Hand and forearm cleansing apparatus
US4817651A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 1987 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B90/80
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Cleansing apparatus comprising a pair of rotating cylinders with spray nozzles in the walls thereof. The cylinders provide cylindrical cleansing chambers which have their axes displaced from each other at an angle of approximately 30 degrees to comfortably receive the hands and forearms of a user. Certain of the nozzles in each cylinder are disposed in a helical array to sweep the forearm of the user with cleansing fluid as the cylinder is rotated. Each cylinder preferably has an inner liner and an outer liner with space there between providing a passageway for cleansing fluid to the nozzles which are preferably formed in the inner liner. An elastomeric support for each cylinder is provided. A blower may be associated with the cylinders for drawing air into the cylinders to reduce external splashing of cleansing fluid.
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