Shower spray apparatus
First Claim
1. A hand-held spray apparatus, comprising a shower head housing having a tubular handle connected thereto in fluid communication therewith adapted for connection to a source of pressurized water, said handle having an arcuate opening therein for conducting water from the source thereof to said shower head housing, a stub shaft extending from said opening away from said shower head housing, an arcuate valve mounted on said stub shaft for rotating movement thereabout from a position away from said opening to a position in sealing registry with said opening for selectively communicating pressurized water from the source thereof to said shower head housing to permit the user to regular the flow rate of water entering said shower head housing.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a hand held shower spray apparatus, and more particularly, to a hand held shower spray apparatus including a metering device to adjust the flow rate of water therethrough and apparatus which is selectively adjustable to provide a pulsating spray, a normal spray or a combination thereof.
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- 1. A hand-held spray apparatus, comprising a shower head housing having a tubular handle connected thereto in fluid communication therewith adapted for connection to a source of pressurized water, said handle having an arcuate opening therein for conducting water from the source thereof to said shower head housing, a stub shaft extending from said opening away from said shower head housing, an arcuate valve mounted on said stub shaft for rotating movement thereabout from a position away from said opening to a position in sealing registry with said opening for selectively communicating pressurized water from the source thereof to said shower head housing to permit the user to regular the flow rate of water entering said shower head housing.
- 4. A hand-held spray apparatus, comprising a hollow shower head housing having a tubular handle connected thereto in fluid communication therewith and a front wall forming a chamber, said handle having an arcuate opening for conducting water from the source thereof to said shower head housing, a stub shaft extending from said opening away from said shower head housing, an arcuate valve mounted on said stub shaft for rotating movement thereabout from a position away from said opening to a position in sealing registry with said opening for selectively communicating pressurized water from the source thereof to said shower head housing to permit the user to regulate the flow rate of water entering said shower head housing, a pulsating spray generator slidably positioned within said housing having an inlet end and outlet end, the periphery of said outlet end forming with said front wall a plurality of spray outlets, and slide valve means interconnecting said inlet end of said pulsating spray generator and said handle and said hollow shower head housing chamber for selectively communicating pressurized water from said handle to the housing chamber, the pulsating spray generator or proportionately therebetween.
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