Shower head apparatus with adjustable flow rate arrangement
First Claim
1. A shower head apparatus, comprising:
- a shower head having a head portion, a handle portion, and a water passage extended from said handle portion to said head portion for allowing water flowing from said handle portion to said head portion, wherein said shower head further has a front opening slot provided at said handle portion to communicate with said water passage; and
an adjustable flow rate arrangement, which comprises;
a water valve coaxially supported within said water passage of said shower head at said handle portion thereof, wherein said water valve has a size adjustable water passageway communicating with said water passage for controllably adjusting a flow rate of said water passing through said water passage in responsive to a size-change of said water passageway; and
a thumb actuator having a valve operating portion extended to said water valve and a thumb actuating portion extended out of said handle portion of said shower head through said opening slot to selectively adjust the size of said water passageway so as to control said flow rate of water.
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Abstract
A shower head apparatus includes a shower head and an adjustable flow rate arrangement. The shower head has a head portion, handle portion, and a water passage extended from the handle portion to the head portion for allowing water flowing from the handle portion to the head portion. The shower head further has a front opening slot to communicate with the water passage. The adjustable flow rate arrangement includes a water valve coaxially supported within the water passage, wherein the water valve has a size adjustable water passageway communicating with the water passage for controllably adjusting a flow rate of the water passing through the water passage in responsive to size-change of the water passageway. A thumb actuator extended out of the handle portion of the shower head through the opening slot is provided to selectively adjust the size of the water passageway to control the flow rate of water.
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20 Claims
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1. A shower head apparatus, comprising:
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a shower head having a head portion, a handle portion, and a water passage extended from said handle portion to said head portion for allowing water flowing from said handle portion to said head portion, wherein said shower head further has a front opening slot provided at said handle portion to communicate with said water passage; and an adjustable flow rate arrangement, which comprises; a water valve coaxially supported within said water passage of said shower head at said handle portion thereof, wherein said water valve has a size adjustable water passageway communicating with said water passage for controllably adjusting a flow rate of said water passing through said water passage in responsive to a size-change of said water passageway; and a thumb actuator having a valve operating portion extended to said water valve and a thumb actuating portion extended out of said handle portion of said shower head through said opening slot to selectively adjust the size of said water passageway so as to control said flow rate of water. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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