PLUMBING FIXTURE WITH HEATING ELEMENTS
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Abstract
A shower head that includes a stem, a spray head coupled to the stem and including a plurality of outlets for discharging water into at least one spray pattern, and a valve provided within one of the stem and the spray head. The valve has a body including a waterway located therein for water to flow through, and a flow control valve located within the body and configured to control the flow of water to the plurality of outlets. The shower head also includes an electric heater extending through at least a portion of the body of the valve and configured to heat at least a portion of the body to an elevated temperature sufficient to kill organisms within the waterway.
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23 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A shower head comprising:
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a stem; a spray head coupled to the stem and including a plurality of outlets for discharging water into at least one spray pattern; a valve provided within one of the stem and the spray head, the valve comprising; a body including a waterway located therein for water to flow through; and a flow control valve located within the body and configured to control the flow of water to the plurality of outlets; and an electric heater extending through at least a portion of the body of the valve and configured to heat at least a portion of the body to an elevated temperature sufficient to kill organisms within the waterway. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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Specification