AUTOMATED BACK SCRUBBING DEVICE
US20260060484A1
2026-03-05
18/823,922
2024-09-04
Smart Summary: An automated back scrubbing device is designed to help people clean their backs while showering. It has a panel that can be mounted on the wall at a comfortable height for users. Two scrubbing units move up and down on the panel to scrub the back, while a center scrubbing unit rotates to provide additional cleaning. The device also includes a soap reservoir that releases liquid soap onto the scrubbing units for better cleaning. This makes it easier for users to keep their backs clean without needing help from others. 🚀 TL;DR
Abstract:
An automated back scrubbing device includes a panel which is mountable at a strategic height on a wall of a shower to enable a user to position their back against the panel when the user is bathing in the shower. A pair of lateral scrubbing units is each movably integrated into the panel to scrub the user's back. Each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units is mechanized to alternatively travel upwardly and downwardly along the panel. A center scrubbing unit is rotatably integrated into the panel to scrub the user's back. The center scrubbing unit rotates in a first direction when the center scrubbing unit is turned on. A soap reservoir is attached to the panel to dispense a liquid soap onto each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units and the center scrubbing unit to enhance cleaning the user's back.
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Classification:
A47K7/04 » CPC main
Body washing or cleaning implements washing or cleaning devices, hand or mechanically, operated
A47K2201/02 » CPC further
Details of connections of bathroom accessories, e.g. fixing soap or towel holder to a wall Connections to a wall mounted support
Description
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1) Field of the Invention
The disclosure relates to scrubbing devices and more particularly pertains to a new scrubbing device for automatically scrubbing a user's back. The device includes a panel that is mountable to a wall in a shower and a pair of lateral scrubbing units movably integrated into the panel and a center scrubbing unit movably integrated into the panel. The pair of lateral scrubbing units travels upwardly and downwardly along the panel when the lateral scrubbing units is turned on and the center scrubbing unit rotates in place when the center scrubbing unit is turned on. The device includes a soap reservoir that is attached to the panel and which is in fluid communication with each of the lateral scrubbing units and the center scrubbing unit to deliver a fluid soap to the lateral scrubbing units and the center scrubbing unit.
(2) Description of Related Art including information disclosed under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98.
The prior art relates to scrubbing devices including a variety of shower mounted body washing devices that each at least includes a plurality of impeller driven brushes which are driven by water from a shower and a portable back washing device that includes a plurality of brushes each driven by a single motor and a remote control for remotely controlling the single motor and a back washing device that includes a plurality of motorized brushes that can each be manually slid up or down and a back washing device that includes a pair of motorized scrubbers that each travel upwardly and downwardly. In no instance does the prior art disclose an automated back scrubbing device that is mountable in a shower and which includes a pair of lateral scrubbing units that are each driven by electric motors and which each travel upwardly and downwardly and a central scrubbing unit that is driven by an electric motor that rotates in a stationary position for scrubbing a user's back.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a panel which is mountable at a strategic height on a wall of a shower to enable a user to position their back against the panel when the user is bathing in the shower. A pair of lateral scrubbing units is each movably integrated into the panel to scrub the user's back. Each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units is mechanized to alternatively travel upwardly and downwardly along the panel. A center scrubbing unit is rotatably integrated into the panel to scrub the user's back. The center scrubbing unit rotates in a first direction when the center scrubbing unit is turned on. A soap reservoir is attached to the panel to dispense a liquid soap onto each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units and the center scrubbing unit to enhance cleaning the user's back.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a front perspective in-use view of an automated back scrubbing device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 3 is a front phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 4 is a left side phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 5 is a left side in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 6 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 7 is a back perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the disclosure.
FIG. 9 is a magnified detail view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 3 of an embodiment of the disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 9 thereof, a new scrubbing device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 9, the automated back scrubbing device 10 generally comprises a panel 12 which is mountable at a strategic height on a wall 13 of a shower 16 thereby enabling the panel 12 to be positioned to enable a user 18 to position their back 20 against the panel 12 when the user 18 is bathing in the shower 16. The shower 16 may be a tub-shower combo, a walk in shower or any other type of shower that is commonly employed for bathing. The panel 12 is substantially hollow and the panel 12 has a pair of slots 22 each extending through a front wall 14 of the panel 12 into an interior of the panel 12. Each of the pair of slots 22 is elongated to extend substantially between a top edge 24 and a bottom edge 26 of the panel 12 and each of the pair of slots 22 is spaced from a respective one of a first lateral edge 28 and a second lateral edge 30 of the panel 12.
A plurality of couplers 32 is each attached to the panel 12 and each of the plurality of couplers 32 releasably engages the wall 13 of the shower 16 for mounting the panel 12 on the wall 13 of the shower 16. Each of the plurality of couplers 32 has a coupled end 34 and a free end 36 and each of the plurality of coupler flares outwardly between the coupled end 34 and the free end 36 such that each of the each of the plurality of couplers 32 defines a cup. The coupled end 34 of each of the plurality of couplers 32 is attached to a back wall 37 of the panel 12 and the plurality of couplers 32 is arranged in a pair of rows 38 each extending substantially between the top edge 24 and the bottom edge 26 of the panel 12. Furthermore, each of the plurality of couplers 32 is comprised of a resiliently deformable material, including but not being limited to rubber or silicone, thereby enabling each of the plurality of couplers 32 to be compressed against the wall 13 of the shower 16 thereby enabling each of the plurality of couplers 32 to suctionally engage the wall 13 of the shower 16.
A pair of lateral scrubbing units 40 is each movably integrated into the panel 12 thereby enabling each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units 40 to scrub the user's back 20 when the user 18 leans against the pair of lateral scrubbing units 40. Each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units 40 is mechanized to alternatively travel upwardly and downwardly along the panel 12 to scrub a substantial height of the user's back 20. Each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units 40 comprises a first motor 42 which is positioned within the panel 12. The first motor 42 is aligned with a respective one of the pair of slots 22 in the back wall 37 of the panel 12 and he first motor 42 is centrally located along a length of the respective slot 22. The first motor 42 alternatively rotates in a first direction and a second direction when the first motor 42 is turned on. Additionally, the first motor 42 may comprise a two-direction electric motor or the like and the first motor 42 may be water proof motor or the like.
Each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units 40 includes a drive gear 44 which is mechanically coupled to an output shaft 46 of the first motor 42 such that the drive gear 44 is alternatively rotated in a first direction and a second direction when the first motor 42 is turned on. Additionally, The drive gear 44 has a plurality of teeth 48 is integrated into an outer surface 50 of the drive gear 44 and the output shaft 46 is substantially hollow. Each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units 40 includes a pair of rail gears 52 which is each movably located within the panel 12. Each of the pair of rail gears 52 has a plurality of teeth 54 which are integrated into an inwardly facing surface 56 of the rail gears 52. Additionally, each of the pair of rail gears 52 is positioned on opposite sides of the drive gear 44 such that the plurality of teeth 54 on the inwardly facing surface 56 of each of the pair of rail gears 52 enmeshes with the plurality of teeth 48 on the drive gear 44. In this way each of the pair of rail gears 52 is alternatively urged to travel upwardly and downwardly in the panel 12 when the first motor 42 is turned on.
Each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units 40 includes a pair of second motors 58. Each of the pair of second motors 58 is attached to the inwardly facing surface 56 of a respective one of the pair of rail gears 52 at a point which is located adjacent to a distal end 60 of the respective rail gear 52 with respect to the drive gear 44. Each of the pair of second motors 58 rotates in a first direction when the pair of second motors 58 is turned on. Furthermore, each of the pair of second motors 58 has an output shaft 62 which extends through a respective one of the pair of slots 22 in the front wall 14 of the panel 12 and the output shaft 62 of each of the pair of second motors 58 is substantially hollow. Each of the pair of second motors 58 of each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units 40 may comprise an electric motor or the like and each of the pair of second motors 58 of each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units 40 may be a water proof motor or the like.
Each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units 40 includes a pair of brushes 64 and each of the pair of brushes 64 includes a disk 66 and a plurality of bristles 67 each applied to a front surface 68 of the disk 66. A back surface 70 of the disk 66 of each of the pair of brushes 64 has a receiver 72 which is attached to the back surface 70. The receiver 72 on the back surface 70 of the disk 66 of each of the pair of brushes 64 insertably engages the output shaft 62 of a respective one of the pair of second motors 58. In this way each of the pair of brushes 64 is rotated when the pair of second motors 58 is turned on thereby enabling the plurality of bristles 67 on the front surface 68 of the disk 66 to scrub the user's back 20. Additionally, each of the pair of brushes 64 alternatively travels upwardly and downwardly along the respective slot 22 when the first motor 42 is turned on thereby enabling each of the pair of brushes 64 to scrub a substantial height of the user's back 20. The disk 66 of each of the lateral scrubbing units 40 has a hole 71 that is in fluid communication with the output shaft 62 of the respective second motor 58.
A center scrubbing unit 74 is rotatably integrated into the panel 12 thereby enabling the central scrubbing unit to scrub the user's back 20 when the user 18 leans against the center scrubbing unit 74. The center scrubbing unit 74 rotates in a first direction when the center scrubbing unit 74 is turned on. Additionally, the center scrubbing unit 74 is centrally located between the pair of lateral scrubbing units 40 thereby enabling the center scrubbing unit 74 to scrub a center of the user's back 20. The center scrubbing unit 74 includes a third motor 76 that is positioned within the panel 12 and the third motor 76 has an output shaft 78 extending through the front wall 14 of the panel 12. Additionally, the output shaft 78 on the third motor 76 is substantially hollow and the third motor 76 rotates in a first direction when the third motor 76 is turned on. The third motor 76 may comprise an electric motor or the like and the third motor 76 may comprise a water proof motor.
The center scrubbing unit 74 includes a plurality of scrubbers 80. A respective scrubber 80 includes a plurality of bristles 81 each is applied to a front surface 82 of a disk 83 and a respective scrubber 80 includes a sponge 84 which is applied to a front surface 85 of a disk 86 and a respective scrubber 80 includes a loofah 87 which is applied to a front surface 88 of a disk 89. A back surface 79 of the disk 83,71,77 of each of the plurality of scrubbers 80 has a receiver 91 which is coupled to the back surface 79 of the disk 83,71,77 of a respective scrubber 80. Furthermore, the receiver 91 associated with a respective one of the plurality of scrubbers 80 releasably engages the output shaft 78 of the third motor 76 such that the respective scrubber 80 is rotated when the third motor 76 is turned on to scrub the user's back 20. As is most clearly shown in FIG. 2, the output shaft 78 of the third motor 76 has a quick release mechanism 92 that releasably engages the receiver 91 associated with a respective one of the scrubbers 80 for reliably attaching the respective scrubber to the output shaft 78 of the third motor 76. Additionally, the disk 83,71,77 of each of the scrubbers has a hole 125 that is in fluid communication with the output shaft 78 of the third motor 76.
A soap reservoir 93 is attached to the panel 12 which contains a liquid soap 94 that is commonly employed for bathing. The soap reservoir 93 is in fluid communication with each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units 40 and the center scrubbing unit 74 to dispense the liquid soap 94 onto each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units 40 and the center scrubbing unit 74 to enhance cleaning the user's back 20. The soap reservoir 93 has an input 96 which is in fluid communication with a shower head 98 in the shower 16. In this way the soap reservoir 93 can receive water 100 from the shower head 98 thereby enabling the water 100 and the liquid soap 94 to form suds. Additionally, the soap reservoir 93 has an outlet 102 extending between a bottom side 104 of the soap reservoir 93 and the top edge 24 of the panel 12 and the soap reservoir 93 has a fill port 106 which is integrated into a top side 108 of the soap reservoir 93 to enable the soap reservoir 93 to be filled with the liquid soap 94.
A water conduit 110 is fluidly coupled between the input 96 on the soap reservoir 93 and the shower head 98 to deliver the water 100 to the soap reservoir 93. A series of distribution conduits 112 is each integrated into the panel 12. Each of the series of distribution conduits 112 is fluidly coupled between the outlet 102 of the soap reservoir 93 and the output shaft 62 of each of the pair of second motors 58 of each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units 40 and the output shaft 78 of the third motor 76 of the center scrubbing unit 74. In this way the series of distribution conduits 112 can distribute a mixture of the water 100 and the liquid soap 94 into the pair of brushes 64 and the scrubbers 80 thereby enhancing cleaning the user's back 20.
A power supply 114 is integrated into the panel 12 and the power supply 114 is electrically coupled to the first motor 42 and each of the pair of second motors 58 and the third motor 76. The power supply 114 comprises a valve 116 which is fluidly attached to between the water conduit 110 and the shower head 98. The valve 116 is actuatable between an open condition and a closed condition to either inhibit the water 100 from flowing through the water conduit 110 or enable the water 100 to flow through the water conduit 110. The valve 116 may comprise an electrically controlled water valve or the like.
The power supply 114 includes a power button 118 which is movably integrated into the valve 116 and the power button 118 turns the valve 116 on or off when the power button 118 is manipulated. Furthermore, the power button 118 is electrically coupled to the first motor 42 and each of the pair of second motors 58 and the third motor 76. The power supply 114 includes a battery 120 which is positioned within a battery recess 122 that is integrated into the back wall 37 of the panel 12. The battery 120 is electrically coupled to the power button 118 and the power supply 114 includes a battery cover 124 that is removably attachable to the back wall 37 of the panel 12 for covering the battery recess 122.
In use, the panel 12 is mounted to the wall 13 of the shower 16 at a desired height on the wall 13 of the shower 16 to enable the user 18 to lean their back 20 against the brushes 64 and the second brushes 80. A respective one of the plurality of scrubbers 80 is attached to center scrubbing unit 74 according to the user's 18 preference. The soap reservoir 93 is filled with the liquid soap 94 and the power button 118 is manipulated to turn on each of the pair of lateral scrubbing units 40 and the center scrubbing unit 74. In this way the user 18 can automatically scrub their back 20 without having to manually scrub their back 20 with a brush or washcloth, for example, and without assistance. In this way the user 18 can ensure that their back 20 is thoroughly cleaned with a minimum amount of effort.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
Claims
I claim:1. An automated back scrubbing device for mounting on a wall of a shower, said automated back scrubbing device comprising:
a panel being mountable at a strategic height on a wall of a shower wherein said panel is configured to be positioned to enable a user to position their back against said panel when the user is bathing in said shower, said panel being substantially hollow;
a plurality of couplers, each of said plurality of couplers being attached to said panel, each of said plurality of coupler releasably engaging said wall of said shower for mounting said panel on said wall of said shower;
a pair of lateral scrubbing units, each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units being movably integrated into said panel wherein each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units is configured to scrub the user's back when the user leans against said pair of lateral scrubbing units, each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units being mechanized to alternatively travel upwardly and downwardly along said panel wherein each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units is configured to scrub a substantial height of the user's back;
a center scrubbing unit being rotatably integrated into said panel wherein said central scrubbing unit is configured to scrub the user's back when the user leans against said center scrubbing unit, said center scrubbing unit rotating in a first direction when said center scrubbing unit is turned on, said center scrubbing unit being centrally located between said pair of lateral scrubbing units wherein said center scrubbing unit is configured to scrub a center of the user's back; and
a soap reservoir being attached to said panel wherein said soap reservoir is configured to contain a liquid soap, said soap reservoir being in fluid communication with each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units and said center scrubbing unit wherein said soap reservoir is configured to dispense the liquid soap onto each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units and said center scrubbing unit to enhance cleaning the user's back.
2. The automated back scrubbing device according to claim 1, wherein:
said panel has a pair of slots each extending through a front wall of said panel into an interior of said panel;
each of said pair of slots is elongated to extend substantially between a top edge and a bottom edge of said panel;
each of said pair of slots is spaced from a respective one of a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of said panel;
each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units includes a first motor is positioned within said panel;
said first motor is aligned with a respective one of said pair of slots in said back wall of said panel;
said first motor is centrally located along a length of said respective slot;
said first motor alternatively rotates in a first direction and a second direction when said first motor is turned on;
each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units a drive gear being mechanically coupled to an output shaft of said first motor such that said drive gear is alternatively rotated in a first direction and a second direction when said first motor is turned on;
said drive gear has a plurality of teeth being integrated into an outer surface of said drive gear; and
said output shaft is substantially hollow.
3. The automated back scrubbing device according to claim 2, wherein:
each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units includes a pair of rail gears;
each of said pair of rail gears is movably located within said panel;
each of said pair of rail gears has a plurality of teeth being integrated into an inwardly facing surface of said rail gears;
each of said pair of rail gears is positioned on opposite sides of said drive gear such that said plurality of teeth on said inwardly facing surface of each of said pair of rails gears enmeshes with said plurality of teeth on said drive gear; and
each of said pair of rail gears is alternatively urged to travel upwardly and downwardly in said panel when said first motor is turned on.
4. The automated back scrubbing device according to claim 3, wherein:
each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units includes a pair of second motors;
each of said pair of second motors is attached to said inwardly facing surface of a respective one of said pair of rail gears at a point located adjacent to a distal end of said respective rail gear with respect to said drive gear;
each of said pair of second motors rotates in a first direction when said pair of second motors is turned on;
each of said pair of second motors has an output shaft which extends through a respective one of said pair of slots in said front wall of said panel;
said output shaft of each of said pair of second motors is substantially hollow; and
each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units includes a pair of brushes;
each of said pair of brushes includes a disk and a plurality of bristles each being applied to a front surface of said disk;
a back surface of said disk of each of said pair of brushes has a receiver being attached to said back surface;
said receiver on said back surface of said disk of each of said pair of brushes insertably engages said output shaft of a respective one of said pair of second motors such that each of said pair of brushes is rotated when said pair of second motors is turned on wherein said plurality of bristles on said front surface of said disk is configured to scrub the user's back; and
each of said pair of brushes alternatively travels upwardly and downwardly along said respective slot when said first motor is turned on wherein each of said pair of brushes is configured to scrub a substantial height of the user's back.
5. The automated back scrubbing device according to claim 1, wherein:
each of said plurality of couplers has a coupled end and a free end;
each of said plurality of coupler flares outwardly between said coupled end and said free end such that each of said each of said plurality of couplers defines a cup;
said coupled end of each of said plurality of couplers is attached to a back wall of said panel;
said plurality of couplers is arranged in a pair of rows each extending substantially between a top edge and a bottom edge of said panel; and
each of said plurality of couplers is comprised of a resiliently deformable material thereby enabling each of said plurality of couplers to be compressed against said wall of said shower thereby enabling each of said plurality of couplers to suctionally engage said wall of said shower.
6. The automated back scrubbing device according to claim 1, wherein:
each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units includes a first motor and a pair of second motors;
said center scrubbing unit includes a third motor being positioned within said panel;
said third motor has an output shaft extending through a front wall of said panel;
said output shaft of said third motor is substantially hollow;
said third motor rotates in a first direction when said third motor is turned on;
said center scrubbing unit includes a plurality of scrubbers, a respective scrubber includes a plurality of bristles each being applied to a front surface of a disk;
a respective scrubber includes a sponge being applied to a front surface of a disk;
a respective scrubber includes a loofah applied to a front surface of a disk;
a back surface of said disk of each of said plurality of scrubbers has a receiver being coupled to said back surface of said disk of a respective scrubber; and
said receiver associated with a respective one of said plurality of scrubbers releasably engages said output shaft of said third motor such that said respective scrubber is rotated when said third motor is turned on wherein said respective scrubber is configured to scrub the user's back.
7. The automated back scrubbing device according to claim 1, wherein:
said soap reservoir has an input being in fluid communication with a shower head in said shower wherein said soap reservoir is configured to receive water from said shower head thereby enabling the water and the liquid soap to form suds;
said soap reservoir has an outlet extending between a bottom side of said soap reservoir and a top edge of said panel;
said soap reservoir has a fill port being integrated into a top side of said soap reservoir wherein said fill port is configured to enable said soap reservoir to be filled with the liquid soap; and
said automated back scrubbing device includes a water conduit being fluidly coupled between said input on said soap reservoir and said shower head wherein said water conduit is configured to deliver the water to said soap reservoir.
8. The automated back scrubbing device according to claim 7, wherein:
each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units includes a first motor and a pair of second motors and a first brush and a pair of scrubbers;
each of said pair of second motors has an output shaft being substantially hollow;
said center scrubbing unit includes a third motor and a third brush;
said third motor having an output shaft being substantially hollow;
said automated back scrubbing device includes a series of distribution conduits;
each of said series of distribution conduits is integrated into said panel; and
each of said series of distribution conduits is fluidly coupled between said outlet of said soap reservoir and said output shaft of each of said pair of second motors of each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units and said output shaft of said third motor of said center scrubbing unit wherein said series of distribution conduits is configured to distribute a mixture of the water and the liquid soap into said pair of brushes and said plurality of scrubbers thereby enhancing cleaning the user's back.
9. The automated back scrubbing device according to claim 1, wherein:
said automated back scrubbing device includes a first motor and a pair of second motors and a third motor;
said automated back scrubbing device includes a water conduit;
said automated back scrubbing device includes a power supply being integrated into said panel, said power supply being electrically coupled to said first motor and each of said pair of second motors and said third motor;
said power supply includes a valve being fluidly attached to between said shower head and said water conduit;
said valve is actuatable between an open condition and a closed condition wherein said valve is configured to either inhibit the water from flowing through said water conduit or enable the water to flow through said water conduit;
said power supply includes a power button being movably integrated into said valve;
said power button turns said valve on or off when said power button is manipulated;
said power button is electrically coupled to said first motor and each of said pair of second motors and said third motor; and
said power supply includes a battery being positioned within a battery recess which is integrated into said back wall of said panel; and
said battery is electrically coupled to said power button.
10. An automated back scrubbing device for mounting on a wall of a shower, said automated back scrubbing device comprising:
a panel being mountable at a strategic height on a wall of a shower wherein said panel is configured to be positioned to enable a user to position their back against said panel when the user is bathing in said shower, said panel being substantially hollow, said panel having a pair of slots each extending through a front wall of said panel into an interior of said panel, each of said pair of slots being elongated to extend substantially between a top edge and a bottom edge of said panel, each of said pair of slots being spaced from a respective one of a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of said panel;
a plurality of couplers, each of said plurality of couplers being attached to said panel, each of said plurality of coupler releasably engaging said wall of said shower for mounting said panel on said wall of said shower, each of said plurality of couplers having a coupled end and a free end, each of said plurality of coupler flaring outwardly between said coupled end and said free end such that each of said each of said plurality of couplers defines a cup, said coupled end of each of said plurality of couplers being attached to a back wall of said panel, said plurality of couplers being arranged in a pair of rows each extending substantially between said top edge and said bottom edge of said panel, each of said plurality of couplers being comprised of a resiliently deformable material thereby enabling each of said plurality of couplers to be compressed against said wall of said shower thereby enabling each of said plurality of couplers to suctionally engage said wall of said shower;
a pair of lateral scrubbing units, each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units being movably integrated into said panel wherein each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units is configured to scrub the user's back when the user leans against said pair of lateral scrubbing units, each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units being mechanized to alternatively travel upwardly and downwardly along said panel wherein each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units is configured to scrub a substantial height of the user's back, each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units comprising:
a first motor being positioned within said panel, said first motor being aligned with a respective one of said pair of slots in said back wall of said panel, said first motor being centrally located along a length of said respective slot, said first motor alternatively rotating in a first direction and a second direction when said first motor is turned on;
a drive gear being mechanically coupled to an output shaft of said first motor such that said drive gear is alternatively rotated in a first direction and a second direction when said first motor is turned on, said drive gear having a plurality of teeth being integrated into an outer surface of said drive gear, said output shaft being substantially hollow;
a pair of rail gears, each of said pair of rail gears being movably located within said panel, each of said pair of rail gears having a plurality of teeth being integrated into an inwardly facing surface of said rail gears, each of said pair of rail gears being positioned on opposite sides of said drive gear such that said plurality of teeth on said inwardly facing surface of each of said pair of rails gears enmeshes with said plurality of teeth on said drive gear, each of said pair of rail gears being alternatively urged to travel upwardly and downwardly in said panel when said first motor is turned on;
a pair of second motors, each of said pair of second motors being attached to said inwardly facing surface of a respective one of said pair of rail gears at a point located adjacent to a distal end of said respective rail gear with respect to said drive gear, each of said pair of second motors rotating in a first direction when said pair of second motors is turned on, each of said pair of second motors having an output shaft which extends through a respective one of said pair of slots in said front wall of said panel, said output shaft of each of said pair of second motors being substantially hollow; and
a pair of brushes, each of said pair of brushes including a disk and a plurality of bristles each being applied to a front surface of said disk, a back surface of said disk of each of said pair of brushes having a receiver being attached to said back surface, said receiver on said back surface of said disk of each of said pair of brushes insertably engaging said output shaft of a respective one of said pair of second motors such that each of said pair of brushes is rotated when said pair of second motors is turned on wherein said plurality of bristles on said front surface of said disk is configured to scrub the user's back, each of said pair of brushes alternatively traveling upwardly and downwardly along said respective slot when said first motor is turned on wherein each of said pair of brushes is configured to scrub a substantial height of the user's back;
a center scrubbing unit being rotatably integrated into said panel wherein said central scrubbing unit is configured to scrub the user's back when the user leans against said center scrubbing unit, said center scrubbing unit rotating in a first direction when said center scrubbing unit is turned on, said center scrubbing unit being centrally located between said pair of lateral scrubbing units wherein said center scrubbing unit is configured to scrub a center of the user's back, said center scrubbing unit comprising:
a third motor being positioned within said panel, said third motor having an output shaft extending through said front wall of said panel, said third motor rotating in a first direction when said third motor is turned on; and
said center scrubbing unit includes a plurality of scrubbers, a respective scrubber includes a plurality of bristles each being applied to a front surface of a disk;
a respective scrubber includes a sponge being applied to a front surface of a disk;
a respective scrubber includes a loofah applied to a front surface of a disk;
a back surface of said disk of each of said plurality of scrubbers has a receiver being coupled to said back surface of said disk of a respective scrubber;
said receiver associated with a respective one of said plurality of scrubbers releasably engages said output shaft of said third motor such that said respective scrubber is rotated when said third motor is turned on wherein said respective scrubber is configured to scrub the user's back; and
said output shaft of said third motor is substantially hollow;
a soap reservoir being attached to said panel wherein said soap reservoir is configured to contain a liquid soap, said soap reservoir being in fluid communication with each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units and said center scrubbing unit wherein said soap reservoir is configured to dispense the liquid soap onto each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units and said center scrubbing unit to enhance cleaning the user's back, said soap reservoir having an input being in fluid communication with a shower head in said shower wherein said soap reservoir is configured to receive water from said shower head thereby enabling the water and the liquid soap to form suds, said soap reservoir having an outlet extending between a bottom side of said soap reservoir and said top edge of said panel, said soap reservoir having a fill port being integrated into a top side of said soap reservoir wherein said fill port is configured to enable said soap reservoir to be filled with the liquid soap;
a water conduit being fluidly coupled between said input on said soap reservoir and said shower head wherein said water conduit is configured to deliver the water to said soap reservoir;
a series of distribution conduits, each of said series of distribution conduits being integrated into said panel, each of said series of distribution conduits being fluidly coupled between said outlet of said soap reservoir and said output shaft of each of said pair of second motors of each of said pair of lateral scrubbing units and said output shaft of said third motor of said center scrubbing unit wherein said series of distribution conduits is configured to distribute a mixture of the water and the liquid soap into said pair of brushes and said plurality of scrubbers thereby enhancing cleaning the user's back; and
a power supply being integrated into said panel, said power supply being electrically coupled to said first motor and each of said pair of second motors and said third motor, said power supply comprising:
a valve being fluidly attached to between said water conduit and said shower head, said valve being actuatable between an open condition and a closed condition wherein said valve is configured to either inhibit the water from flowing through said water conduit or enable the water to flow through said water conduit;
a power button being movably integrated into said valve, said power button turning said valve on or off when said power button is manipulated, said power button being electrically coupled to said first motor and each of said pair of second motors and said third motor; and
a battery being positioned within a battery recess which is integrated into said back wall of said panel, said battery being electrically coupled to said power button.
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Sources:
- United States Patent and Trademark Office - verify current appl. status at the USPTO↗
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