Hydraulic apparatus for body care

Claim 1

Hydraulic apparatus for body care comprising a casing, a pump mounted in said casing, a hand appliance, a hose connecting the output of said pump to the inlet of said hand appliance, means for supplying liquid to the inlet of said pump, said means comprising a detachable reservoir for a liquid, said reservoir having a flat bottom whereby said reservoir when detached can be set on a flat supporting surface, said bottom having an opening therein, an in-turned rim surrounding said opening, said rim having an essentially cylindrical inner peripheral surface and an inwardly facing annular surface forming a valve seat, a perforate hollow cap positioned over said opening inside said reservoir, a valve member inside said cap having an annular peripheral portion adapted to seat on said valve seat to close said opening, means in said cap for guiding said valve member in movement between a closed position in which said valve member seats on said valve seat and an open position in which said valve member is spaced from said valve seat, means biasing said valve member toward closed position, means in said casing for supporting said reservoir, a hollow projection in said casing in position to enter said opening in the bottom of said reservoir when said reservoir is positioned on said supporting means, sealing means between said hollow projection and said inner peripheral surface of said opening in the bottom of said reservoir, the end of said hollow projection being engageable with said valve member to move it to open position, means providing fluid passage means between said hollow projection and said valve member to permit liquid to flow from said reservoir into said hollow projection and means connecting said hollow projection with the inlet of said pump.