end of each shaft opposite from where it connects to the valve is tapered but open such that liquid can flow freely in a single stream from the inlet of the connector through the hose, through the valve when it is open sufficiently, through the shaft, and out of the distal end of the shaft   whereby one would effectively have multiple devices connected to the same water supply adapter.   
   
   
       3 . The device according to  claim 1  whereby there is a pressure and volume gauge incorporated inline with the device such that it reads the pressure and volume of the water that has flowed past it. 
   
   
       4 . The device according to  claim 1  whereby there is a separate discrete flow control situated between the flexible hose and the variable flow trigger such that one can adjust the flow in discrete increments, as well as adjust the flow variably with the variable flow trigger. 
   
   
       5 . The device according to  claim 1  whereby at least one connection between the separate pieces of the device incorporate quick connect fittings which enable easy removal and reattachment. 
   
   
       6 . The device according to  claim 1  whereby a filter is included inline with the device such that the water passing from the water supply adapter to the curved rigid shaft is filtered in order to clean the water prior to its emerging from the end. 
   
   
       7 . The device according to  claim 1  whereby a means of heating the water is included inline with the device such that water passing from the water supply adapter to the curved rigid shaft is heated. 
   
   
       8 . The device according to  claim 1  whereby there is a container of a size larger than the flexible hose included inline with the device and having one inlet and one outlet such that it permits water to flow freely from the water supply adapter to the curved rigid shaft when the variable flow trigger is set to an open position. 
   
   
       9 . The device according to  claim 1  whereby, in some location between the water supply adapter and the variable flow trigger, there is a flexible hose of a longer length which leads to a series of infrared absorbing tubes, which then connects via a flexible hose to the rest of the device such that the infrared absorbing tubes can be set where they may be exposed to the sun and heat the water within. 
   
   
       10 . The device according to  claim 1  whereby the curved rigid shaft, not including the variable flow trigger, is made to be disposable and easily interchangeable. 
   
   
       11 . The device according to  claim 1  whereby there is also included end pieces of different sizes and shapes for different types of insertion and cleaning, as well as a means of attaching the end pieces to the open end of the curved rigid shaft. 
   
   
       12 . The device according to  claim 1  whereby the hose of flexible and non-porous material is made such that it is coiled when under no tension but, when tension is applied, can be easily pulled to a nearly straight position. 
   
   
       13 . The device according to  claim 1  whereby portions of the device are coated with a temporary or permanent antibacterial coating. 
   
   
       14 . A personal cleansing device which consists of the following parts:
 two water supply adapters, each with one inlet and two outlets, each of which is connected at one of the outlets to one end of a hose fabricated from a flexible and non-porous material   whereby, on each water supply adapter, one inlet and one outlet are designed to connect inline with either the hot or cold side of a water supply and the other outlet diverts some of the water to flow through it   a fitting with two inlets and one outlet whereby the other end of each flexible hose is connected to an inlet and water can flow from the water supply adapters through the hoses and be mixed prior to emerging from the outlet of the fitting   a hose fabricated from some flexible and non-porous material which is connected at one end to the outlet of the fitting   at the opposite length of the hose, a valve with one inlet and one outlet that it capable of being opened to varying degrees to permit the flow of liquid at varying flow rates and permits the flow to be completely cut off at a particular position of the valve   whereby, connected at the outlet of the valve, which would also be the end not connected to the hose is a shaft which consists of straight and curved sections, somewhat in a hook shape, and is made of a rigid and non-porous material   whereby the shaft is open through the center such that liquid is contained within the outer walls but is able to flow freely from one end of the shaft to the other   whereby the end of the shaft opposite from where it connects to the valve is slightly tapered but open such that liquid can flow freely in a single stream from the inlet of the connector through the hose, through the valve when it is open sufficiently, through the shaft, and out of the distal end of the shaft.   
   
   
       15 . The device according to  claim 1  whereby there is included inline with the rest of the device an aspirator device which, when the variable flow trigger is pressed to an open position and water flows through the device, would provide suction where it is connected to a reservoir, thereby pulling liquid from the reservoir into the flow of the water through the device.