Patent · US Expired

Rotary brush

US4177532A · kind A · utility

30Cited by
3References
3Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 2, 1978
Grant dateDec 11, 1979
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 2, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA46B13/06
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a device attachable by way of a flexible conduit to the hot and cold water outlets found in a home, the device comprising a hollow handle structure provided with a cylindrical interior insert which communicates the water from the flexible hose to impinge onto the paddles of a plurality of pelton wheels mounted on a rotary shaft. The pelton wheels then drive the shaft in rotation, the shaft being geared by way of a pinion gear to an output sleeve to which a rotary brush is attached. The spend water is then passed through the sleeve into the brush. Included further in the handle is a control mixture arrangement for controlling the mix of warm and cold water passed therethrough.

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