US3104664A
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Douche apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-09-18
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Granted: 1963-09-24
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Expires: 1981-09-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Glenn W Ladd
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 23:03
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M3/00; A61M3/02; A61M3/0233; A61M3/025; A61M3/0204; A61M3/0208; A61M3/022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
223 words
A DOUCHE APPARATUS COMPRISING, A BODY HAVING AN ELONGATE NOZZLE EXTENDING THEREFROM, A FLEXIBLE INLET TUBE HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID BODY IN SPACED RELATION TO THE NOZZLE AND ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF LIQUID SUPPLY, SAID BODY HAVING A LIQUID PASSAGEWAY THERETHROUGH COMMUNICATING SAID INLET TUBE WITH SAID NOZZLE, VALVE MEANS IN SAID PASSAGEWAY ADJACENT SAID INLET TUBE AND OPERABLE TO CONTROL PASSAGE OF LIQUID THROUGH THE BODY PASSAGEWAY, A CONTROL LEVER PIVOTED ON SAID BODY AND POSITIONED EXTERNALLY THEREOF, MEANS BIASING SAID VALVE MEANS INTO NORMALLY CLOSED POSITION, MEANS OPERABLE BY SAID CONTROL LEVER FOR ACTUATING SAID VALVE MEANS TO MOVE SAME INTO FLOW OPEN POSITION, MEANS DEFINING A MEDICAMENT CONTAINING CHAMBER HAVING A FLOW OPENING COMMUNICATING WITH THE PASSAGEWAY IN THE BODY BETWEEN SAID VALVE AND NOZZLE, A VALVE MEMBER NORMALLY CLOSING THE FLOW PASSAGE FOR SAID MEDICAMENT AND HAVING A STEM EXTENDING THROUGH THE BODY AND TERMINATING ADJACENT SAID CONTROL LEVER, AND AN ACTUATOR ON SAID STEM AND SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO MOVE SAID VALVE MEMBER TO FLOW OPEN POSITION WHEREBY FLOW OF LIQUID IN THE PASSAGEWAY EFFECTS INTRODUCTION OF MEDICAMENT FROM SAID CHAMBER INTO SAID LIQUID IN SAID PASSAGEWAY, SAID CONTROL LEVER AND ACTUATOR ON THE STEM OF THE VALVE MEMBER EACH BEING SELECTIVELY MOVABLE AND MOVABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY BY A SINGLE HAND OF THE OPERATOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
223 words
A DOUCHE APPARATUS COMPRISING, A BODY HAVING AN ELONGATE NOZZLE EXTENDING THEREFROM, A FLEXIBLE INLET TUBE HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID BODY IN SPACED RELATION TO THE NOZZLE AND ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF LIQUID SUPPLY, SAID BODY HAVING A LIQUID PASSAGEWAY THERETHROUGH COMMUNICATING SAID INLET TUBE WITH SAID NOZZLE, VALVE MEANS IN SAID PASSAGEWAY ADJACENT SAID INLET TUBE AND OPERABLE TO CONTROL PASSAGE OF LIQUID THROUGH THE BODY PASSAGEWAY, A CONTROL LEVER PIVOTED ON SAID BODY AND POSITIONED EXTERNALLY THEREOF, MEANS BIASING SAID VALVE MEANS INTO NORMALLY CLOSED POSITION, MEANS OPERABLE BY SAID CONTROL LEVER FOR ACTUATING SAID VALVE MEANS TO MOVE SAME INTO FLOW OPEN POSITION, MEANS DEFINING A MEDICAMENT CONTAINING CHAMBER HAVING A FLOW OPENING COMMUNICATING WITH THE PASSAGEWAY IN THE BODY BETWEEN SAID VALVE AND NOZZLE, A VALVE MEMBER NORMALLY CLOSING THE FLOW PASSAGE FOR SAID MEDICAMENT AND HAVING A STEM EXTENDING THROUGH THE BODY AND TERMINATING ADJACENT SAID CONTROL LEVER, AND AN ACTUATOR ON SAID STEM AND SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO MOVE SAID VALVE MEMBER TO FLOW OPEN POSITION WHEREBY FLOW OF LIQUID IN THE PASSAGEWAY EFFECTS INTRODUCTION OF MEDICAMENT FROM SAID CHAMBER INTO SAID LIQUID IN SAID PASSAGEWAY, SAID CONTROL LEVER AND ACTUATOR ON THE STEM OF THE VALVE MEMBER EACH BEING SELECTIVELY MOVABLE AND MOVABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY BY A SINGLE HAND OF THE OPERATOR.
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