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Shower head liquid dispenser

US4047541A · kind A · utility

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1Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 15, 1976
Grant dateSep 13, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 15, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/8597
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A liquid dispenser connectable between a shower pipe and a shower head to automatically dispense soap or bath oil through the shower head. This shower head liquid dispenser includes a tubular body connecting at opposite ends to the shower pipe and the shower head respectively to form a direct path for water and including an upstream section of smaller transverse cross-section and a downstream section of larger transverse cross-section. The smaller upstream section is provided with a lateral outlet; the larger downstream section is provided with a lateral inlet; a soap or bath oil reservoir is removably screwed to the lateral outlet; a flexible tube connects the reservoir to the lateral inlet and forms a second liquid path with the reservoir; and a piston and spring combination is mounted in the reservoir to expel the soap or bath oil from the reservoir in response to a pressure differential on the piston and to return the latter to an inoperative position under the biasing action of the spring upon disappearance of the pressure differential.

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