GB1265341A - - Google Patents

Abstract

1,265,341. Face and hair douche. FABERGE Inc. 20 Feb., 1969 [20 Feb., 1968], No. 9303/69. Heading A5R. An apparatus for applying vapour and hot air to the hair and face comprises an air blower 20, an air heater 30, a boiler 40, a hood 8 having perforations 18 to blow air onto the hair, at least one orifice 108, larger than perforations 18 to admit vapour from the boiler to the hair, an outlet 98 to discharge vapour to the face, a conduit 6, 16 between the hot air source and the hood perforations, a vapour conduit 76, 86, 96 between the boiler and the facial vapour outlet 98, a valve 78 for opening and closing the vapour conduit, a branch 72 in the vapour conduit between the boiler 40 and the valve 78 leading into the hot air conduit 6. whereby vapour passes into conduit 6 and thence to the hood, and whereby with the valve 78 open and the blower on, air flowing through conduit 6 is in part diverted to the facial outlet. Preferably steam is generated by passing a current through water 42 between electrodes 44, 46, and to prevent electric current leaking back as the boiler 42 is charged (with danger of electric shocks) water is charged by filling a trough 50 from which it passes dropwise through orifices 52 into chute or receptacle 54 with a sloped channel 56 in the floor having a discharge end 60 vertically above the generator 40, from which the water again falls in discrete drops. As shown, orifices 108 may be closed by members 102, 104 (Figs. 13, 13a not shown). Flexible hose 96 may be connected to the base member 2 at 86 by a bayonet fitting (Figs. 11, 11a, 11b) where also a drainage chute may be fitted which cooperates with valve 114 and orifice 112 in emptying the steam generator 40.