Showerhead
First Claim
1. A showerhead comprising:
- a shell having an inlet end and an outlet end spaced from the inlet end;
a selector housing having an inlet end and an outlet end, the inlet end of the selector housing being fixedly mounted to the outlet end of the shell;
a selector disk removably and rotatably mounted inside the selector housing near the inlet end of the selector housing, the selector disk having an inlet end facing the inlet end of the selector housing, and an outlet end opposite the inlet end of the selector disk, said disk having at least one axially throughgoing hole;
a selector face mounted inside the selector housing, the selector face having an inlet end abutting the outlet end of the selector disk, and an outlet end opposite the inlet end of the selector face, said selector face having at least one axially throughgoing hole capable of being aligned with the axially throughgoing hole of the selector disk; and
a diffuser plate mounted inside the selector housing, the diffuser plate having an inlet end abutting the outlet end of the selector face, and an outlet end opposite the inlet end of the diffuser plate, the diffuser plate having at least one annular channel on the inlet end of the diffuser plate, the channel being in fluid communication with the axially throughgoing hole of the selector face, and the channel containing at least one axially throughgoing exit hole connecting the channel to the outlet end of the diffuser plate.
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Abstract
A showerhead comprises a shell having an outlet end and a selector housing having an inlet end fixedly mounted to the outlet end of the shell. The showerhead also has a selector disk removably and rotatably mounted inside the selector housing near the inlet end of the selector housing. The disk selector has an inlet end facing the inlet end of the selector housing, and an outlet end opposite the inlet end of the disk selector. The showerhead further includes a selector face mounted inside the selector housing. The selector face has an inlet end abutting the outlet end of the selector disk, and an outlet end opposite the inlet end of the selector face. The showerhead also has a diffuser plate mounted inside the selector housing. The diffuser plate has an inlet end abutting the outlet end of the selector face, and an outlet end opposite the inlet end of the diffuser plate.
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Citations
23 Claims
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1. A showerhead comprising:
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a shell having an inlet end and an outlet end spaced from the inlet end; a selector housing having an inlet end and an outlet end, the inlet end of the selector housing being fixedly mounted to the outlet end of the shell; a selector disk removably and rotatably mounted inside the selector housing near the inlet end of the selector housing, the selector disk having an inlet end facing the inlet end of the selector housing, and an outlet end opposite the inlet end of the selector disk, said disk having at least one axially throughgoing hole; a selector face mounted inside the selector housing, the selector face having an inlet end abutting the outlet end of the selector disk, and an outlet end opposite the inlet end of the selector face, said selector face having at least one axially throughgoing hole capable of being aligned with the axially throughgoing hole of the selector disk; and a diffuser plate mounted inside the selector housing, the diffuser plate having an inlet end abutting the outlet end of the selector face, and an outlet end opposite the inlet end of the diffuser plate, the diffuser plate having at least one annular channel on the inlet end of the diffuser plate, the channel being in fluid communication with the axially throughgoing hole of the selector face, and the channel containing at least one axially throughgoing exit hole connecting the channel to the outlet end of the diffuser plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A showerhead having an inlet end and an outlet end, said showerhead comprising:
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a plate mounted between said inlet end and said outlet end of said showerhead, said plate having a plurality of throughgoing orifices for the conveyance of water therethrough; an aeration member in fluid communication with said plate, said aeration member having a plurality of nozzles, said nozzles each having an inlet end, a reduced diameter portion and an outlet end, said inlet ends of said nozzles aligned with said orifices in said plate to allow said orifices to project water into said nozzles, said aeration member defining at least one mixing chamber linking the inlet ends of at least two of said nozzles; a mesh screen positioned over the inlet end of at least one of said nozzles; and at least one air intake in fluid communication with said at least one mixing chamber. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19)
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15. A pulsating spray assembly for a showerhead, said assembly comprising:
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a turbine cup having a flat interior bottom, said bottom defining a plurality of axially throughgoing outlet orifices; a post upstanding from said interior bottom; a rotary turbine defining a central bore adapted to receive said post, said turbine having a plurality of radially extending impellers and at least one planar valving projection having an underside positionable flush with said interior bottom to cover at least one of said orifices in any rotational position over said interior bottom, said valving projection defining at least one groove on said underside. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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20. A selector device for a showerhead having an inlet end, an outlet end and a plurality of spray orifices defined on said outlet end, said device comprising:
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a selector disk having an outer edge and an inlet end, an outlet end and a stem upstanding from said disk, said stem defining a central bore in fluid communication with a transverse aperture defined within said stem, said disk defining an axially throughgoing hole; a selector face overlying said selector disk, said selector face having an upstanding ridge adapted to surround the edge of said selector disk and defining a plurality of selector holes through said disk, said selector holes spaced along a single diameter and alignable with said axially throughgoing hole of said selector disk; and a diffuser plate overlying said selector face, said plate having a plurality of channels linking each of said selector holes with a spray orifice on the outlet end of said showerhead; wherein said selector disk is rotatable relative to said selector face and said diffuser plate to align said axially throughgoing hole with at least one of said selector holes. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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Specification