Shower head that is detached easily and quickly

• US 20070200013A1
• Filed: 09/13/2006
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hu-Ting Hsiao
• Original Assignee: Hu-Ting Hsiao
• Inventors: Hsiao, Hu-Ting
• Application Number:
  US11/520,244
• Publication Number:
  US 20070200013A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 239/557
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/185 characterised by their outlet element; Mounting arrangements therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/65 Mounting arrangements for fluid connection of the spraying apparatus or its outlets to flow conduits
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/654 using universal joints

Abstract

A shower head includes a housing having a first side formed with a plurality of water outlet holes, a plurality of nozzles each detachably mounted in the respective water outlet hole, a top cover detachably mounted on an open second side of the housing, and a water dividing member detachably mounted on the top cover and connected to the inside of the housing. Thus, the top cover can be detached from the housing to facilitate a user washing the inside of the housing. In addition, each of the nozzles is made of a flexible material, so that each of the nozzles can be deformed to detach from the respective water outlet hole easily and quickly, thereby facilitating the user replacing the nozzles.

Claims

1. A shower head, comprising:

a housing having a hollow inside and having a first side formed with a plurality of water outlet holes;

a plurality of nozzles each detachably mounted in the respective water outlet hole of the housing;

a top cover detachably mounted on an open second side of the housing;

a water dividing member detachably mounted on the top cover and connected to the inside of the housing.

2. The shower head in accordance with claim 1, wherein the open second side of the housing is provided with an inwardly extending support flange to support the top cover.

3. The shower head in accordance with claim 2, wherein the support flange of the housing has a periphery formed with a plurality of screw bores, the top cover has a periphery formed with a plurality of through holes aligning with the screw bores of the support flange of the housing, and the shower head further comprises a plurality of locking screws each extended through the respective through hole of the top cover and each screwed into the respective screw bore of the support flange of the housing to attach the top cover onto the support flange of the housing.

4. The shower head in accordance with claim 2, wherein the support flange of the housing has a stepped shape.

5. The shower head in accordance with claim 1, wherein the top cover has a central portion formed with a passage to allow passage of the water dividing member.

6. The shower head in accordance with claim 1, wherein the water dividing member has an inside formed with a water flow channel.

7. The shower head in accordance with claim 6, wherein the water flow channel of the water dividing member has a stepped shape.

8. The shower head in accordance with claim 6, wherein the water dividing member has a first portion extended through the top cover into the inside of the housing and a second portion protruded outwardly from the top cover.

9. The shower head in accordance with claim 8, wherein the first portion of the water dividing member is formed with a protrusion having a closed wall and having a periphery formed with a plurality of water dividing holes each connected to the water flow channel and the inside of the housing.

10. The shower head in accordance with claim 9, wherein the water dividing holes of the water dividing member are equally spaced from each other in an angular manner.

11. The shower head in accordance with claim 8, wherein the first portion of the water dividing member is formed with an outer thread, and the shower head further comprises a locking nut screwed onto the outer thread of the first portion of the water dividing member and rested on a bottom of the top cover to attach the water dividing member onto the top cover.

12. The shower head in accordance with claim 11, wherein the water dividing member has a mediate portion having a periphery formed with an outwardly extending annular stop flange protruded outwardly from the top cover and rested on a top of the top cover.

13. The shower head in accordance with claim 12, wherein the stop flange is located between the first portion and the second portion of the water dividing member.

14. The shower head in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the nozzles is made of a flexible material, such as silicon gel.

15. The shower head in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the nozzles has a first portion detachably inserted into the respective water outlet hole of the housing and a second portion protruded outwardly from the respective water outlet hole of the housing.

16. The shower head in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the nozzles has an inside formed with a spraying hole connected to the inside of the housing.

17. The shower head in accordance with claim 1, wherein the first portion of each of the nozzles is formed with an annular locking groove locked onto a peripheral wall of the respective water outlet hole of the housing.

18. The shower head in accordance with claim 8, wherein the second portion of the water dividing member is formed with an outer thread, and the shower head further comprises a universal connector detachably mounted on and connected to the water dividing member, wherein the universal connector has an inside formed with a water inlet channel connected to the water flow channel of the water dividing member and has an end portion formed with an inner thread screwed onto the outer thread of the second portion of the water dividing member to attach the universal connector onto the water dividing member.

19. The shower head in accordance with claim 3, further comprising a seal member mounted between the top cover and the open second side of the housing to provide a water sealing effect, wherein the seal member is mounted between the top cover and the support flange of the housing and retained by the locking screws.

20. The shower head in accordance with claim 18, further comprising a gasket mounted between the universal connector and the water dividing member, wherein the gasket is received in a stepped portion of the water flow channel of the water dividing member.