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Granted Patent B2
US 10,801,192 · App. 15/178,832 · Granted Oct 13, 2020

Shower head liquid agent dispenser

Inventor: John Wilson (New Haven, CT)
E03C1/046A47K5/12B05B7/2443E03C1/084B05B1/18
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Patent No.
US 10,801,192
App. No.
15/178,832
Granted
Oct 13, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shower head liquid agent dispenser includes a storage tank having a hollow interior space for storing a liquid agent, a first tubular member that is connected to the bottom end of the storage tank, a valve which can be manipulated between an on and off position, a second tubular member that is connected to a tee fitting which is selectively connected to a building's shower arm and a shower head assembly.

Claims (21)

1. A liquid agent dispensing device for use with a shower arm and a shower head assembly, said device comprising: a storage tank having a hollow interior space for storing a liquid agent, said storage tank having an outer wall and a bottom end, said bottom end having an aperture for dispensing the liquid agent from the storage tank; a tee fitting having an inlet end, an outlet end and a middle opening, said outlet end including a connector that is configured to engage the shower head assembly; a valve that is removably interposed between the bottom end of the storage tank and the middle opening of the tee fitting, said valve including a first end, a second end and a rotatable handle, said valve positioned to keep the storage tank above the shower head assembly; and an aerator having an outlet end and an inlet end is a thread connector that is configured to engage the shower arm, wherein the aerator has a portion between the inlet end and the outlet end, a diameter of the portion is larger than the inlet end and the outlet end of the aerator: wherein the outlet end of the aerator comprises a thread connector that is in removably direct contact with the inlet end of the tee fitting, wherein the aerator reduces pressure of fresh water entering the tee fitting to allow the liquid agent to be introduced to the fresh water flowing through the tee fitting, wherein the storage tank is configured to gravity feed the stored liquid agent through the aperture into the tee fitting when the valve is in an open position, and the aerator is configured to mix the stored liquid agent with the fresh water inside the tee fitting before exiting the first end of the tee fitting.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first tubular member that is interposed between the first end of the valve and the storage tank aperture, said first tubular member functioning to transport the stored liquid agent from the storage tank to the valve.

3. The device of claim 2 , further comprising:

a second tubular member that is interposed between the second end of the valve and the middle opening of the tee fitting, said second tubular member functioning to transport the stored liquid agent from the valve to the tee fitting when the valve is in the open position.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein each of the storage tank, the first tubular member, the valve, the second tubular member and the tee fitting are removably secured together.

5. The device of claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of connectors that are disposed between each of the storage tank, the first tubular member, the valve, the second tubular member and the tee fitting.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of connectors include threaded elements.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein each of the storage tank, the valve, and the tee fitting are constructed from a corrosion resistant material.

8. A shower head device for use with a shower arm, said device comprising: a storage tank having a hollow interior space for storing a liquid agent, said storage tank having an outer wall and a bottom end, said bottom end having an aperture for dispensing the liquid agent from the storage tank; a tee fitting having an inlet end, an outlet end and a middle opening; a shower head assembly that is in communication with the outlet end of the tee fitting; a valve that is removably interposed between the bottom end of the storage tank and the middle opening of the tee fitting, said valve including a first end, a second end and a rotatable handle, said valve positioned to keep the storage tank above the shower head assembly; and an aerator having an outlet end and an inlet end is a thread connector that is configured to engage the shower arm, wherein the aerator has a portion between the inlet end and the outlet end, a diameter of the portion is larger than the inlet end and the outlet end of the aerator: wherein the outlet end of the aerator comprises a thread connector that is in removably direct contact with the inlet end of the tee fitting, wherein the aerator reduces pressure of shower water entering the tee fitting to allow the liquid agent to be introduced to the shower water flowing through the tee fitting, wherein the storage tank is configured to gravity feed the stored liquid agent through the aperture into the tee fitting when the valve is in an open position, and the aerator is configured to deposit the shower water into the tee fitting to create a shower mixture inside the tee fitting, and the shower head assembly is configured to dispense the shower mixture.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the storage tank further includes a neck having an opening and a removable cap.

10. The device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a first tubular member that is interposed between the first end of the valve and the storage tank aperture, said first tubular member functioning to transport the stored liquid agent from the storage tank to the valve.

11. The device of claim 10 , further comprising:

a second tubular member that is interposed between the second end of the valve and the middle opening of the tee fitting, said second tubular member functioning to transport the stored liquid agent from the valve to the tee fitting when the valve is in the open position.

12. The device of claim 11 , wherein each of the storage tank, the first tubular member, the valve, the second tubular member, the tee fitting and the shower head assembly are removably secured together.

13. The device of claim 12 , further comprising a plurality of connectors that are disposed between each of the storage tank, the first tubular member, the valve, the second tubular member, the tee fitting and the shower head assembly.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of connectors include threaded elements.

15. The device of claim 8 , wherein each of the storage tank, the valve, the tee fitting and the shower head are constructed from a corrosion resistant material.

16. A liquid agent dispensing device for use with a shower arm and a shower head assembly, said device consisting of: a storage tank having a hollow interior space for storing a liquid agent, said storage tank having an outer wall and a bottom end, said bottom end having an aperture for dispensing the liquid agent from the storage tank; a tee fitting having an inlet end, an outlet end and a middle opening, said outlet end including a connector that is configured to engage the shower head assembly; a valve that is removably interposed between the bottom end of the storage tank and the middle opening of the tee fitting, said valve including a first end, a second end and a rotatable handle, said valve positioned to keep the storage tank above the shower head assembly; and an aerator having an outlet end, and an inlet end is a thread connector that is configured to engage the shower arm, wherein the aerator has a portion between the inlet end and the outlet end, a diameter of the portion is larger than the inlet end and the outlet end of the aerator; wherein the outlet end of the aerator comprises a thread connector that is in removably direct contact with the inlet end of the tee fitting, wherein the aerator reduces pressure of fresh water entering the tee fitting to allow the liquid agent to be introduced to the fresh water flowing through the tee fitting, wherein the storage tank is configured to gravity feed the stored liquid agent through the aperture into the tee fitting when the valve is in an open position, wherein the stored liquid agent mixes with the fresh water inside the tee fitting before exiting the tee fitting.

17. The device of claim 1 , wherein the aerator reduces flow of the fresh water entering the tee fitting.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2016
From: WILSON, JOHN
To: WILSON, SYDONIA
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Continuity (1)
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