Portable shower head

• US 3,929,287 A
• Filed: 03/14/1975
• Issued: 12/30/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Moen, Inc. (Canada) (Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: David L. Sipos, John D. Givler, Walter F. Schlotman
• Inventors: Givler, John D., Schlotman, Walter F., Sipos, David L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ward, Jr., Robert S.
• Application Number:
  US05/558,233
• Time in Patent Office: 291 Days
• Field of Search: 239/4,101,102,583,460,390,391,396,436,442,447,448,449,389,381-383
• US Class Current: 239/381
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/083 the pulsating mechanism comprising movable parts liquid driven rotating elements, e.g. turbines, arranged upstream the outlet B05B3/04
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/1663 by relative translatory movement of the valve elements B05B1/1672 takes precedence

Abstract

A portable shower head includes a diverter movable between first and second positions. In the first position, water from the shower inlet is discharged through a spray forming member. In the second position, water from the inlet passes tangentially into a diverter chamber. An oscillating plate is positioned within the diverter chamber and provides a pulsating discharge from the diverter through a spray head which is positioned concentric with and interiorly of said spray forming member.

Claims

1. A shower head including a housing, a water inlet in said housing, water discharge means mounted in said housing and including a diverter movable in said housing between first and second positions, a spray forming member attached to said diverter and passage means in said housing connecting said inlet and spray forming member when said diverter is in said first position, a chamber in said diverter and passage means in said diverter connecting said inlet and chamber when said diverter is in said second position, a spray head attached to said diverter and defining an outlet for said chamber, and an oscillating member positioned in said chamber and pivotally mounted on said spray head for providing a pulsating discharge for said outlet.

2. The structure of claim 1 further characterized by and including means on said housing defining a reciprocal path for said diverter, and a handle extending outside of said housing and having means thereon cooperating with said diverter for effecting reciprocal movement thereof.

3. The structure of claim 2 futher characterized by and including seal means positioned on the exterior of said diverter and in sealing contact with the means on the housing defining said reciprocal path.

4. The structure of claim 2 further characterized in that the cooperating means on said handle and diverter include a rack on the diverter and a pinion on the handle.

5. The structure of claim 1 further characterized in that said spray forming member is positioned exteriorly of and concentric with said Spray head, an annular chamber positioned about said diverter, said spray forming member being positioned in said annular chamber, said annular chamber being in communication with said inlet when said diverter is in said first position.

6. The structure of claim 5 further characterized by and including an annular space positioned inside of said spray forming member and outside of a portion of said diverter, and cooperating means on said spray forming member and diverter defining passage means between said space and said annular chamber for admitting water into said space.

7. The structure of claim 1 further characterized in that the pivotal mounting for said oscillating member includes a projection on said spray head extending toward said member, the center line of said member being offset from the center of said projection when said member is in the rest position.

8. The structure of claim 7 further characterized by and including means on said housing defining a reciprocal path for said diverter, said spray forming member being positioned concentric with and exteriorly of said spray head.

9. The structure of claim 1 further characterized in that the pivotal mounting of said oscillating member includes a projection on said member bearing against a substantially plane surface of said spray head, the center line of said projection being radially offset from the center of said spray head when said member is in the rest position.

10. The structure of claim 1 further characterized in that said diverter passage means are in communication with the exterior of said diverter, said diverter passage means being formed and adapted to discharge water into said diverter chamber in a swirling manner.

11. The structure of claim 10 further characterized in that said diverter passage means includes wall means extending generally tangentially of said chamber.

12. The structure of claim 11 further characterized by and including seal rings extending about the exterior of said diverter and on opposite sides of said diverter passage means.

13. A shower head including a housing, a water inlet in said housing, water discharge means mounted in said housing and including a spray forming member and a diverter, said diverter being movable between first and second positions in said housing, passage means in said housing connecting said spray forming member and inlet when said diverter is in said first position a chamber in said diverter and passage means in said diverter connecting said inlet and chamber when said diverter is in said second position, a spray head attached to said diverter and defining an outlet for said chamber, and an oscillating member positioned in said chamber and pivotally mounted on said spray head for providing a pulsating discharge for said outlet.

14. The structure of claim 13 further characterized in that the pivotal mounting for said oscillating member includes a projection on one of said member and spray head and a substantially plane surface on the other facing said projection, the centerline of said plane surface being offset from the center of said projection when said member is in the rest position.

15. The structure of claim 14 further characterized in that said diverter passage means are formed to direct water in a generally tangential path into said chamber.