Elongated hand-held shower head and filter

• US 6,537,455 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2001
• Issued: 03/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David K Farley
• Original Assignee: David K Farley
• Inventors: Farley, David K.
• Primary Examiner(s): CINTINS, IVARS C
• Application Number:
  US09/870,439
• Publication Number:
  US 20020179515A1
• Time in Patent Office: 665 Days
• Field of Search: 210/282, 210/449, 210/460, 210/251, 239/283, 239/461, 239/553.3, 239/525
• US Class Current: 210/251
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/003 using household-type filters for producing potable water, e.g. pitchers, bottles, faucet mounted devices C02F9/20 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2303/185 The treatment agent being halogen or a halogenated compound
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2307/06 Mounted on or being part of a faucet, shower handle or showerhead
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/0409 Shower handles
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 2201/40 Arrangement of water treatment devices in domestic plumbing installations

Abstract

A combination hand held shower head and water filter assembly for removing chlorine and other substances from hot shower water. This assembly includes an elongated filter housing with an elongated shower head pivotably secured thereto by an extended swivel and ball arrangement. The elongated, filter housing holds filter media therein and the combination device may be alternatively held in a holding bracket by shaped ends of either the elongated filter housing or the elongated shower head.

Claims

1. A combination hand held shower head and water filter assembly for removing chlorine from hot shower water, comprising:

an elongated, hollow filter body to be held in a hand having an elongated, internal chamber formed between an inlet end and an outlet end;

filter media held in the elongated, internal chamber;

the inlet end being connected to a flexible conduit;

an elongated shower head to be held in a hand having an outer spray head end and a lower, extended swivel end;

the lower extended swivel end being pivotably held in the outlet end of the elongated, hollow filter body; and

a bracket, adapted to be secured to a shower arm, the bracket being connected to a second end of the flexible conduit and including an opening for removably supporting the combination shower head and water filter assembly therein.

2. The combination hand held shower head and water filter assembly of claim 1 wherein the combination hand held shower head and filter assembly may be alternately removably supported in the opening by the inlet end of the elongated, hollow filter body or the lower, extended swivel end of the elongated shower head.

3. A combination hand held, water filter and shower head assembly for removing chlorine from water, comprising:

an elongated, hollow filter handle to be held in a hand having an elongated, internal chamber with filter media held therein;

a first, larger end of said elongated hollow filter handle having a ball pivotably held therein;

a second, smaller end of said elongated, hollow filter handle being secured to an elongated flexible hose secured to a holding bracket;

an elongated shower head to be held in a hand having a curved portion secured to the ball by an extended swivel portion forming a lower end of the elongated shower head;

an adjustable spray head held at an outer end of the elongated shower head; and

a bracket adapted to be secured to a shower arm, the bracket including an opening for removably supporting the combination shower head and water filter assembly therein.

4. The combination shower head and water filter assembly of claim 3, wherein the combination shower head and filter assembly may be alternately removably supported in the opening by the second smaller end of the elongated, hollow filter body or the extended swivel portion of the elongated shower head.

5. A combination hand held water filter and shower head assembly for removing chlorine from water, comprising:

an elongated, tapered, hollow filter handle to be held in a hand, having an elongated, tapered, internal chamber with filter media held therein;

a first larger outlet end of said elongated, tapered, hollow filter handle having a ball pivotably held therein;

a second, smaller inlet end of said elongated, tapered, hollow filter handle being secured to an elongated flexible hose secured to a holding bracket;

an elongated shower head to be held in a hand having a curved portion secured to the ball by an extended swivel portion forming a lower inlet end of the elongated shower head;

an adjustable spray head held at an outer end of the elongated shower head;

the elongated shower head having a curved portion secured between the spray head and the lower inlet end; and

a bracket, adapted to be secured to a shower arm;

the bracket including an opening for alternately removably supporting the combination shower head and water filter assembly in the opening by the second, smaller inlet end of the elongated, hollow filter body or the lower inlet end of the elongated shower head.