Thomas Cortese

US Patent:

43788041, Apr 5, 1983

Filed:

Jun 17, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/274530

Inventors:

Thomas A. Cortese - Indianapolis IN

International Classification:

A61H 700
A61H 3300

US Classification:

128355

Abstract:

Disclosed is a device, intended primarily for home use, for both vacuuming and scrubbing facial skin surfaces to remove oils and debris from the skin. The device is adapted for attachment to a conventional water outlet and comprises a Venturi tube to which is attached a housing overlying the throat suction aperture of the tube. The housing accommodates a turbine rotor which is rotated by the flow of water through the Venturi throat and the rotor drives a remote facial brush. Coaxial with the rotor is a vacuum controlling rotor which may deliver continuous or pulsating vacuum. When producing pulsating vacuum, the rotor periodically interrupts or pulses the vacuum produced in the housing which, via a flexible tube, is utilized by a remote vacuum head applied by the user to his facial surfaces.