Pulsating hot and cold shower head
First Claim
1. A liquid dispensing device for simultaneously dispensing a plurality of liquids in separate pulsed streams, the device comprising:
- (a) a body means, said body means having liquid inlet and outlet means and a rotor recess arranged within said body means;
(b) said liquid inlet means including separate inlet conduit means for each liquid to be dispensed, said conduit means being arranged to include connector means whereby said conduit means can be connected to a suitable pressurized source of said liquid;
(c) distribution means arranged within said body means, said distribution means having a separate distribution chamber means and nozzle channel means for each liquid to be dispensed, each chamber means being connected to one of said inlet conduit means, each channel means having at least one nozzle means properly positioned and arranged next to said rotor recess;
(d) a rotor means arranged to freely rotate within the rotor recess formed within said body means, said rotor being divided into a plurality of tiers extending along the axis of rotation of said rotor means, at least one separate tier being provided for each liquid to be dispensed, one end of said rotor means coinciding with one end of said axis of rotation having a flat surface of rotation and each tier having one or more open angular segments which extend from the perimeter of the rotor tier to an opening in the flat surface of said rotor means, all of the surface openings on said rotor means being positioned to have at least a portion of the opening at the same radius from the axis of rotation of said rotor means; and
(e) said liquid outlet means having at least one opening in the surface of the body means which connects with the rotor recess and the flat surface of said rotor means, said opening means being positioned to correspond to the position of the rotor openings in the flat surface whereby the respective liquid will be dispensed from the rotor and through the outlet means when the segment opening corresponding to the rotor tier is aligned with said outlet means.
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Abstract
The shower head dispensing device simultaneously dispenses a plurality of separate liquids in pulsating simultaneous streams. The liquid streams are maintained separate within the device by the use of separate distribution chambers, channels and nozzle sections. A free-turning, tiered rotor is provided within the device. The rotor turns on frictionless bearings provided by hydraulic balancing of the liquid pressures around the rotor. The liquid flow is maintained separate within the device and rotor and provides pulsating liquid flow through the tiers of the rotor and out through outlet openings provided in the device. Angularly adjustable nozzles are proivided within the nozzle sections and adjacent to each tier of the rotor so that the pressurized liquids flowing through the nozzles will impinge upon the outer perimeter of the rotor causing the rotor to rotate as the desired speeds. The speed of the rotor determines the time differential between the pulses present in each of the simultaneously dispensed liquids.
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23 Claims
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1. A liquid dispensing device for simultaneously dispensing a plurality of liquids in separate pulsed streams, the device comprising:
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(a) a body means, said body means having liquid inlet and outlet means and a rotor recess arranged within said body means; (b) said liquid inlet means including separate inlet conduit means for each liquid to be dispensed, said conduit means being arranged to include connector means whereby said conduit means can be connected to a suitable pressurized source of said liquid; (c) distribution means arranged within said body means, said distribution means having a separate distribution chamber means and nozzle channel means for each liquid to be dispensed, each chamber means being connected to one of said inlet conduit means, each channel means having at least one nozzle means properly positioned and arranged next to said rotor recess; (d) a rotor means arranged to freely rotate within the rotor recess formed within said body means, said rotor being divided into a plurality of tiers extending along the axis of rotation of said rotor means, at least one separate tier being provided for each liquid to be dispensed, one end of said rotor means coinciding with one end of said axis of rotation having a flat surface of rotation and each tier having one or more open angular segments which extend from the perimeter of the rotor tier to an opening in the flat surface of said rotor means, all of the surface openings on said rotor means being positioned to have at least a portion of the opening at the same radius from the axis of rotation of said rotor means; and (e) said liquid outlet means having at least one opening in the surface of the body means which connects with the rotor recess and the flat surface of said rotor means, said opening means being positioned to correspond to the position of the rotor openings in the flat surface whereby the respective liquid will be dispensed from the rotor and through the outlet means when the segment opening corresponding to the rotor tier is aligned with said outlet means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A pulsating shower dispenser for use with a plurality of liquids having distinct temperature differences, the shower dispenser comprising:
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(a) a body means having a liquid inlet means and a liquid outlet means, said body means also including a rotor recess positioned within said housing means; (b) said liquid inlet means including separate liquid conduit means having connector means for each separate liquid to be dispensed, said connector means being connected to a suitable pressurized source of said liquid; (c) distribution means arranged within said body means, said distribution means including a distribution chamber and one or more channels for each separate liquid to be dispensed, each distribution chamber being connected to one of said inlet conduit means, each channel being connected at one end to said distribution chamber with the other end connected to a nozzle means which is positioned adjacent to the outer perimeter of said rotor recess; (d) a cylindrical rotor means arranged to freely rotate within the rotor recess formed within said body means, said rotor means being divided into a plurality of tiers along the axis of rotation, a separate tier being provided for each liquid to be dispensed, one end of said cylindrical rotor means being a flat surface of rotation and each rotor tier having one or more open segments which extend from the perimeter of the rotor tier to an opening in the surface of rotation of said rotor means, all of the surface openings on said rotor means being positioned at approximately the same radial distance from the axis of rotation of said rotor means, said nozzle means being positioned to direct the liquid flow from each channel at an angle to the perimeter of said rotor means whereby the force of the liquid impinging upon the open segments in the rotor tiers will cause the rotor to rotate at a desired rotational speed; and (e) said outlet means have a plurality of openings in the surface of the body means, said outlet dimension and coincide with the openings in the surface of rotation of said rotor means whereby individual pulsed streams of liquid having different temperatures will be dispensed alternately from said outlet means as said rotor means rotates within said housing means. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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