Shower holder

• US 6,123,308 A
• Filed: 03/06/1996
• Issued: 09/26/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG.
• Original Assignee: Hans Grohe GmbH & Co. KG.
• Inventors: Faisst, Magdalena
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O.
• Application Number:
  US08/611,561
• Time in Patent Office: 1,665 Days
• Field of Search: 4/615, 4/605, 4/597, 248/316.5, 248/316.1, 248/316.4
• US Class Current: 248/316.1
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/06 Devices for suspending or supporting the supply pipe or supply hose of a shower-bath showers per se A47K3/28
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/066 allowing height adjustment of shower head

Abstract

A shower holder for the removable attachment of a hand shower contains a sleeve element with a conical inner bore, the sleeve element laterally having a through longitudinal slot. This permits the lateral insertion of the shower tube, whilst the hand shower is slid in axially and fixed by clamping action.

To improve the adhesion or reduce the insertion forces, the inner cone has an elastomeric material lining. The elastomeric material can be injected through the wall of the sleeve element, so as to form on the outside a ring element, which can be used for soundproofing purposes during locking.

Claims

1. Shower holder with removable attachment of a hand shower having a conical element, the shower holder comprising:

a sleeve element formed with a slot, a conical shaped inner surface and having a sleeve element axis, the conical shaped inner surface being axially couplable with the conical element, said sleeve element securing the hand shower by clamping the conical element, said sleeve element being pivotally held in the shower holder about a pivot axis at right angles to the sleeve element axis wherein at least one elastomeric material layer is coupled to at least one of the conical element and shower holder, and wherein the sleeve element has two facing lateral edges and the shower holder has two side parts, the two facing lateral edges and the two side parts being pivotally coupled and a second elastomer layer being disposed between said two facing lateral edges and two side parts.

2. Shower holder according to claim 1, wherein a first elastomer layer is adhered to the conical shaped inner surface of the sleeve element.

3. Shower holder according to claim 1, wherein the two facing lateral edges of the sleeve element are formed with at least one depression operable to receive injected elastomer material which forms the second elastomer layer.

4. Shower holder according to claim 1, wherein said second elastomer layer is ring shaped adhered to the shower holder.

5. Shower holder according to claim 1 further comprising a locking device operable to prevent the sleeve element from pivoting, the locking device having a locking element, which is deformed radially with respect to the pivoting axis and at least during the deformation engages on the elastomer layer.

6. Shower holder according to claim 1, further comprising a first elastomer layer coupled to the conical shaped inner surface of the sleeve element.

7. Shower holder according to claim 6, wherein the sleeve element is formed with at least one opening operable to receive injected elastomer material which forms at least one of the first and second elastomer layers.

8. Shower holder according to claim 6, wherein at least one of the conical shaped inner surface and the two facing lateral edges are formed with at least one depression operable to receive injected elastomer material which forms at least one of the first and second elastomer layers.

9. Shower holder according to claim 8, wherein the at least one depression is operable to connect the inner conical surface and the two facing lateral edges of the sleeve element.

10. Shower holder according to claim 1, further comprising two separately formed elastomer layers.

11. Shower holder with removable attachment of a hand shower having a conical element, the shower holder comprising:

a sleeve element formed with a slot, a conical inside shape and having an axis, the sleeve element being operable to receive the conical element thereby mechanically securing the hand shower by clamping the conical element;

an elastomeric material coupled to the sleeve element, wherein the shower holder has two side parts and the sleeve element has two facing lateral edges, the two side parts and the two lateral edges being pivotally coupled and a second elastomer layer being disposed between said two side parts and two facing lateral edges, the side parts being formed with at least one depression operable to receive injected elastomer material for forming a second elastomer layer.