Holder device for shower head and nozzle

• US 7,299,510 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2005
• Issued: 11/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Interlink Products International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Pi Kuang Tsai
• Inventors: Tsai, Pi Kuang
• Primary Examiner(s): Fetsuga; Robert M.
• Application Number:
  US11/080,014
• Publication Number:
  US 20060242759A1
• Time in Patent Office: 988 Days
• Field of Search: 456/7, 457/0, 460/1, 460/5, 461/5, 239/283, 239/446
• US Class Current: 4/601
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/023 with flow distribution, e.g. diverters
• 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

Abstract

A holder device may be attached to a water outlet tube which is extended from a wall, without drilling holes in the wall, and includes a housing having an inlet attached to the water outlet tube, and two or more outlet ports for attaching a shower head and a sprayer nozzle simultaneously. The housing includes an attaching device for attaching the sprayer nozzle to the housing. A controlling device may control the water to flow out through the outlet ports. The housing includes a casing having a chamber to receive a valve stem of the controlling device. The valve stem includes a passage for communicating the inlet with either or both of the outlet ports of the housing.

Claims

1. A holder device for attaching to a water outlet tube which is typically extended from a wall and coupled to a water reservoir, said holder device comprising:

a housing including an inlet for attaching to the water outlet tube, and for receiving water from the water reservoir, said housing including a first outlet port and at least one second outlet port, and including a partition secured thereto,

means for controlling the water to flow out through said first outlet port and said at least one second outlet port,

a sprayer nozzle attached to said at least one second outlet port of said housing,

an attaching device rotatably attached to said partition of said housing for attaching said sprayer nozzle,

said partition including a bore formed therein, and

a follower rotatably engaged in said bore of said partition and secured to said attaching device.

2. The holder device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said follower includes at least one key extended therefrom for keying and securing to said attaching device, and includes an enlarged head extended therefrom, for engaging with said partition, and for rotatably anchoring said follower to said partition, and for preventing said follower from sliding relative to said partition.

4. The holder device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a shower head attached to said first outlet port of said housing.

5. The holder device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a sprayer nozzle attached to said at least one second outlet port of said housing.

6. The holder device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said housing includes an attaching device attached thereto, for attaching said sprayer nozzle thereto.

7. The holder device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said attaching device includes an opening formed therein for attaching said sprayer nozzle.

8. The holder device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said housing includes a partition secured thereto, said attaching device is rotatably attached to said partition.

9. The holder device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a knob secured to said valve stem, to rotate said valve stem relative to said casing and said housing.

3. A holder device for attaching to a water outlet tube which is typically extended from a wall and coupled to a water reservoir, said holder device comprising:

a housing including an inlet for attaching to the water outlet tube, and for receiving water from the water reservoir, said housing including a first outlet port and at least one second outlet port, and including a casing received therein and having a chamber formed in said casing and communicating with said inlet and said first outlet port and said at least one second outlet port of said housing, said housing including two valve seats formed in said casing and communicating with said first outlet port and said at least one second outlet port of said housing respectively, and

means for controlling the water to flow out through said first outlet port and said at least one second outlet port, said controlling means including a valve stem rotatably attached in said chamber of said casing, and having a passage formed therein, for communicating said inlet of said housing with said first outlet port and said at least one second outlet port of said housing, to allow the water to selectively flow out through said first outlet port and said at least one second outlet port of said housing, and said valve stem including a compartment formed therein, and a spring-biased valve member received in said compartment of said valve stem, to engage with either of said valve seats of said housing, and to control the water to flow out through said first outlet port and said at least one second outlet port of said housing.

10. A holder device for attaching to a water outlet tube which is typically extended from a wall and coupled to a water reservoir, said holder device comprising:

a housing including an inlet for attaching to the water outlet tube, and for receiving water from the water reservoir, said housing including a first outlet port and at least one second outlet port, and including a casing received therein and having a chamber formed in said casing and communicating with said inlet and said first outlet port and said at least one second outlet port of said housing,

means for controlling the water to flow out through said first outlet port and said at least one second outlet port, said controlling means including a valve stem rotatably attached in said chamber of said casing, and having a passage formed therein, for communicating said inlet of said housing with said first outlet port and said at least one second outlet port of said housing, to allow the water to selectively flow out through said first outlet port and said at least one second outlet port of said housing, and

a knob secured to said valve stem to rotate said valve stem relative to said casing and said housing, and

said housing including a spring-biased projection disposed therein, and engageable with said knob, to position said knob to said housing at selected position.

11. A holder device for attaching to a water outlet tube which is typically extended from a wall and coupled to a water reservoir, said holder device comprising:

a housing including an inlet for attaching to the water outlet tube, and for receiving water from the water reservoir, said housing including a first outlet port and at least one second outlet port, and including a casing received therein and having a chamber formed in said casing and communicating with said inlet and said first outlet port and said at least one second outlet port of said housing,

means for controlling the water to flow out through said first outlet port and said at least one second outlet port, said controlling means including a valve stem rotatably attached in said chamber of said casing, and having a passage formed therein, for communicating said inlet of said housing with said first outlet port and said at least one second outlet port of said housing, to allow the water to selectively flow out through said first outlet port and said at least one second outlet port of said housing, and

a knob secured to said valve stem to rotate said valve stem relative to said casing and said housing, and

said knob including a barrel extended therefrom and attached to said valve stem, and at least one rib extended therein and coupled to said barrel, for reinforcing said barrel.