Shower nozzle

• US 5,558,278 A
• Filed: 10/03/1994
• Issued: 09/24/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Abg S. R. L.
• Original Assignee: Abg S. R. L.
• Inventors: Gallorini, Massimo
• Primary Examiner(s): Kashnikow, Andres
• Assistant Examiner(s): DOUGLAS, LISA ANN
• Application Number:
  US08/321,812
• Time in Patent Office: 722 Days
• Field of Search: 239/548, 239/553.3, 239/553.5, 239/590.3, 239/590.5, 239/596, 239/106, 239/110, 239/561, 4/615, 4/567, 4/568, 4/569, 4/570
• US Class Current: 239/553.3
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/185 characterised by their outlet element; Mounting arrangements therefor

Abstract

The invention concerns a shower nozzle (7), equipped with two apertures (12) and (13), one for drainage and one for ventilation, at least the former of which being bigger than the spray perforations (9), which, inside the rose (4), emerge from an inclined surface (8) that counteracts the build-up of lime scale.

Claims

1. Shower nozzle comprising:

a shower head extending in the direction of a longitudinal axis from a fluid inlet to a fluid outlet;

a disc-shaped plate having a surface facing said fluid inlet;

means for securing the disc-shaped plate to the shower head;

said surface extending in the direction of a horizontal axis which extends at an angle relative to said longitudinal axis from a first portion nearer said fluid inlet to a second portion near said fluid outlet;

said disc-shaped plate having a first vent aperture extending therethrough at said first portion, and a second drainage aperture extending therethrough at said second portion;

a plurality of spray perforations between said vent aperture and said drainage aperture; and

said drainage aperture having a diameter greater than that of said spray perforations.

2. Shower nozzle according to claim 1, wherein the spray perforations have a varying diameter.

3. Shower nozzle according to claim 1, wherein the spray perforations have a truncated cone structure which diverges from the surface to the fluid outlet.

4. Shower nozzle according to claim 1, wherein the surface includes grooves intended to facilitate the flow of water towards the drainage aperture.

5. Shower nozzle according to claim 1, wherein the disc-shaped plate has a substantially constant thickness, and said shower nozzle further comprises means for positioning said disc-shaped plate so as to ensure that said disc-shaped plate is inclined when secured to the shower head.