Bathtub baby rinser

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9538823-B2
Application number	US-201414260018-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 23, 2014
Priority date	Apr 23, 2014
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A container has a body with an opening for holding a fluid such as water. A plurality of substantially parallel fins extend from an opening toward an opposite end of the container defining parallel channels. When a fluid is dispersed from the opening of the container, the fluid is dispersed evenly across the opening in a coaxial direction to the fins.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container, said container comprising:
a body having a hollow interior defining an enclosed cavity for retaining a fluid, the body has a top opening and a closed bottom, opposite the top, the cavity having a side which extends from the opening to the bottom of the cavity; and
a plurality of substantially parallel fins, each fin extending upwardly from an interior side surface of the body, the fins extending longitudinally from the opening to the bottom of the body, along substantially an entire length of the interior side surface of the body from the opening to the bottom, defining substantially parallel channels extending from the opening to the bottom of the body, each fin being disposed parallel to a flow of fluid when a fluid is dispensed from the cavity and out the opening,
wherein when a fluid is dispensed from the opening of the body, the fluid is dispersed evenly across the opening in a coaxial direction to the fins.

2. The container of claim 1 , wherein the fluid is dispensed from the opening with minimal lateral dispersion relative the longitudinal direction of the fins.

3. The container of claim 1 , the interior side surface is concave.

4. The container of claim 1 , further comprises a lip portion extending from a portion of the opening of the body, adjacent the interior side surface interior, the lip portion formed from an elastomeric or rubber material.

5. The container of claim 4 , wherein the elastomeric or rubber material is softer than the material which composes the body.

6. The container of claim 1 , further comprising a handle attached to an exterior surface of the body.

7. The container of claim 6 , wherein the handle is attached to an exterior surface near the bottom portion of the body.

8. The container of claim 1 , wherein the fins extend gradually upward from the interior side surface at a tapered end of the fins proximate the opening of the body.

9. The container of claim 1 , further comprising a handle attached to an exterior surface of the body.

10. The container of claim 1 , wherein the interior bottom surface of the body is a bottom for each channel, over which fluid flows when being dispensed from the cavity and out the opening.

11. A container, said container comprising:
A conical-shaped body comprising a semi-cylindrical portion extending from a wider end to a tapered end, and a bottom portion extending from the wider opening end toward the tapered end of the semi-cylindrical portion, the semi-cylindrical portion joined with the bottom portion to define a fluid tight vessel having a hollow interior, the body having an opening at the wider end of the semi-cylindrical portion and an opposite, closed end, at a location where the tapered end of the semi-cylindrical portion and the bottom portion meet forming a base of the conical-shaped body and to thereby define a cavity for holding a liquid; and
a plurality of substantially parallel fins extending upward from an interior surface of the bottom portion, the fins extending longitudinally from the opening toward the closed end of the body, defining substantially parallel channels extending from the opening toward the closed end of the body, each fin being disposed parallel to a flow of fluid when a fluid is dispensed from the fluid tight vessel and out the opening,
wherein when a fluid is dispensed from the opening of the body, the fluid is dispersed evenly across the opening in a coaxial direction to the fins.

12. The container of claim 11 , wherein the fluid is dispensed from the opening with minimal lateral dispersion relative the longitudinal direction of the fins.

13. The container of claim 11 , the bottom interior surface is concave.

14. The container of claim 11 , wherein the fins extend substantially along an entire length of the interior surface of the bottom portion of the body from the opening to the base.

15. The container of claim 11 , further comprises a lip portion extending from a portion of the opening of the body, adjacent the bottom interior, the lip portion formed from an elastomeric or rubber material.

16. The container of claim 15 , wherein the elastomeric or rubber material is softer than the material which composes the body.

17. The container of claim 11 , further comprising a handle attached to an exterior surface of the body.

18. The container of claim 17 , wherein the handle is attached to an exterior surface of the semi-circular portion proximate the tapered end.

19. The container of claim 11 , wherein the fins extend gradually upward from the bottom surface at tapered end of the fins proximate the opening of the body.

Assignees

• Skip Hop Inc

Inventors

• Hayes Adam L
• Villano Janet
• Diamant Ellen
• Butler Jr Jeffrey E

Classifications

• A45D19/00 Primary

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• A45D19/06 Primary

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• A45D2019/0058

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A45D19/02 Primary

  Hand-actuated implements, e.g. hand-actuated spray heads · CPC title

• A45D19/005

  Shampooing; Conditioning; Washing hair for hairdressing purposes · CPC title