Bidets Patents (Class 4/443)
  • Publication number: 20100017950
    Abstract: Apparatus for driving a nozzle of a bidet toilet, has a base 1; a nozzle 2; a guide device 11, 12 formed on the base for guiding linear movement of the nozzle; a motion output device 7 having an output shaft 71; a driving wheel 3 attached to the output shaft and being rotatably driven with the output shaft; a pair of guide wheels 4,5 rotatably fixed relative to the base, and a non-toothed conveyer 6 wound around the driving wheel 3 and the guide wheels 4, 5 and fastened to the nozzle 2. Rotation of the driving wheel 3 causes linear movement of the nozzle 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Ji Cheng PAN, Fei LI, Yong Qiang SONG, Gang PENG, Zhi Qiang WU
  • Publication number: 20100004612
    Abstract: The automatic pubic area cleansing system includes a ventilated diaper and a removable insert pad. At least one sensor is disposed in the system. The sensors are connected to a control unit that activates a ventilating and evacuating system when moisture is detected in the diaper. A massage head is disposed in a rear portion of the pad and can provide stimulation to the coccyx area of the patient to prevent the formation of a decubitus ulcer in the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventor: Claude Thevenin
  • Patent number: 7484251
    Abstract: A lavatory jet assembly for a lavatory having an upper rim and defining a top opening therewithin, comprising a mounting base, jet unit and jet adjusting arrangement, such that the lavatory jet assembly allows a user to choose, after urination or defecation, from the buttons on a control stand to control the jet flowing time and the protruding length of the jet, to control the movement of the driving shaft which is connected to a servo motor or the stepping motor, and simultaneously control the jet which is installed to a side to move to the desired position, so as to automatically washes the excretion organ area of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Inventor: Lin Yi Huang
  • Patent number: 7475438
    Abstract: A portable bidet includes a cylindrical member for storing washing liquid, and an airbag section connected to the cylindrical member for supplying air upon squeezing to cause injection of washing liquid. The cylindrical member is formed of hard resin and has an arcuate tip end portion and at least one ejection port. An extruding member is disposed in the cylindrical member. The ejection port is closed by a releasable film member after the washing liquid is stored. The airbag section is formed of flexible or soft resin having a sealable air inlet, and when not in use, can be collapsed and packed alongside the cylindrical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: WBE Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoe Masuda
  • Publication number: 20080216226
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: Henry Lee Hamlin
  • Publication number: 20080155739
    Abstract: A bidet assembly comprises at least one jet nozzle, connected to a multi-port tube fitting, which is connected to a water supply tube, which may comprise of four sections, and which is connected to the toilet bowl refill nipple, and a non-permanent mounting means. Said bidet assembly is a one-size-fits-all for retrofitting toilets of all sizes and shapes, has no moving parts, valves or controls and which provides fine jet streams of cool water spray - even from chilly cold water source - for cleansing a user's private parts during a toilet bowl refill cycle. Said bidet assembly is mounted inside and behind a toilet tank and inside a bowl and, therefore, is completely hidden from view and keeps water from splashing outside of the bowl. Said bidet assembly can be mounted or removed without tools, in less than two minutes and leaves neither mars nor damage on a toilet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventor: William Cheng Uy
  • Publication number: 20080078847
    Abstract: Portable pneumatic washing device 10 having a body 1 consists of three axially arrayed pipes 11˜13, a transversal valve pipe 14. Pipe 11 impelled by a push rod 6 to pump air into body 1. Distal ends of pipes 12,13 connected to inlet, outlet orifices of the valve pipe 14 respectively. But a proximal end of the pipe 13 securely connected to a hole 15 at a proximal end of the body 1. A control valve 4 installed outside the sidewall of the body 1 switches on/off the inlet orifice 141 of the valve pipe 14. When the inlet orifice 141 open, a liquid retained in the body 1 flows through pipe 12, valve pipe 14 into a telescopic spray pipe 2 of the pipe 13 to spill liquid from the spray head 3 at a distal end of the spray pipe 2 outside the hole 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventor: Shin-Bing Lai
  • Patent number: 7318242
    Abstract: A bidet toilet attachment is connected to the main water line in the bathroom at a valve. The valve is connected on one side to a water flow handle and on the other side to a bidet hoop conduit. The hoop conduit carries water from the main water line when the valve is actuated and is movable from a first position flat under the seat to a second position below the seat opening. The hoop conduit has a nozzle near the middle of the toilet and extends to the other side of the toilet seat where it ends as a lever for moving the hoop conduit between its two positions. The handle is fixed so that when the hoop conduit moves with respect to the handle, the valve moves with respect to the handle and water flows through the valve, into the hoop conduit and out the nozzle for cleansing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Inventor: Edgar Alan Pace
  • Patent number: 7316038
    Abstract: An apparatus preventing odor from escaping the toilet bowl by generating a stream of bubbles to cover human waste by using liquid soap, air pump, and low volume water flow. The same system with higher water volume functions as a toilet bidet by using an elevated nozzle attached to the bubble dispensing tube. An additional component of the apparatus is a novel water inline adapter providing an extra, convenient way to create an additional easy water source for the stream of bubbles and the toilet bidet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Inventor: Zoltan Egeresi
  • Publication number: 20070266488
    Abstract: A bidet having a function of automatically adjusting a human body detection distance includes a key part provided with a specific key for automatically adjusting a human body detection distance, a microcomputer outputting a control signal for adjusting the human body detection distance when a user inputs the specific key, an output varying means driven by the control signal from the microcomputer and a human body sensor for outputting a human body detection signal while sequentially increasing the human body detection distance from a minimum distance setting signal as the output varying means is driven, and detecting the signal reflected from the human body to store a distance setting output signal to an EEPROM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: NOVITA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Byung-Woon JEON
  • Patent number: 7155753
    Abstract: A control device for a sanitary device for a toilet assembly which reduces the size of a control case and increases the damp-proof characteristics of an electrically conductive member by restricting the invasion of water, urine, and moisture content. The control device includes a shower portion for washing the anus or genitals of an individual that includes a control case made of resin and having an accommodation chamber therein. The control device includes mounted devices having an electric part and an electronic part accommodated in the accommodation chamber of the control case, and an electrically conductive member made of electrically conductive material and embedded in a wall portion of the control case and having a first end portion electrically connected to a part of the mounted devices and a second end portion electrically connected to another part of the mounted devices in the accommodation chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kouji Murakami, Shunichi Teranishi, Mitsuhiro Ohara, Takashi Muto
  • Patent number: 7155754
    Abstract: A device for producing a jet of water has a portable handheld water reservoir to be filled with warm or cold water manually by the user, a battery powered handheld air or water pump to create water pressure for the generation of water jet which is delivered through a handheld nozzle system, a thin flexible disposable nozzle protector for sanitary protection of the non-disposable nozzle and nozzle tip, and an optional new medicine dispenser on the nozzle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: JYC International, Inc.
    Inventor: Jing-Yau Chung
  • Patent number: 7096518
    Abstract: A body washing unit for a toilet stool, comprising: a case body disposed on the upper surface of a toilet-stool main body, a toilet seat and a toilet-seat cover being connectable to the case body so as to hinge; and a warm-water nozzle incorporated into the case body, wherein cold water in a duct passage for the warm-water nozzle is discharged, before the warm-water nozzle is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Inventor: Isao Takenaga
  • Patent number: 6978492
    Abstract: A complete personal hygiene toilet kit which also provides for use in cleansing a toilet, the kit comprised of a double connect for connecting to an existing toilet water supply, a flow and pressure control valve supplying a flex hose with sprayer, the holster for the sprayer which prevents inadvertent dislodgement of the sprayer, a disposable glove bag with gloves removably adhering to a wall. Spray adjustments and controls provide for pressure and flow control such that the invention gently cleanses a user but firmly sprays for cleansing a toilet or surrounding areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Inventors: Gloria Francisco, legal representative, Felix V. Francisco, deceased
  • Patent number: 6973679
    Abstract: A personal cleansing device that is low in cost, simple to manufacture from standard components, that provides cleaning capabilities with water, and can provide a cleaning and antiseptic spray using a fluid-dispensing attachment. A water branch off valve is installed in flowable relation with the water supply line of a standard toilet. This valve supplies water to a flexible hose that may be retractable. This hose is connected to a manually operated sprayer nozzle having a trigger mechanism that may be used to turn the delivery of water on or off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Inventor: Jahan N. Schad
  • Patent number: 6968580
    Abstract: A douche (2) includes a cistern, a filtration vessel above the cistern, and a heater at the bottom, and a closed power cabinet to the lower by the cistern; the power cabinet contains a pump with one end of the pump connected to the cistern and the other end extending out of the power cabinet with a supply line and connected to a serpentine pipe having one end disposed with a lever nozzle, a recessed hole on the power cabinet for the lever nozzle to hook on, and the heated water is pumped to the lever nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Inventor: Sung Shan Chang Chien
  • Patent number: 6941590
    Abstract: An improved toilet system affording upgraded hygienic environment by attachment of a multi-purpose hand held sprayer and addition of new features on the existing toilet system are provided. The multi-purpose hand held sprayer that incorporates a manual shut-off valve delivers various patterns of water spray via an extension bar and a spray tip, which further employs a flexible hose, a valve to regulate the flow, a Y-adapter assembly to supply water from an existing plumbing fixture, a hose hanger mounted on the existing toilet fasteners, a holder for placing the sprayer, and a holder for placing lavatory items. The new features include an improved toilet seat having an additional opening with guidelines and an embedded fortifying element at the frontal area for facilitating placement of the sprayer, a toilet bowl having the same guidelines, and an improved water tank together with its lid having cutouts at the edges and holes on the side wall for mounting the holders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Inventor: Howard Tak Su Lim
  • Patent number: 6895607
    Abstract: The present invention provides a western-style flush toilet in which the performance of a component which constitutes a function device is not damaged, and simultaneously, the cleaning performance of a western-style toilet body can be surely improved. The western-style flush toilet includes a western-style toilet body, and a part washing device which is mounted at the rear portion of the western-style toilet body. The part washing device is capable of moving upward in such a manner that at least the rear of a bowl face of the western-style toilet body is exposed. A conceal member for concealing the component or the space which maybe possibly exposed when the part washing device moves upward is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Inax Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori Idota, Junjiro Ebitani, Toshio Hino, Toshiaki Matushita, Katsunori Tomita, Takashi Minami, Masahiro Iguchi
  • Patent number: 6880180
    Abstract: A sanitary washing toilet device which includes a toilet seat, a toilet seat cover, and a case fixed to a rear top periphery portion of a toilet bowl. The case rotatably connected with the toilet seat and the toilet seat cover. The sanitary washing toilet device further includes an optical sensor device provided on a front surface of the case for detecting an open and closed state of at least the toilet seat cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Hayashi, Yuji Sugiyama, Takashi Muto
  • Publication number: 20040231041
    Abstract: A device for producing a jet of water has a portable handheld water reservoir to be filled with warm or cold water manually by the user, a battery powered handheld air or water pump to create water pressure for the generation of water jet which is delivered through a handheld nozzle system, a thin flexible disposable nozzle protector for sanitary protection of the non-disposable nozzle and nozzle tip, and an optional new medicine dispenser on the nozzle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Jing-Yau Chung
  • Publication number: 20040216224
    Abstract: An anal cleaning device (1) includes a fluid flow directing member (2) connectable to a fluid source (14). The member (2) has a fluid outlet 10a for directing fluid from the source out of the member. A wall member (11) projects out from the flow directing member (2) near the fluid outlet (10a). The wall member (11) is positionable at a perineum of a user such that, when located thereat, the wall member (11) spaces the fluid outlet (10) a from the user's anus and tends to prevent fluid from reaching that side of the wall member (11) opposite to the fluid outlet (10) a side of the wall member (11). The flow directing member (2) is optionally a detachable cleaning head (10). The wall member (11) can be formed integrally with the head (10) to project orthogonally therefrom and intermediate a first head end (10b) connectable to a fluid source line (12) and a second opposite head end (10c) near which the fluid outlet (10a) is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventor: Graham Hubert Smith
  • Patent number: 6785915
    Abstract: A personal hygiene cleansing tool, is provided as an apparatus to aid in cleansing body parts in a medical environment. The invention connects to a standard faucet on a sink, and provides a flow of water to a cleansing wand through a flexible plastic hose mounted on a retractable reel. The wand contains controls for adjusting the flow rate of the water, along with an adjustable head to provide a water flow from a stream to a mist. Additionally, the invention has a siphon arrangement to allow the addition of medicine into the water stream. The medicine is placed into a sealed chamber and then drawn out in an incremental manner as the water flows by. It is envisioned that the invention would be used in a hospital environment for the cleansing of wounds or for the bathing of individuals who cannot withstand the impact of water from a shower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Inventor: Lindy Daugherty
  • Patent number: 6751813
    Abstract: A device for producing a jet of water has a portable handheld water reservoir to be filled with warm or cold water manually by the user, a battery powered handheld air or water pump to create water pressure for the generation of water jet which is delivered through a handheld nozzle system, a thin flexible disposable nozzle protector for sanitary protection of the non-disposable nozzle and nozzle tip, and an optional new medicine dispenser on the nozzle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Inventor: Jing-Yau Chung
  • Patent number: 6752792
    Abstract: A vaginal cleaning apparatus for increasing vaginal hygiene includes a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a peripheral wall. A container in the housing. An applicator has an upper wall, a lower wall and a perimeter wall. A first hole extends through the upper wall. A plurality of second holes is positioned around the first hole. A supply line has a first end fluidly coupled to the container and a second end is in fluid communication with the second holes. A drainage line has a first end and a second end. The first end of the drainage line is in fluid communication with the first hole in the upper wall. A supply pump is fluidly coupled to supply line. A drainage pump is fluidly coupled to the drainage line. Liquid pumped through the second holes may be drained through the first hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Inventor: Harold E. Robertson
  • Patent number: 6718564
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a secondary source of water upstream of a standard flushometer-type valve. The adapter comprises a water inlet, a primary outlet for supplying water to the flush valve and respectively to the toilet, and a secondary outlet for providing a source of water which may be used to rinse out bed pans in the vicinity of the toilet. The water flow to the secondary outlet is independent of that to the primary outlet, providing for less waste of water during use of the secondary source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Inventors: Jack T. Duncan, Jacqueline R. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20040016050
    Abstract: The invention relates a physiological washing device, which includes a main body with an upper side divided to form a receiving chamber. The upper end of the receiving chamber is provided with water inlet with filtering function. The bottom portion of the receiving groove is provided with a heater for heating water in receiving chamber. A pump motor at the lower side of main body transfers heated water to a washing spray rod for performing warm water washing via a spray head to achieve a desired cleaning effect. As it is an independent structure, it can prevent damage to washing device during cleaning of bathroom and toilet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventor: Sung-Shan Chang Chien
  • Patent number: 6675400
    Abstract: The invention relates a physiological washing device, which includes a main body with an upper side divided to form a receiving chamber. The upper end of the receiving chamber is provided with water inlet with filtering function. The bottom portion of the receiving groove is provided with a heater for heating water in receiving chamber. A pump motor at the lower side of main body transfers heated water to a washing spray rod for performing warm water washing via a spray head to achieve a desired cleaning effect. As it is an independent structure, it can prevent damage to washing device during cleaning of bathroom and toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Inventor: Sung-Shan Chang Chien
  • Patent number: 6671892
    Abstract: A bidet, douche and enema system including a supply line couplable to a water source, a manifold having an inlet coupled to the supply line by an inlet valve, a nozzle assembly coupled to the manifold by a first conduit and a second conduit and a selection assembly coupling the first conduit and the second conduit to the manifold. The nozzle assembly includes an annular nozzle having a plurality of apertures formed therein coupled to the first conduit and a nozzle coupled to the second conduit. The selection assembly permits selection between elements of the nozzle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Inventor: Gary L. Plyant
  • Patent number: 6665889
    Abstract: A personal urine collecting apparatus having a bidet system, includes a urine collector for collecting urine from a person, a urine repository for storing urine collected from the urine collector through a urine release guide line, a cleansing water tank arranged on one side of the urine repository for storing cleansing water, a heater connected to the cleansing water tank so as to receive a predetermined amount of the cleansing water and heat the cleansing water, a bidet system installed on in a body of the urine collector for injecting the cleansing water from the heater, a driving means connected to the urine release guide line and cleansing water guide line for actuating the urine collector and the bidet system, a controller for controlling the driving means, a sensing means for sensing a condition of the urine collector and a condition of at least one of the urine repository, cleansing water tank and the heater, and a case for housing and mounting the urine collector, the urine repository, cleansing wate
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Hanmedics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyoung Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 6651267
    Abstract: A toilet device, in particular for bedridden persons, includes a lower shell (20) whose top side has a support surface (45; 80, 82) surrounding an opening (30) to receive the stool and urine of a person on the lower shell, in such a way that there is a first sealing line portion between the person and lower shell, which first sealing line portion extends from the inside of one buttock over the coccyx or lower back region to the inside of the other buttock. An upper shell (22) can be mounted to the lower shell and is so formed that in a transitional region between the lower shell and the upper shell (22) connected thereto there are second and third sealing line portions, adjoining the first sealing line portion, in the region of the uppermost insides of the thighs or the lowermost trunk region, which are adjoined by a fourth sealing line portion which extends from one side of the lowermost trunk region over the pubic region or lower abdomen region to the other side of the lowermost trunk region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Inventor: Helmut Utz
  • Patent number: 6643856
    Abstract: A bidet assembly includes a valving member collectively engageable to a water faucet of a sink. The valve assembly is manipulatable to permit water to pass through the valve assembly into the bowl of the sink or, alternatively, manipulatable to another position to permit fluid flow in one direction through the valve assembly into a flexible conduit and to a selectively positionable spray assembly of the bidet positioned within the bowl of a toilet around a top surface. The bidet assembly is secured on the top surface of the bowl of the toilet by means of a securing flap. The spray assembly may be oriented or aligned with the area of application of the spray onto the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Inventor: Donna L. Valverde
  • Publication number: 20030140408
    Abstract: A device for producing a jet of water has a portable handheld water reservoir to be filled with warm or cold water manually by the user, a battery powered handheld air or water pump to create water pressure for the generation of water jet which is delivered through a handheld nozzle system, a thin flexible disposable nozzle protector for sanitary protection of the non-disposable nozzle and nozzle tip, and an optional new medicine dispenser on the nozzle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventor: Jing-Yau Chung
  • Publication number: 20020184702
    Abstract: A control device for a sanitary device for a toilet assembly which reduces the size of a control case and increases the damp-proof characteristics of an electrically conductive member by restricting the invasion of water, urine, and moisture content. The control device includes a shower portion for washing the anus or genitals of an individual that includes a control case made of resin and having an accommodation chamber therein. The control device includes mounted devices having an electric part and an electronic part accommodated in the accommodation chamber of the control case, and an electrically conductive member made of electrically conductive material and embedded in a wall portion of the control case and having a first end portion electrically connected to a part of the mounted devices and a second end portion electrically connected to another part of the mounted devices in the accommodation chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kouji Murakami, Shunichi Teranishi, Mitsuhiro Ohara, Takashi Muto
  • Patent number: 6478782
    Abstract: An enema has liquid amount controlling component, namely a rotary valve, having an outer tube with a cylindrical concave part at its center and is provided with an insertion opening fitting a connecting tube and a discharge opening fitting a conduit on a side wall of the concave part of the outer tube. A rotator is provided with opening parts corresponding to the positions of the insertion opening and the discharge opening of the outer tube, and a knob part on an upper part of the rotator. Two fitting spring are integrally formed to extend on both sides of a fixture (8), and the fixture has a penetration hole for inserting a beak tube. The fixture slides on the said beak tube for controlling the length of the beak tube to be inserted into an anus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Inventor: Kaoru Wada
  • Patent number: 6473913
    Abstract: A bidet attachment for a toilet having a water hose for connecting to an existing water supply pipe of that toilet. A S nozzle is connected to the water hose, having a handle, a distal portion having an end wall, and a central arc between the handle and distal end. The nozzle has a stream outlet at the end wall and a sprayer on the central arc. The handle has a stream outlet valve and a sprayer valve for selectively controlling water flow to the stream outlet and sprayer, respectively. A bracket is adhered to the side of the toilet, and has a U-shaped hook for supporting the nozzle when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Inventor: Edmond Bell, Sr.
  • Patent number: 6434761
    Abstract: A portable soaking and bath pan is provided for treating perineal wounds of a bedridden patient. The pan comprises a bottom portion having a generally flat lower surface for being supported upon the patient's bed and upwardly and outwardly flaring sides that define a relatively wide and shallow treatment area that can receive the thighs and buttocks of the patient to be treated. A collection reservoir or basin is formed within the bottom portion immediately beneath the treatment area which is used to collect cleansing fluid as the patient is treated. The collection reservoir has a drain outlet that is used to convey the accumulated cleansing fluid from the reservoir through flexible tubing to a discharge receptacle in the patient's room. A discharge valve controls the flow of cleansing fluid from the reservoir. A handheld, detachable spray head mounted to the pan is provided for introducing cleansing fluid into the treatment area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Inventors: Betty G. Wing, Allen J. Wing, Troy N. Wing
  • Patent number: 6256803
    Abstract: A baby changing and washing station is disclosed, designed as an apparatus to aid in the washing and/or cleansing of an infant. The present invention comprises a frame that is attached to a wall and provides for a fold down table portion, similar in design to a conventional diaper changing station. A padded vinyl area for the infant is provided along with restraining straps to hold the infant. A water bottle is provided in a heated container to allow the water to be slightly warmed. Tubing is designed to carry the water through a release device at the end of the tube to allow cleansing of the infant after a diaper change or may be used to wash the entire infant. A drain system in the fold down table collects the waste water in a catch basin which may be removed and emptied after bathing duties are complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Inventors: Roxanne Sauerbrei, Sasha Orihuela Dorsey
  • Patent number: 6249921
    Abstract: A bidet spout assembly includes a nozzle which has a body and a projecting conduit which functions to connect the nozzle to a water supply. The nozzle body has an interior water passage and the upper end of the nozzle body terminates in a generally planar seal seating surface. The nozzle body has an exterior wall with a threaded area thereon. A removable decorative outer cover is positioned about the nozzle body and has an interior wall with a threaded area thereon positioned for cooperation with the nozzle outer wall threaded area to removably secure the cover on the nozzle. A seal is positioned on the nozzle seal seating surface and is held in position by an aerator positioned on the seal. The aerator is held in position by the portion of the cover interior wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventors: John Daniel, Todd C. Loschelder
  • Patent number: 6167578
    Abstract: A device for washing the crotch region of a patient, including an air chargeable, double-walled soft cover bag capable of forming a washing chamber for accommodating the crotch region of the patient when air is charged into a space between the double walls. A washing liquid injection nozzle is secured within the washing chamber to wash the crotch region. A discharge port is provided in the cover bag to withdraw the washing liquid from the washing chamber. Similar device includes a T-shaped flexible diaper having a looped soft ridge provided on an inside surface thereof. The ridge is contacted with the skin of the patient to define therebetween a washing chamber in which a washing liquid nozzle and air nozzle is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Inventor: Teruo Kitamura
  • Patent number: 6163898
    Abstract: A hand held bidet and organizing storage cabinet assembly for providing discreet concealment of a hand held bidet and washroom supplied. The hand held bidet and organizing storage cabinet assembly includes a housing comprising an open front face. The housing is adapted for coupling to a support structure proximate a toilet. A substantially horizontal shelf extends longitudinally through an interior space of the housing. A nozzle comprises a handle whereby the nozzle is holdable in a hand of a user. A flexible water conduit comprises a distal end coupled to the nozzle for delivering water for dispersal through the nozzle. The nozzle is positionable for use as a bidet when the user is seated on the toilet. A tray is coupled to an interior bottom face of the housing. The tray is slidable to extend outwardly through the open front face of the housing to define an extended position. The tray is positionable fully within an interior space of the housing to define a storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: William H. Misch, Jr.
    Inventor: Beverly A. Misch
  • Patent number: 6115854
    Abstract: A bidet assembly connected to a tap water supply such as those used for toilet fixtures. A user utilizes a bidet assembly with a conventional toilet and is provided with a fragrance dispensing assembly that is heat sensitive to evaporate preselected fragrances. The heat is obtained from a cut out in the electrically heated water holding tank so that sufficient heat is transferred to activate the fragrance dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Inventor: Alireza Haghayegh
  • Patent number: 6110159
    Abstract: A device for disposing excrement comprising: a diaper cup 1 for enveloping a lumbar/gluteal region of a human body; and a device body C connected to the diaper cup 1 for supplying washing water to the inside of the diaper cup and for sucking excrements and sewage from the inside of the diaper cup 1. The device body C includes: a suction motor 21 for establishing a vacuum to suck the excrements and the sewage; a water supply pump 5 for supplying the washing water; and a sequencer 12 for controlling the suction motor 21 and the water supply pump 5. The sequencer 12 includes intermittent drive means S4 to S8 or S24 to S29 for controlling the drive of the water supply pump 5 by setting time parameters according to the sense signals of the feces sensor 109 and the urine sensor 114.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Niles Parts Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Tsujita, Kiichi Komatsu, Hisashi Yamatoya
  • Patent number: 6105178
    Abstract: Sanitary cleansing apparatus 20 is provided with attachment state sensor 180 for detecting the state of attachment to toilet bowl 21. When OFF signal is output from attachment state sensor 180, first closing valve 137a is closed at step S82 and power supply to cleansing water heater 129 is stopped at step S84; shower nozzle 24 is finally stored in standby position. Therefore, troubles are fairly prevented since shower nozzle 24 is stored in standby position with inhibition of water spouting function when sanitary cleansing apparatus 20 is detached from toilet bowl 21.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Kurisaki, Eiji Kitamoto, Yasushi Imma
  • Patent number: 6058524
    Abstract: The process of the use of a bidet and an antiseptic brush in combination with an anti-viral, anti-bacterial, skin cleanser, leads to an anti-sepsis of the anal area of the buttocks. This process could reduce risk of serious disease such as meningitis, hepatitis and many other diseases that may lead to loss of life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: William B Deveer
  • Patent number: 6035458
    Abstract: A riser-type bidet valve includes a diverter body, a diverter collar threaded onto the diverter body, a valve actuator mounted for axial reciprocal travel concentric with the diverter body and diverter collar, a valve mounted on the valve actuator at the base thereof for travel between a diverter body lower outlet valve seat and an upper outlet valve seat whereby actuation of the valve actuator selectively opens and closes the lower and upper valve seats, an atmospheric vacuum breaker valve mounted for slidable travel on the valve actuator concentric with the diverter collar at the upper end thereof, a closure cap threaded into the upper end of the diverter collar, the closure cap having a valve seat, and a spring for urging the atmospheric vacuum breaker valve upwardly against the closure cap valve seat and for permitting the atmospheric vacuum breaker valve to open upon creation of a negative pressure within the bidet valve to permit ingress of atmospheric air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Inventor: Umberto Tarzia
  • Patent number: 5960485
    Abstract: A bidet apparatus for washing of the vagina wall and the pudendum of a woman is disclosed. The bidet includes a contoured grip section that allows a user to easily grasp and operate the apparatus. A spout nozzle is connected to a water supply conduit for spouting water from a faucet or water supply. A valve mechanism is connected between the faucet or water supply and the washing water conduit and allows a user to control the flow of water from the spout nozzle. The valve mechanism includes a first chamber connected to the faucet or water supply and a second chamber connected to the washing water conduit. The second chamber is located within the first chamber. A valve core is provided that seals the first chamber from the second chamber. A valve shaft is provided that allows the user to selectively connect the first chamber with the second chamber and control the water flow from the spout nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Inventor: Kenji Mihara
  • Patent number: 5953766
    Abstract: A bidet for a toilet for enabling a toilet to be also used as a bidet. The bidet includes a mounting member securable to a base of a standard toilet through existing apertures used for securement of a toilet seat. A mixing valve is secured to an underside of the mounting member. The mixing valve having a pair of supply lines extending outwardly therefrom for coupling with existing hot and cold water lines. The mixing valve has a water outlet line extending outwardly thereof. The water outlet line extends along the mounting member and having a free end secured to a topside of the mounting member. A control handle is secured to the topside of the mounting member and extending into communication with the mixing valve to control the dispensing of water outwardly of the water outlet line. A spray head is positionable interiorly of the standard toilet. The spray head has a supply line extending outwardly therefrom. The supply line couples with the free end of the water outlet line of the mixing valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Inventor: Lajos Szoke
  • Patent number: 5951511
    Abstract: A colon cleansing apparatus and method for use thereof for introduction of water into a person's colon to flush out fecal matter. The apparatus is used with a standard colon irrigation unit having a board on which a user sits and a splash shield which holds a disposable tip for introducing water into a user's rectum and which directs water expelled from the rectum through an opening through the board into a toilet. The apparatus replaces the toilet by supporting the irrigation unit on an elevated table top above a drain basin having a drain opening leading to the sewage pipes. Water from elevated warm and cold water tanks flows through tubes into a main tube attached to the tip with a valve midway along each of the pair to blend the water entering the main tube to a desired temperature. A spray of water directed at the drain opening prevents sewage pipe clogs by breaking up expelled fecal matter. A spray washing system self-cleaning the drain basin during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: Eldon L. Lowder
  • Patent number: RE38690
    Abstract: A toilet attachment is configured for positioning between a toilet seat and a toiled bowl. In use, the toilet attachment is secured by the weight of the toilet seat. The toilet attachment has a base plate and a tubular irrigation assembly which can be connected to a fluid line. The base plate has an upper and lower surface, a rear end and a front end. When the base plate is installed, the rear end faces a rear portion of the bowl and the front end faces a front portion of the bowl. The base plate has ports to receive and secure the fluid line and the irrigation assembly. These ports are located at the front end. The irrigation assembly comprises an irrigation tip, and in one embodiment of the toilet attachment, a restictor as a limiter for preventing insertion of the tip too far into a body cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Inventor: In E. Moon
  • Patent number: RE39930
    Abstract: A toilet attachment is configured for positioning between a toilet seat and a toiled bowl. In use, the toilet attachment is secured by the weight of the toilet seat. The toilet attachment has a base plate and a tubular irrigation assembly which can be connected to a fluid line. The base plate has an upper and lower surface, a rear end and a front end. When the base plate is installed, the rear end faces a rear portion of the bowl and the front end faces a front portion of the bowl. The base plate has ports to receive and secure the fluid line and the irrigation assembly. These ports are located at the front end. The irrigation assembly comprises an irrigation tip, and in one embodiment of the toilet attachment, a restictor as a limiter for preventing insertion of the tip too far into a body cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Inventor: In E. Moon