Shower Header With Removable Spray Nozzles

• US 20080111004A1
• Filed: 05/11/2005
• Published: 05/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David C. Huffman
• Original Assignee: David C. Huffman
• Inventors: Huffman, David C.
• Granted Patent: US 7,617,990 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 239/114
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 13/001 Cylindrical or annular brush bodies
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/3013 Brushes for cleaning the inside or the outside of tubes
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/14 with multiple outlet openings B05B1/02, B05B1/26 take precedence; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/52 for removal of clogging particles

Abstract

A shower header type spray device is provided. The spray device includes an elongated spray header having a plurality of laterally spaced liquid spray nozzles each of which is mounted in a corresponding pocket in the spray header. An elongated cleaning brush assembly includes a rotatable brush housed in the spray header for cleaning inlet apertures of the spray nozzles. At least one spray nozzle has a dome portion with a discharge orifice and a substantially flat mounting flange portion extending around the periphery of the dome portion. The mounting flange portion of the at least one spray nozzle has a notch adapted to receive a removal tool for enabling prying and dislodgment of the at least one spray nozzle from its respective pocket in the spray header.

Claims

1. A shower header type spray device comprising:

an elongated spray header having a plurality of laterally spaced liquid spray nozzles each of which is mounted in a corresponding pocket in the spray header; and

an elongated cleaning brush assembly including a rotatable brush housed in the spray header for cleaning inlet apertures of the spray nozzles;

at least one spray nozzle having a dome portion with a discharge orifice and a substantially flat mounting flange portion extending around the periphery of the dome portion;

the mounting flange portion of the at least one spray nozzle having a notch adapted to receive a removal tool for enabling prying and dislodgment of the at least one spray nozzle from its respective pocket in the spray header.

2. The shower header spray device according to claim 1, wherein the notch in the mounting flange portion of the at least one spray nozzle has a substantially semi-circular configuration that opens to an outer perimeter of the mounting flange.

3. The shower header spray device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting flange portion of the at least one spray nozzle has a pair of diametrically opposed notches in the mounting flange.

4. The shower header spray device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting flange portion of the at least one spray nozzle has an elongated, non-circular configuration with a longitudinal axis that extends parallel to a longitudinal axis of the header.

5. The shower header spray device according to claim 4, wherein the mounting flange portion of the at least one spray nozzle has a pair of diametrically opposed notches in the mounting flange with a respective one of the notches being at each end of the mounting flange on the longitudinal axis thereof.

6. The shower header device according to claim 1, further including a gasket that is interposed between the mounting flange of the at least one spray nozzle and its respective pocket in the spray header.

7. The shower header device according to claim 1, further including a locking member that engages the mounting flange portion of the at least one spray nozzle to retain the at least one spray nozzle in its respective pocket in the spray header.

8. A spray nozzle for a shower header type spray device having an elongated spray header with a plurality of laterally spaced pockets for receiving spray nozzles, the spray nozzle comprising a dome portion with a discharge orifice and a substantially flat mounting flange portion extending around the periphery of the dome portion, the mounting flange portion of the spray nozzle having a notch adapted to receive a removal tool for enabling prying and dislodgment of the spray nozzle from its respective pocket in the spray header.

9. The spray nozzle according to claim 8, wherein the notch in the mounting flange portion has a substantially semi-circular configuration that opens to an outer perimeter of the mounting flange.

10. The spray nozzle according to claim 8, wherein the mounting flange portion has a pair of diametrically opposed notches in the mounting flange.

11. The spray nozzle according to claim 8, wherein the mounting flange portion has an elongated, non-circular configuration.

12. The spray nozzle according to claim 11, wherein the mounting flange portion has a pair of diametrically opposed notches in the mounting flange with a respective one of the notches being at each end of the mounting flange on a longitudinal axis thereof.