Skin cleansing and massaging system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016287035-A1
Application number	US-201514678781-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 3, 2015
Priority date	Apr 3, 2015
Publication date	Oct 6, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to skin brush includes a drive mechanism, a bristle carrier connected to the drive mechanism, and a plurality of bristle or brush groups connected to the bristle carrier. In operation, the bristle carrier is driven by the drive mechanism so as to rotate in a first direction at a first speed and each of the bristle groups rotate in a second direction at a second speed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A skin brush comprising
a drive mechanism; a brush carrier connected to the drive mechanism, wherein the brush carrier rotates in a first direction at a first speed; and a plurality of brushes connected to the bristle carrier, wherein each of the brushes rotate in a second direction and at a second speed.

2 . The skin brush of claim 1 , wherein the drive mechanism is fluid powered.

3 . The skin brush of claim 1 , wherein the drive mechanism is electrically powered.

4 . The skin brush of claim 1 , further comprising a handle, wherein the brush carrier is connected to the handle and the drive mechanism is received within the handle.

5 . The skin brush of claim 4 , further comprising a nozzle assembly connected to the handle.

6 . The skin brush of claim 5 , wherein the nozzle assembly is removable from the handle.

7 . The skin brush of claim 1 , wherein the drive mechanism comprises
a turbine; a sun gear connected to the turbine and rotatable therewith; and a plurality of planet gears engaged with the sun gear and connected to the plurality of brushes.

8 . The skin brush of claim 7 , further comprising an engine housing comprising
a turbine compartment for receiving the turbine therein; and an outer gear defined on a bottom surface, wherein the outer gear engages the plurality of planet gears.

9 . The skin brush of claim 8 , wherein the brush carrier is positioned between the plurality of brushes and the plurality of planet gears.

10 . The skin brush of claim 8 , wherein the engine housing defines an inlet and an exhaust both in fluid communication with the turbine compartment and a fluid source.

11 . The skin brush of claim 10 , wherein the inlet directs fluid into the turbine compartment from the fluid source and the exhaust directs fluid out of the turbine compartment.

12 . A cleansing system comprising
a showerhead in fluid communication with a fluid source; a bracket connected to the showerhead; and a skin brush removable from the bracket.

13 . The cleansing system of claim 12 , wherein the skin brush is in fluid communication with the fluid source.

Assignees

• Water Pik Inc

Inventors

• Woodard Brian
• Quinn Michael J

Classifications

• A47K7/046 Primary

  water-flow operated · CPC title

• A46B13/02

  power-driven {carriers} · CPC title

• A46B13/06

  with brush driven by the supplied medium · CPC title

• A46B5/0012

  Brushes with two or more heads on the same end of a handle for simultaneous use, e.g. cooperating with each-other · CPC title

• A46B2200/102

  Brush specifically designed for massaging the skin or scalp (A46B2200/1026 takes precedence) · CPC title