×

Flow-rate limiting valve for inserting between a shower hose and a hand shower

  • US 5,653,260 A
  • Filed: 03/08/1996
  • Issued: 08/05/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. Flow restricting valve for insertion between a shower hose and a hand shower, comprisinga) housing which has a first connection to connect it to the shower hose and a second connection to connect it to the hand shower;

  • b) a moving valve component fitted inside the housing, which, by its position, determines the volume of water flowing through it;

    c) a manual actuating mechanism, by means of which the position of the valve component can be changed,characterized in thatd) there is located in the water channel through the housing (1) and parallel to each other a first outlet opening (7) with a relatively small cross-section and a second outlet opening (8) with a relatively large cross-section;

    e) the valve component is a valve disk (9) which can adopt two stable positions, namelyea) a first position in which it seals, or considerably throttles, the water channel to the second outlet opening (8) with the relatively large cross-section and frees the water channel to the second outlet opening (7) with the relatively small cross-section;

    eb) a second position in which it frees the water channel to the second outlet opening (8) with the relatively large cross-section;

    f) a spring mechanism (26) is fitted which tries to push the valve disk (9) into the first position.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×