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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5177870 | Shower shaver A shower shaver is made from two plastic piece parts. A first part is a handle in the nature of a pipe terminating in a cavity. The other piece part delivers water which strikes a razor blade and then exits under the cutting edge of the blade with enough ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5117815 | Massager A wand massager has an elongated handle with two parts pivotally joined together. The pivot is offset at an angle relative to the elognation so that the handle may be given a plurality of angular configuration ranging from straight to an angle of about 15... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5080091 | Air bubbling mats for therapeutically agitating bath water An air bubbling mat, which may be placed in the bottom a bath tub, provides a turbulence within the water. The mat includes three hinged or plugged in, and hollow blow molded sections with depressions on one side to form air passage ways through the hollo... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5075969 | Shower shaver A shower shaver is made from two plastic piece parts. A first part is a handle in the nature of a pipe terminating in a fan-shaped or flared, tray like top surface. The other piece part is a cover or top which fits over and cooperates with the tray top to... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5070552 | Personalized hand held shower head A hand held shower head especially--but not exclusively--for personal use has a porous sponge removably clamped over the holes from which a water spray normally issues. The sponge converts the spray into a flowing cascade of water. The sponge is changeabl... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5058271 | Shower shaver with steam free mirror The invention provides a combination of a shower shaver and a steam free mirror. A nipple fits between a plumbing pipe and a shower head. A T-shaped fitting is coupled to the nipple to receive a certain amount of shower water which is bled off during a sh... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5023460 | Toothbrush sanitizer A toothbrush sanitizer has a housing containing a centrally located elongated ultraviolet bulb surrounded by cavities for receiving standing toothbrushes. The cavities having one side open to receive ultraviolet light, have highly reflective surfaces to r... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5020517 | Back massager for use in home or auto A back massager is powered through a control unit attached to a back cushion via a cable. The control unit has a jack coupled to a control circuit and through the cable to the cushion. Either an AC adapter or a 12 DC battery adapter may be plugged into th... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4984583 | Air bubbling mats for therapeutically agitating bath water An air bubbling mat, which may be placed in the bottom a bath tub, provides a turbulence within the water. The mat includes three hinged or plugged in, and hollow blow molded sections with depressions on one side to form air passage ways through the hollo... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4962759 | Air bubbling mats having heated air for therapeutically agitating bath water A bubbling air mat has an air hose leading to a control unit having a motor therein. A number of saftey devices are provided to prevent a user from being electrocuted if water reaches the control unit. In the most protected area within the control unit, a... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4933080 | Housing with replaceable filter cartridge for use with shower head A shower filter is adapted to be installed between a plumbing pipe and a shower head. The filter includes a changeable filter cartridge. A three position valve in the appliance is able to (a) block all flow of water, (b) deliver filtered water, or (c) del... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4906417 | Humidifier A humidifier has a cap which may be lifted off to wash it. The lift off cap is sealed to the humidifier by a labyrinth seal. A vapor well is formed in the top surface of said cap with a steam discharge nozzle directed over the well. The cap, and therefore... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4851951 | Non-defeatable safety mechanical actuators for appliances A fail-safe immersion detector has a reset button which may be operated to return an appliance to operation after an immersion-caused short circuit has disappeared. However, if the short circuit remains, an operation of the reset button has no effect. The... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4823225 | Bipolar immersion detection circuit interrupter An immersion detector comprises a pair of spring biased circuit breaking contacts for removing power from an appliance. The appliance has a sensing circuit which may become energized if it is dropped into a body of an electrically conductive liquid, such ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4814078 | Water filter cartridge A cartridge for a water filter system has a closed housing with only an inlet and an outlet formed in the lower surface thereof. A discharge tube extends from the outlet at the bottom, through the housing, to a position near the top of the housing. There,... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4811159 | Ionizer A small personal appliance is wholly contained within a unitary housing that is fully supported by its contact blades being plugged into a wall outlet. The housing includes needles for ionizing the ambient atmosphere and a carbon foam pad for collecting t... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4671300 | Smokeless ashtray An ashtray for eliminating emitted smoke is disclosed. The ashtray defines, within its housing, a predetermined, fixed filter region. An air filter is positioned within and confined by the filter region to ensure that substantially all air passes through ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4657185 | Showerhead An improved showerhead comprising a nozzle and a ring valve. The interior of the nozzle defines a secondary fluid passageway. The exterior of the nozzle includes a plurality of grooves on the front portion of the nozzle. The nozzle also includes at least ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4580582 | Smokeless ashtray An ashtray for eliminating emitted smoke is disclosed. The ashtray defines, within its housing, a predetermined, fixed filter region. An air filter is positioned within and confined by the filter region to ensure that substantially all air passes through ... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4504389 | Water filter A water filter for use in connection with a replaceable cartridge is disclosed. The cartridge filter has four stages, and a housing for the cartridge filter has a base in which the cartridge filter is mounted on a water-flow-control section extending from... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4165837 | Power controlling apparatus in a showerhead An improvement of a power controlling apparatus is included in a showerhead.... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4159714 | Footstool An improved footstool has a heating element and a vibrating element in a cushion and adapts for use in a plurality of configurations. The cushion is releasably fastened to a base of the footstool for use alone, and the legs of the footstool retract for us... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4127117 | Portable hydrotherapy bath assembly The improved portable hydrotherapy bath assembly disclosed is designed for mounting on the side wall of a conventional bathtub and includes a motor housing, an overhead support housing and a pump housing. The motor, pump and overhead support housings are ... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4091998 | Retainer clamp An improved retainer clamp is disclosed for selectively and securely supporting a handheld showerhead so to as prevent any accidental dislodgement of the showerhead from the retainer clamp. The handheld showerhead is adapted to be connected, via a flexibl... | 05/30/1978 |
| 3998390 | Selectable multiple-nozzle showerhead The improved showerhead disclosed herein includes at least two, and preferably four, separate spray nozzles and is constructed so as to permit users to select the particular spray nozzle through which water is to be discharged. The showerhead may be mount... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3961382 | Hydrotherapy bath assembly A portable whirlpool or hydrotherapy bath assembly of the type which mounts on the upper edge of the wall of a bath tub. The assembly includes a motor housing, a spaced generally upright pump housing, and an overhead support which is secured to the upper ... | 06/08/1976 |
