WO2007025573A1

WO2007025573A1 - Washing device

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Publication number: WO2007025573A1
Application number: PCT/EP2006/002169
Authority: WO
Inventors: Ucke Helmut; Ucke-Krüger GISELA
Original assignee: Innovationen Zur Verbrennungstechnik Gmbh
Priority date: 2005-09-01
Filing date: 2006-03-09
Publication date: 2007-03-08
Also published as: US20080282488A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a washing device (18) which is used to at least partially clean and/or look after and/or disinfect a human foot. According to the invention, the washing device (18) comprises at least one plate-shaped base body (17) and at least one cleaning body (25) which is connected to the base body (17). The cleaning body (25) is used to clean and/or look after and/or disinfect at least parts of the human foot and the base body (17) is arranged on the floor.

Description

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The invention relates to a washing device designed for at least partial cleaning and / or care and / or disinfection of a human foot.

For many elderly, sick, disabled or overweight people, cleaning their own feet causes considerable problems. Often, the cleaning must be performed by a second person, since the mobility or stability of these people is limited and sometimes does not allow a cleaning of your own feet. In addition, younger healthy people generally find that cleaning their own feet is uncomfortable. The same problems occur in the context of foot care, which also requires sufficient flexibility and strength of the human body.

In addition, believing Muslims pray five times a day, washing their heads, faces, arms, and feet before praying, if possible. This ritual washing is for purification. This raises the problem that, especially in the Arab or African countries, the traditional clothing of the faithful makes the cleaning of one's own feet difficult and sometimes even impossible. In this context, female believers are also forbidden to show their feet in front of men undisturbed, which further complicates the cleaning of the feet.

Object of the present invention is to provide a washing device of the type mentioned, with the cleaning and care of one's own feet for a person in a simple manner and safely executable without bowing or hands when cleaning or maintaining to use.

The above object is achieved according to the invention in a washing device of the type mentioned above in that at least one plate-shaped main body and at least one cleaning body connected to the main body are provided, wherein the cleaning body is used for cleaning. tion and / or care and / or disinfection of at least parts of the human foot is formed and wherein the base body is arranged on the floor. The washing device according to the invention makes it possible in a simple manner to clean and / or care for a foot by reciprocating movement relative to the cleaning body and / or to disinfect after the foot has been placed on the washing device according to the invention. This makes it easy for a person to wash their own feet without using their hands. It is only necessary that a person puts at least one foot on the washing device, the base body thus fixed to the ground and then moved the foot on and / or on the cleaning body, so that a cleaning and / or care and / or disinfection of the foot takes place. This is beneficial for sick and elderly people and facilitates the performance of ritual foot washing, taking into account the constraints imposed by Islam. The main body and / or the cleaning body can basically have any shape and / or color.

The cleaning body may be directly or indirectly connected to the base body. In addition to a simple cleaning of the cleaning body also allows other function in connection with the cleaning of the feet, in addition to the care and / or disinfection and the drying of the feet with the help of the cleaning body may be possible. The washing device according to the invention can also be provided as an entry and exit aid from a shower or a tub with suitable training. The size of the body is basically arbitrary, preferably, the body may have a width of 150 mm to 250 mm and a length of 250 mm to 400 mm. Likewise, the basic shape of the washing device is arbitrary, for example, the base body may have a foot shape.

To be able to replace a cleaning body for washing after use or after a repeated use for reasons of hygiene, it can be provided that the main body and the cleaning body are releasably connected to each other. In principle, it is of course also possible to form the main body and the cleaning body in one piece. The main body may be releasably connected to a substrate and essentially have a non-slip bottom. This allows the Washing device can be used location-independent. Preferably, the base body may be designed to be placed on the ground, wherein in principle also the attachment of the washing device to the base body on a side wall of a bathtub, shower or the like comes into consideration. In this case, the washing device according to the invention can also be used beyond the cleaning of the feet for cleaning other parts of the body, for example as a back washing part in a shower cubicle. The non-slip underside of the body ensures a stable stand of a user, especially on wet surfaces. In principle, the basic body can also be arranged in a stationary manner and connected to a collecting container for washing water, so that during and after the washing of the feet, the washing water from the washing apparatus runs through a corresponding outlet into a collecting container or into the sewage system. If the base body is arranged stationary, the cleaning body is preferably detachably connected to the main body in order to replace the cleaning body regularly for washing and to be able to ensure a high degree of hygiene.

For attachment to the substrate may be provided on the underside of the body a plurality of fasteners. It is equally possible that the bottom has a profiling for non-slip laying on the ground. In the simplest case, suction cups may be provided as fastening means which allow a fixed suction, for example in suitable containers, such as trays or the like. The placement of the washing device on the surface of a tub insert or a Einlegewanne or a shower tray or the like. Is possible. To use the washing device in Muslim countries, a shallow tray may be provided in which one or more washing devices of the type described can be inserted. Here it can be provided that the washing device is at least partially gold or silver and has corresponding ornaments that are aesthetically pleasing. The tub itself can have an inlet and outlet for washing water. In this case, the resulting during cleaning of the feet wash water can be collected directly and then disposed of, which facilitates the location-independent use of the washing device according to the invention. In this context, it can also be provided that the base plate is formed as such a trough-shaped or a peripheral edge which projects beyond the cleaning body and is provided for collecting the washing water.

The base body and / or the cleaning body may be designed to be elastic or foldable. In principle, the main body can of course also be formed as a rigid plate, wherein the elastic training allows adaptation of the body to a non-planar surface. The hinged design of the body and / or cleaning body allow easy storage after use.

The main body may have an opening for the discharge of liquid, wherein preferably a plurality of openings are provided. In addition, the main body may be connected to a drain for washing water, as has already been pointed out.

The base body may have at least one insertion region for the cleaning body, wherein the cleaning body in this case is at least partially or completely insertable into the base body. For example, the main body may have an insertion region for a sponge part and / or a brush part. The cleaning body can be used flush, wherein preferably a frameless insertion is provided for the cleaning body in the body. This ensures that there is no risk of injury to the foot when cleaning the foot. The cleaning body can be pressed on or in the base body or pressed. In addition, it is possible to sew the cleaning body with the body, to weld or gluing.

For releasably securing the base body to the cleaning body, the base body on the upper side and / or cleaning body on the underside may have a fastening surface and / or at least one fastening means. For example, the upper side of the main body and / or the underside of the cleaning body may be grooved, grooved, smoothed or profiled in some areas in order to enable a non-slip connection of the main body to the cleaning body. Other interactive fastening means may also be provided. Preferably, a power supply can be provided on the underside of the cleaning body, which with nubs of the Main body cooperates and thus prevents lateral slipping of the cleaning body relative to the body during the cleaning process. Other oppositely arranged fastening means of the main body and of the cleaning body can cooperate in order to fix the cleaning body relative to the main body. It is also possible for a plurality of cleaning bodies to be connected to a common fastening means, with the fastening means in turn being able to be connected to the base body. If, for example, a plastic net is provided as attachment means, which hooks during the washing process with nubs of the base body, a plurality of cleaning bodies can be fixedly connected to the plastic net. This makes it possible in a simple manner, after a cleaning process or the cleaning body from the body to solve and clean and / or to dry. In addition, the cleaning body and the fastening means may be integrally formed, wherein, for example, a fast-drying plastic textile is provided for attachment to the base body, for example via knobs of the base body, which serves as a cleaning agent for the feet during the washing process. Moreover, it may be so that the fastener itself can be used for cleaning and / or care of the foot. In this case, as a fastening means, a tissue and / or a Kunststoffhetz be provided, which allows the cleaning of the feet.

Furthermore, it is possible to connect the main body and the cleaning body by a latching and / or clamping and / or Velcro connection. Here positive and non-positive connections are conceivable, for example, the main body with the cleaning body via push buttons, a Velcro connection, corner straps, bands, cross Randsik- ken of the body and the cleaning body or their combinations may be interconnected. It is essential that it does not lead to a change in position of the cleaning body relative to the body during the washing process, so that a secure state of a user is ensured on the cleaning body or the cleaning bodies.

The cleaning body has at least one cleaning agent for cleaning and / or care and / or disinfection on the upper side. Sponges, bristles, synthetic fibers, microfibres, tex- tilien, especially plastic nets, be provided. The cleaning body may have a fabric or fiber coating and / or cleaning bristles with possibly different lengths and / or stiffnesses on the surface. Different cleaning agents may have different hardness and / or a different water absorption capacity. As such, the cleaning agent may be detachably connected to the cleaning body. In principle, however, it is also possible that the cleaning agent is firmly connected to the cleaning body. Here is also a one-piece or one-piece design of the cleaning body and the cleaning agent into consideration. In the latter case, the cleaning body as such constitutes a suitable cleaning agent, it being possible for sponges, bristles, synthetic fibers, textiles, in particular plastic nets, to be provided as the cleaning body, which are connected to the base body on the underside. Moreover, different cleaning agents can be arranged side by side to fulfill different tasks. For example, massage sponges or the like may be provided on the base body on the edge side, while cleaning agents for washing the foot are provided in the inner region of the cleaning body. The cleaning agent can be sewn to the cleaning body, linked, glued, welded or pressed. Preferably, the cleaning agent and possibly the cleaning body is fully washable, quick-drying and easily replaceable. For different areas of application of the washing device according to the invention, differently designed cleaning agents can be used, wherein the cleaning agents in this case can be exchangeably connected to the cleaning body. For example, the cleaning agents may have a different hardness and / or a different water absorption or storage capacity. For example, cleaning agents for cleaning the feet with water and other cleansing agents for the care of the feet may be provided with a care cream or the like. If the cleaning body has a plurality of cleaning agents, these may be arranged one above the other and / or next to each other. For example, ornaments or patterns can be provided by arranging the cleaning agent on a cleaning body, wherein the cleaning agent may have different colors. The cleaning agents should be sufficiently soft so that a user is comfortable with the cleaning process can receive. Moreover, the cleaning agents should provide sure-footedness, which reduces the risk of accidents during the washing process.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, a preferably compressed plastic net is provided as the cleaning agent. The plastic net can be gathered, folded or twisted in the longitudinal, transverse, diagonal, round or zigzag form attached to the cleaning body, preferably sewn. Also, a plurality of adjacent plastic meshes may be connected to the cleaning body. In this context, it is also possible borrowed that each cleaning body is firmly connected to a cleaning network and that a plurality of cleaning agents is connected to a common fastening means to connect the cleaning body with the base body. Upset plastic nets have the advantage that they offer a high surface area for the mass transfer, which contributes to a particularly intensive and thorough cleaning of the feet during the cleaning process.

In the latter embodiment, the compressed plastic net may have a compression ratio of 1: 4 to 1:20 with respect to the original length. In the compressed state, the plastic net is firmly connected to the cleaning body. As a result, a particularly high mass transfer area is provided for the cleaning process.

In order to enable a cleaning of the feet associated with even more well-being, the upper side of the cleaning body can only be partially covered with one or more cleaning agents, wherein, preferably, between two adjacent cleaning agents, a penetration area is formed for at least part of the foot. It is equally possible, of course, for a plurality of cleaning bodies to be connected to the base body in such a way that an area of penetration for at least part of the foot is formed between the cleaning bodies. In principle, the cleaning agents can of course also be distributed over the entire surface of the cleaning body.

As a cleaning agent, a high-pile fiber material may be provided. This allows, for example, the washing device also as a foot to use dryer. It can be provided that the cleaning body is greater than the body, which allows easy drying of the feet. The main body can be folded to save space and / or collapsed with the cleaning body and the detergent for easier storage.

In addition, the washing device according to the invention may have a Spannwaschgurt for cleaning the footrest. This may consist of textile preferably elastic fabric and be attached to the base body and / or the cleaning body with eyelets, hooks, Velcro tapes, snaps or fabric tapes. The Spannwaschgurt may be formed circumferentially one or more parts. The tension washing belt may have on the inside at least one cleaning agent, preferably a cleaning agent of the type already described, for the cleaning and / or care and / or disinfection of the footrest. In addition, the Spannwaschgurt and the cleaning agent or the cleaning agent may consist of the same material and optionally formed in one piece. In any case, it must not come through the Spannwaschgurt to a negative influence on the non-slip state of a user on the washing device.

For picking up the base body and / or the cleaning body from the ground, a lifting means is preferably provided, which can be fixedly or detachably connected to the washing device. For example, the washing device can be lifted with a belt or with a string or with a rod-shaped lifting means from the floor after the cleaning process. This facilitates the gripping of the washing device without a user of the washing device having to bend over after the washing process. The rod-shaped lifting means can also be used as a support during the washing process. In order to enable a stable holding of the washing device during the cleaning process, fastening options for at least one lifting means can be provided on opposite and on further sides. For example, a cord may be attached to three of four sides of a quadrangular base body in order to be able to hold the washing device during the cleaning process and to ensure a stationary arrangement. The washing device may further comprise fastening means which allow attachment of the washing device after lifting from the floor to a side wall, for example inside a shower cubicle.

The washing device according to the invention can also be used in public swimming pools or the like. As a disinfection device, wherein the detergent may be impregnated with a disinfectant. For example, a soaked sponge part or a fabric can be provided as the cleaning agent. The washing device should then preferably have such large dimensions that it is impossible to bypass the washing device from the persons in the swimming pool when passing through the washing device. For example, the washing device may be arranged in the region of a door of a public swimming pool on the floor, so that it comes on entry or exit from the pool area to a forced disinfection of the feet when passing the washing device.

In particular, there are a variety of ways to design and develop the washing device according to the invention, reference being made on the one hand to the dependent claims and on the other hand to the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment with reference to the drawings. In the drawing shows

Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a Gmndkörpers a washing device according to the invention and

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an inventive

Washing device with the main body shown in Fig. 1.

FIG. 1 shows a basic body 17 of a washing device 18 shown in FIG. 2, wherein the washing device 18 may be provided for cleaning and / or for the care and / or disinfection of the human foot. The main body 17 shown in FIG. 1 has nubs 19 on the upper side, suction cups 20 on the underside and, in addition, a plurality of openings 21. In addition, a band 22 is fixed to the base body, with which the base body 17 can be raised from the ground and attached to a wall. For this purpose, the band 22 has two loops 23, 24, on which at the loop 23 at the end of the belt 22 and the loop 24 is provided substantially in the middle of the belt 22. The loops 23, 24 are fastened to the band 22 and allow the band 22 to be hooked in place at two places into a hook which is fastened, for example, to a wall of a shower cubicle.

In Fig. 2, the washing device 18 is shown in the operating state. In the present case, three cleaning bodies 25 are connected to the main body 17, wherein the cleaning bodies 25 are sewn to a net 26. The net 26 has at the corners in each case an insertion region 27 into which the corners of the main body 17 engage when mounting the net 26 on the base body 17. The network 26 has a honeycomb structure, so that engage in the use state of the washing device 18, the knobs 19 of the base body 17 in the honeycomb of the network 26. As a result, a displacement of the network 26 and thus the connected to the network 26 cleaning body 25 is excluded relative to the base body 17 during the washing process.

Although in FIG. 2 the washing device 1.8 has three cleaning bodies 25, more or fewer and / or different cleaning bodies 25 can also be provided. For example, mesh, brush and fiber materials can be arranged side by side to fulfill different cleaning and care tasks. The cleaning body 25 has two reinforcement regions 28 which can be provided for sewing the cleaning body 25 to the net 26. Moreover, a higher stability of the cleaning body 25 is ensured by the reinforcing regions 28. In principle, a cleaning body 25 can also have more than two reinforcement regions 28 or no reinforcement regions 28 at all.

Each cleaning body 25 is sewn in the present embodiment with a cleaning agent 29, wherein the cleaning agent 29 is a hose made of a plastic net, which is sewn firmly in a multi-compressed state with the cleaning body 25. It is understood that the plastic mesh extends in the illustrated embodiment over the entire length of the cleaning body. As a cleaning body 25, a textile mix of mesh and microfiber bristles and sponges can be used. The cleaning bodies 25 are so relative to each other - IJ -

ordered that between two adjacent cleaning bodies 25, a penetration area for at least a portion of a foot, not shown, is formed, which at least partially penetrates the washing between adjacent cleaning bodies 25 or between adjacent cleaning agent 29 during washing. The cleaning agent 29 and the particular nature of the arrangement of the cleaning body 25 on the body 17 ensures a high degree of cleaning when washing the feet. Due to the very high specific surface of the compressed Kunststoffhetzes the cleaning process is also improved. Incidentally, it should be noted that for the sake of simplicity, the cleaning body 25 and the belt 22, which is provided for lifting the main body 17, may be formed the same. The cleaning body 25 and the band 22 may be a plastic lattice, wherein the reinforcement areas 28 may contribute to a higher rigidity of the plastic lattice.

In addition, may be provided as a cleaning agent 29 at the location of a tubular plastic network and a multi-folded plastic net. The main body 17 may be a flexible plastic mat which has sufficient elasticity to permit a non-slip laying on a substrate or the floor, even with undulating ground. Moreover, it can be provided to fasten the cleaning agent 29 directly to the base body.

As a result, the illustrated washing device 18 is fully accessible and provides non-restrictive surefootedness, which minimizes the risk of accidents. Not shown is that the washing device 18 may be connected to a Spannwaschgurt for washing the Fußspanns. The Spannwaschgurt may be made of textile fabric and with eyelets, hooks, Velcro strips, snaps, buttons or Gewebebändem be attached to the washing device 18. A direct connection with the washing device 18 is possible. The Spannwaschgurt may be at least partially made of an elastic material and possibly of one piece circumferential. On the inside, the tensioning belt may have the cleaning agents already described. The attachment of the tension washing belt to the washing device 18 should be selected so that a non-slip position on the washing device 18 is not impaired.

Claims

claims:

1. washing device (18) designed for at least partial cleaning and / or care and / or disinfection of a human foot, with at least one plate-shaped base body (17) and at least one with the main body (17) connected cleaning body (25), wherein the Cleaning body (25) for cleaning and / or care and / or disinfection of at least parts of the human foot is formed and wherein the base body is arranged on the floor.

2. Washing device according to claim I _5, characterized in that the base body (17) and the cleaning body (25) are releasably connected to each other.

3. Washing device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the base body (17) is releasably connectable to the ground and having a substantially non-slip bottom.

4. Washing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the underside of the base body (17) a plurality of fastening means for fixing the base body (17) is provided with the bottom and / or that the underside of a profiling for non-slip laying on the Floor has.

5. Washing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base body (17) and / or the cleaning body (25) is elastic or hinged and that, preferably, the base body (17) together with the cleaning body (25) collapsible, - foldable or foldable.

6. Washing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base body (17) has at least one opening (21) for discharging liquid.

7. Washing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base body (17) has at least one insertion region for the cleaning body (25), wherein the cleaning body (25) in the base body (17) is at least partially used.

8. Washing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base body (17) on the upper side and / or the cleaning body (25) on the underside of a mounting surface and / or at least one fastening means for releasably securing the base body (17) with the Cleaning body (25).

9. Washing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base body (17) and the cleaning body (25) are interconnected by a latching and / or clamping and / or Velcro connection and / or that a fastening band is provided for connection ,

10. Washing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cleaning body (25) on the upper side at least one cleaning agent (29).

11. Washing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a preferably compressed plastic net is provided as the cleaning means (29).

12. Washing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cleaning agent (29) to a length of 1: 4 to 1:20, in particular 1: 5 to 1: 18, compressed and in the compressed state with the cleaning body (25 ) is firmly connected.

13. Washing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cleaning agent (29) and the cleaning body (25) are integrally formed and one piece and that the cleaning agent (29) is directly connected to the base body (17).

14. Washing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the top of the cleaning body (25) is only partially covered with one or more identical and / or different cleaning agents and / or that between two adjacent cleaning bodies (25) has a penetration area for at least one Part of the foot is formed.

15. Washing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a Hochfloriges fiber material is provided as a cleaning means (29).

16. Washing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a Spannwaschgurt is provided for cleaning the footrest.

17. Washing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a receptacle for receiving the washing device (18) formed by the substrate lifting means is provided.