| The "Pull & Wash Retractable Shower" |
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Patent Number: 11/656169 Patent Pending
Invention Type: Plumbing Fixture |
| submission date: 09/22/2007 submission id: INS1190488340 in contest: n approved: y e-mail: bruce-hoyt@sbcglobal.net |
I believe this invention will become the prototype for all showers of the future. This is the only retractable shower that can be retrofitted to any existing shower as long as the plumbing is up to Code. The "Pull & Wash Retractable Shower" allows you to have the use of a handheld shower head with the looks of a fixed unit. Just about any shower head on the market will fit this product whether it is a standard fixed type or one with a built in handle. This product comes with 7’ of useable hose and is easier to install than say a new sink faucet because everything is up at eye level. You don’t have to get down on your hands and knees and inside a cabinet. There is no soldering and all the connections are just wrenched tight. You don’t even have to find the water shutoff as long as you don’t have the shower turned on you are ready to start your installation. I’m telling you that this can be installed in as little as 30 minutes. I would like to invite you to watch the 10 minute infomercial I have on this product it shows a lot of different aspects on this product including a complete installation. You can find it in the inventor video section of this website. Also I have just added a PDF file with a 3-D drawing of the product in its retracted form, you can move, zoom, turn, and twist the drawing to see what ever detail you wish to see in fact you can make parts invisible to see other parts. This is a new program so you might be able to do things that I don’t know about yet. Please check it out. I am going to have to just put a photo coppy of this in the contest do to the limited space available.
Ninety percent of the time you will be using this product as a fixed shower head so why on earth would you want to leave the hose exposed to dirt, soap scum, and potential accidents for 100% of the time. It just doesn't make sense when you are done using my product as a handheld it retracts back into a storage and guidance system that is hidden in the wall. By putting it away you are storing it in a clean, safe, and dry environment. Let's face it most of us are in the shower at least one time a day and it is arguably one of the most hazardous places most of us will ever go. Why not take out one of the obstacles that need not be there unless you are using it at that moment. It's not like people love the look of that hose hanging there in front of your shower supplies collecting all that wonderful soap scum and mold. This product comes with a how to DVD, is quite affordable starting at about $45.00, and is easy to install in as little as 30 minutes. There are very few tools needed and only limited skills needed to install this product. For those that can't or just don't want to install it them selves a list of qualified installers can be given to the purchaser. Installations will probably run from $80- $120. In short this product allows you to do everything you need a shower to do while keeping the hose stored when not in use thus keeping the hose cleaner, you safer, and the whole shower area looking nicer. Thanks for your consideration of my invention the "Pull & Wash" for this competition. If any one has any questions about this product I would be more than happy to answer them. Thanks, Bruce Hoyt, President Pinpoint Innovations Corp. |