Showerhead

• US 5,143,300 A
• Filed: 07/02/1990
• Issued: 09/01/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: William Cutler
• Original Assignee: William Cutler
• Inventors: Cutler, William
• Primary Examiner(s): Kashnikow, Andres
• Assistant Examiner(s): YOUNG, KAREN MERRITT
• Application Number:
  US07/547,051
• Time in Patent Office: 792 Days
• Field of Search: 239/586, 239/589, 239/282, 239/562, 239/567, 239/288.5, 239/590.3, 239/596
• US Class Current: 239/562
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/18 Roses; Shower heads with means for adding soap or the like E03C1/046; jet regulators E03C1/08
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/3026 the controlling element being a gate valve, a sliding valve or a cock B05B1/3006, B05B1/326 take precedence; gate valves or sliding valves in general F16K3/00; cocks in general F16K5/00

Abstract

A showerhead having a water-pressure regulator in the form of a presettable pin and a one-piece, cup-shaped member disposed in the nozzle for controlling the fluid spray.

Claims

1. A showerhead comprising:

a) means for attaching said showerhead to a water supply;

b) a nozzle having an inner wall, and inlet end and an outlet end;

c) a one-piece and cylindrical cup-shaped member disposed in said nozzle and having a cylindrical-shaped wall spaced from the inner wall of said nozzle and having an open end in fluid communication with said water supply and another end having a circular disc section;

d) said disc section being closer to the outlet end of said nozzle than to the inlet end of said nozzle;

e) said disc section having spray-forming holes formed therein for producing a pulsating spray of water;

f) a water pressure regulator having a movable pin movable relative to said nozzle to a plurality of flow positions to restrict the flow of water as said pin is moved in one direction and to increase the flow of water as said pin is moved in the opposite direction;

g) said movable pin having means for selecting an presetting maximum and minimum flow positions; and

h) having cylindrical cup-shaped member having holed in said cylindrical wall.

2. A showerhead in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means for selecting and presetting includes a plurality of grooves formed in said movable pin and selector means disposed in said grooves.

3. A showerhead in accordance with claim 2, wherein said selector means includes retainer rings.

4. A showerhead in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means for selecting and presetting includes a first groove on one end of said movable pin to select and preset a maximum flow position and a second groove on the other end of said movable pin to select and preset a minimum flow position.

5. A showerhead in accordance with claim 1, wherein said cylindrical member has a lip formed thereon to hold said member in contact with said inlet end.

6. A showerhead in accordance with claim 1, wherein said movable pin has mid-section and end sections, said mid-section being of a smaller diameter than said end sections, said mid-section being movable relative to said nozzle to change the flow of water through said nozzle.

7. A showerhead comprising:

a) means for attaching said showerhead to a water supply;

b) a nozzle having an inner wall, and inlet end and an outlet end;

c) a one-piece and cylindrical cup-shaped member disposed in said nozzle and having a cylindrical-shaped wall spaced from the inner wall of said nozzle and having an open end in fluid communication with said water supply and another end having a circular disc section;

d) said sic section being closer to the outlet end of said nozzle than to the inlet end of said nozzle;

e) said disc section having spray-forming holes formed therein for producing a pulsating spray of water; and

f) said cylindrical sup-shaped member having holes in said cylindrical wall.

8. A showerhead in accordance with claim 7, wherein said cylindrical member has a lip formed thereon to hold said member in contact with said inlet end.