Shower Nozzle
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1. A shower nozzle assembly including:
- an elongate slide bar for mounting substantially vertically on a wall of a shower installation;
a nozzle member having a first end and a second end and being capable of sliding engagement with the slide bar to allow the position of the nozzle member relative to the slide bar to be adjusted, and having a U-bend adjacent to the first end providing a water inlet to the nozzle member;
a shower spray nozzle provided on the nozzle member for emission of water;
a water supply connection point; and
a flexible water conduit for communicable connection between the water supply connection point and the water inlet, the water conduit being of a length sufficient for at least a portion of the water conduit to extend past the water inlet irrespective of the position of the nozzle member relative to the slide bar.
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Abstract
A shower nozzle assembly is provided having a nozzle member that slides on an elongate slide bar mounted generally vertically on a wall of a shower installation. The position of the nozzle member can be adjusted on the slide bar to suit the height of a user, and has a U-bend adjacent to an upper end to provide a water inlet to the nozzle member. A flexible water conduit is provided between a water supply connection point of the shower installation and the water inlet. The water conduit is sufficiently long for at least a portion of the water conduit to extend past the water inlet irrespective of the position of the nozzle member relative to the slide bar.
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21 Claims
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1. A shower nozzle assembly including:
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an elongate slide bar for mounting substantially vertically on a wall of a shower installation;
a nozzle member having a first end and a second end and being capable of sliding engagement with the slide bar to allow the position of the nozzle member relative to the slide bar to be adjusted, and having a U-bend adjacent to the first end providing a water inlet to the nozzle member;
a shower spray nozzle provided on the nozzle member for emission of water;
a water supply connection point; and
a flexible water conduit for communicable connection between the water supply connection point and the water inlet, the water conduit being of a length sufficient for at least a portion of the water conduit to extend past the water inlet irrespective of the position of the nozzle member relative to the slide bar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A shower nozzle including:
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a plurality of outlet shower spray nozzles provided in a substantially side by side relationship, each shower spray nozzle having an inlet for water supply thereto;
an elongate water distribution conduit having a water inlet for connection to a water supply, and a plurality of water outlet apertures, each outlet aperture being provided immediately adjacent to, and communicably connected to, a corresponding inlet to each shower spray nozzle; and
a part of each nozzle adjacent to the inlet having a substantially concave surface profile adapted to be contiguous with a convex surface profile of the distribution conduit adjacent to the corresponding outlet aperture. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of assembling a shower nozzle, the method including the steps of:
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providing a plurality of shower spray outlet nozzles, each nozzle having an inlet for water supply thereto and a spray outlet for emission of water;
providing an elongate water distribution conduit with a plurality of outlet apertures therein;
providing a part of each nozzle adjacent to the inlet with a substantially concave surface profile adapted to be contiguous with a convex surface profile of the distribution conduit adjacent to a corresponding outlet aperture conduit; and
sealably affixing the substantially concave surface of each shower spray outlet nozzle to a portion of the distribution conduit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of assembling a shower nozzle, the method including the steps of;
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providing a plurality of shower spray outlet nozzles, each nozzle having an inlet for water supply thereto and a spray outlet for emission of water;
providing an elongate water distribution conduit;
sealably affixing a part of each nozzle adjacent to the inlet with part of an outer surface of the distribution conduit; and
creating a plurality of outlet apertures in the distribution conduit to allow water to enter the inlet apertures by forming apertures in a wall of the distribution conduit so that each outlet aperture is substantially co-incident with each of the inlets. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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