What is claimed is:
1. A water-activating shower apparatus, which is constituted to emit water by connecting hot or cold water supplied from a hot- or cold-water supply part with a pipe, and wherein an activated-water generating part that is filled with a large number of ceramic materials that radiate far-infrared rays is attached to a showerhead andor a pipe-connecting part upstream thereof, and the hot or cold water is activated by said far-infrared rays before the hot or cold water is emitted from said showerhead.
2. A water-activating shower apparatus described in claim 1, wherein said activated-water generating part is constituted as an accommodation chamber formed in said showerhead.
3. A water-activating shower apparatus described in claim 1, wherein said activated-water generating part is connected to an attachment member for attaching said showerhead at said pipe-connecting part.
4. A water-activating shower apparatus described in claim 2, wherein said showerhead comprises a main body having said accommodation chamber and a shower-generating head on the top-front edge of said main body, and with said cartridge being filled with said ceramic materials and structured so as to be detachable.
5. A water-activating shower apparatus described in claim 3, wherein said attachment member comprises (i) a water-introduction pipe that is formed so as to be attached to said pipe, (ii) a water-supply pipe that is formed so as to be attached to said showerhead, and (iii) an accommodation chamber installed between said water-introduction pipe and said water-supply pipe, with said accommodation chamber being equipped with (iv) a connecting portion formed connectably with male and female screws, and (v) a net-like part having nets for preventing the outflow of said ceramic materials.
6. A water-activating shower apparatus described in claim 5, wherein said accommodation chamber is made of a transparent member and is cut so as to have facets, like a diamond.
7. A water-activating shower apparatus described in claim 4, wherein hot or cold water emitted from the water-emission face of said shower-generating head is formed so that a water-emission condition thereof includes a spray condition, so that the water-emission volume can be adjusted in stages, and so that a means for adjusting said volume is installed on the outside of said water-emission face.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A poly(ortho ester) of formula I:
where
n is an integer of at least 5;
R is a bond, \u2014(CH2)a\u2014, or \u2014(CH2)b\u2014O\u2014(CH2)c\u2014, where a is an integer of 1 to 10, and b and c are independently integers of 1 to 5;
Ra is a C1\u2013C4 alkyl;
Rb is hydrogen or a C1\u2013C2 alkyl; and
each A is independently selected from R1, R2, R3, and R4, where
R1 is:
where:
p is an integer of 1 to 20;
R5 is hydrogen or C1\u2013C4 alkyl; and
R6 is:
where:
s is an integer of 0 to 30;
t is an integer of 2 to 200; and
R7 is hydrogen or C1\u2013C4 alkyl;
where:
x is an integer of 0 to 30;
y is an integer of 2 to 200;
R8 is hydrogen or C1\u2013C4 alkyl;
R9 and R10 are independently C1\u2013C12 alkylene;
R11 is hydrogen or C1\u2013C6 alkyl and R12 is C1\u2013C6 alkyl; or R11 and R12 together are C3\u2013C10 alkylene; and
R4 is (i) the residue of a diol containing at least one amine functionality incorporated therein, or
(ii) the residue of a diol containing at least one functional group independently selected from amide, imide, urea, and urethane groups.
2. The poly(ortho ester) of claim 1 where n is 5 to 500.
3. The poly(ortho ester) of claim 1 where R is \u2014CH2OCH2\u2014.
4. The poly(ortho ester) of claim 1 where Ra is ethyl.
5. The poly(ortho ester) of claim 1 where Rb is ethyl.
6. The poly(ortho ester) of claim 1 which comprises at least 0.1 mol % of units in which A is R1.
7. The poly(ortho ester) of claim 6 which comprises about 0.5\u201350 mol % of units in which A is R1.
8. The poly(ortho ester) of claim 7 which comprises about 1\u201330 mol % of units in which A is R1.
9. The poly(ortho ester) of claim 1 where p is 1 to 2.
10. The poly(ortho ester) of claim 1 where R5 hydrogen or methyl.
11. The poly(ortho ester) of claim 1 where R6 is \u2014CH2CH2OCH2CH2OCH2CH2\u2014.