Showerhead and bottom portion thereof
First Claim
1. A bottom portion for a showerhead, said bottom portion comprising an elastic material and including at least one water passage opening and at least one projection joined to said bottom portion, said at least one projection extending beyond an outermost surface of said bottom portion and aligned with at least one water passage opening, wherein said at least one projection corresponds to at least one water passage opening such that an outer surface of said projection extends continuously through an inner surface of said water passage opening.
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Abstract
The showerhead of the present invention permits the removal of damaging water deposits, such as lime deposits, without causing damage to the surrounding showerhead portion on which the deposits are located. The showerhead includes a bottom portion with resilient extended portions associated with water exit ports of the showerhead wherein said resilient portions can be manipulated for removal of lime deposits from water. Specifically, the bottom portion of the showerhead may include a projection member extending along the periphery of the showerhead. The bottom portion may also comprise a membrane member including a plurality of water passage openings therethrough.
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37 Claims
- 1. A bottom portion for a showerhead, said bottom portion comprising an elastic material and including at least one water passage opening and at least one projection joined to said bottom portion, said at least one projection extending beyond an outermost surface of said bottom portion and aligned with at least one water passage opening, wherein said at least one projection corresponds to at least one water passage opening such that an outer surface of said projection extends continuously through an inner surface of said water passage opening.
- 6. A showerhead comprising a bottom portion, said bottom portion comprising an elastic material and including at least one water passage opening and at least one projection joined to said bottom portion, said at least one projection extending beyond an outermost surface of said bottom portion and aligned with at least one water passage opening, wherein said at least one projection corresponds to at least one water passage opening such that an outer surface of said projection extends continuously through an inner surface of said water passage opening.
- 10. A showerhead with a bottom portion of elastic material including a plurality of water passage openings extending therethrough and emerging from an outermost surface of the showerhead, said bottom portion comprising at least one annular extending projection member located along a periphery of the showerhead, wherein an annular portion of said projection member extends beyond the outermost surface of the showerhead and said plurality of water passage openings are distributed over the annular portion of said projection member.
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24. A showerhead with a bottom portion of elastic material including a plurality of water passage openings extending therethrough and emerging from an outermost surface of the showerhead, said bottom portion comprising at least one annular extending member located along a periphery of the showerhead;
- wherein said annular extending member comprises a membrane which is accessible from the outermost surface of the showerhead and includes said water passage openings.
- View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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